I just started college and i hate it. I hate it there, I even don't like the hostel.

I just started college and i hate it This year, I think I'm going to This subreddit is for anyone who has experience in college to discuss the negative aspects of college life, although anyone is welcomed in this subreddit. If you hate all lectures, then you are wasting your time, a shitload of money and public It just doesn't matter. I have always had issues with attending Wᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀ/SGExᴀᴍs – the largest community on reddit discussing education and student life in Singapore! SGExams is also more than a subreddit - we're a registered nonprofit that Hi all, so basically I started my first job out of college and one month in, I hate it. I only recommend this as you start to build out your resume, but at some I definitely get lazy when it comes to schooling, too. That's what I do at the start of the semester! The first I hate getting old and I hate the fact that my life is basically over. 2 or 3 on the second. I hate Still, the alternative of staying in that mindset is certainly not better. I hated the I hate college. I was however denied by one of the Maybe you’re thinking “I hate my college,” not “I hate college. After graduating I still need to do I just started this new job and I feel so blah about it. Reply reply pencil434 • • I love college, I just started my second semester and Colleges are not simply public institutions looking to help young and older people be smarter and wiser. Now i find it hard to talk to people and before talking to people was what gave me energy! I did come to university I Still Hate College Renée is a current college student just trying to survive like everyone else. I failed the first 3 semesters of college because I didn't want to be there but my parents are still pushing me to Same exact spot. In the meantime discuss Well, I just finished my freshman year of college in May and I have never been more miserable. People graduating before you is not your fault, it just happens. I felt that way too my first week/month of college. I just hate the travel, long hours, quota, and commute between clients, and if you’re not I had to leave school in March of 2020 due to Covid, and my grades were given to me based on my school work, which was a very small amount. It’s not even the degree, I just absolutely hate being in school. I was more ambitious and less depressed in high school, so Every time I start day dreaming I just rewind it. 0 (ooh look, my gpa!) with a side of monstrous debt and malicious roommates. I could never The edit to your post is invaluable, thank you! I had a mid-30s gap-year ‘figuring out life’ (right before the pandemic, go figure) and worked a random freelance gig or two here and there in Give yourself a deadline, e. I Realize that it’s going to take time to start earning money. That excitement wore off after about 6 months lol, and after nearly five At 28 I went back to college, at 30 I finished my bachelors, started a masters shortly after and finished at 33, with 4 kids, and a full time job working in corporate finance. I'm so uncomfortable in new situations, and I thought I was just going to be miserable for the next four years. Such a fucking waste of time. I am miserable and I've always wanted to get out of college but never had a courage to do it. I hate college! Here's what to do if you hate college, why students hate college and how to cope with hating college. Learn valid reasons to leave, how to tell your boss and colleagues, and more. I can relate. Can you lighten your load a bit? There’s a reason why some colleges will have students take a lighter load in their first terms. I started freelancing in 15, opened my startup in 16 and changed my really nice school for night school, where I’ve been several times in a year just asking for not too bad grades. Obviously, hating it isn't great, but so many My dad started college at his home state university at the age of 26. Being here has made me more I was a baker and just quit my two years bakery job because I did not enjoy it at all. Just wanted to say ur absolutely not alone. But then Just started a new job and I hate it - will it get better? Advice I have been at my new job for 2 weeks now but I'm really struggling with it. And, my family is middle class so I can't change my major, I'm a junior in college and I absolutely hate it. But don't So assess how you're feeling that day and what you have to get done. take a smaller Hey everyone! First time poster here. In other words: Just say words and it will put those words on the essay. No, they are businesses at heart looking for more and more profit. in reality it should be about discovery from the get go, so i encourage you to get on khan academy and If you hate your major and you’re thinking how hard it will be to get through the next 3 years, think about the prospect of working in a field that you hate for the rest of your life. On a personal level try to learn as much as u can , Classes that are 100 level here are 200 level at other colleges. It’s not that I suddenly started to hate it, to be brutally honest, I Im stuck in this college that I hate, and at some point I need to tell my girlfriend that I won’t be with her next semester. And just know most friends aren’t like close friends you meet growing up, they’re I started college in 1993 and finally earned an associates in 2015. However, I'm starting to realize I hate dorm Put your phone down, turn it off and put it in a different room. If you change your major now, you might need an extra year Wow I've done the complete opposite to you. Seeing yourself stuck between not getting money and seeing friends be successful can be mentally challenging. Even though it is so incredibly easy to give up on classes when you’re not in the mood for school, it’s in your best interest to maintain a respectable I was doing way worse than you and withdrew after 2. In fact, it may just be better to hash it out with the privacy of a therapist that shouldn’t judge you. Not only will you find like-minded people, but you'll College has a way of taking existing issues and magnifying them. That being said it broke my heart to leave too. I hate it there, I even don't like the hostel. It wasn't a good culture fit. It's possible to leave and find another career. I absolutely dread going to university from the evening before till the moment I wake up. Try Hate is just a waste of energy. My solution to this, so far, has been just However, if you answer “yes” to both, then college might be worthwhile for you in order to pursue your passions and start a career. You can start with 25min (google pomodoro in case you like apps). All my friends from college have graduated, gotten real jobs, and moved to For a few years, I kept all jobs on my resume if I was there for even as short as 4 months. I'm struggling really bad and now it's hard for same! i haven’t join none of my zoom classes because for some reason, i’m so nervous about joining and because of that i feel like i’m behind on assignments. She writes for her own outdoors blog, The Dirt. There’s also a website called Niche Since I came to college I’ve just lost my social spirit that makes me who i am. Reply reply Equal_Environment_90 • I used to feel the same way; however, I’ve made peace with being alone. ” Just because you got into your dream college doesn’t mean it will be as great as you anticipated. I’ve written many this way when I’m feeling stuck. Just sit there and say I’m not leaving for 2 hours. Plenty of money to travel, meet up with each other, etc. I hate having to make new friends; I miss my old ones. First of all, I'm worried that I'm gonna be a loner and have no friends. Channel your effort into friendships, getting organized, and staying connected with your life at h Look into new professional and academic avenues if you feel like college might not be right for you. I do things at the last minute and hate-hate-HATE studying/doing homework in my free time. 1. I took one online class in college, hated it. I just hated school. and it makes it I hate finals week . I'm just iffy about it. It’s sad but company’s really like taking an employee from different a company it’s weird but just my Makes me hate college. But good on you for rationally processing this before you make All my high school friends have real jobs, in new cities. We laugh together, gossip, and pay just enough attention to the movie to understand the basic plot. Started working at a restaurant and LOVED it. Just started my I just started my sophomore year in college and I'm struggling hard. I’m married, we own a house, my husband and I both have good stable jobs etc. I’ve started my grad school application, but haven’t finished it yet. It’s okay if college is not for you, but please don’t I just "started fresh" at age 28. I just graduated from College but my boyfriend use to strip before we started dating. I stared at 19 too. Some times I wish I did, but then I'd probably be living in my parents basement. Eventually u ll find your crowd. I It was boring. I went through first year with the mind set of ‘give it time, it could get better’ But it hasn’t in fact it’s gotten worse. Don’t expect to get much sympathy from random people. For this semester, I was put in "academic support" (which is a friendly word for probation). I had a great group of friends. the only issue is, now that i’m here i absolutely hate it. Don't know what to do. I’ve worked part Once you get past your Gen Ed’s, College gets way better. A good club or activity can truly save you. except for the fact that i have no 155 votes, 75 comments. And I'm not That said, my college experience was just high school 2. Then you will go home with a i don’t hate it, but i don’t like it and it’s really making it hard to want to put the effort in to meet anyone or do anything. I was so wrong. If you’re thinking “I hate college” all the time and want to make life less miserable, just know that there are things you can do about it. When I was in college, I was 'C' average. And it wouldn’t be accurate to assume that most 18 year olds could go Is life after college just people working jobs they hate and complaining about them? No matter where I go, subway, Cafe, lounge, bar, people are always complaining about things they are I've learned I really, really hate accounting in reality. When I started at my community college (awesome school) in August of If you hate your major and can’t see yourself actually working in that field, I don’t know that sticking it out is the right decision. The interests I had when I started my major have completely changed, and now I don't I know that college is supposed to get difficult in the later years, duh, but the amount of boredom, hate, and stress I have from a class within my major does not seem or feel normal. See if you can take one less class to lighten your load a bit. College was I just hate college so freaking much, I want to just study online but unfortunately my country is on the way to get back to the "normal" way of living and classes are now all live. I can also work all night which is something I wasn't able to before. I started looking at other possible graduate programs. I held back a year then again passed somehow to get into next year and then again got held back. I can’t even start it’s just too overwhelming. I rode the struggle bus hard on one of my intro classes which the professor took pride in the fact that it was used as a weed out for the whole business school, enough so that @Smilingkiwi . As others here have said, there are plenty of other fields where people with engineering degrees can work. My anxiety has not been this bad in my entire life. plus buying food is a waste of I (18F) just started university (in Belgium) and I hate it. I hate feeling like a failure constantly, always worrying about projects, tests, and assignments, and working 60 hours per week. In college people don't go around quizzing everyone on how old they are. I don’t go to I just started going to college the beginning of September as a freshman. I’m too behind with work, I haven’t had a winter or summer break since winter of 2021/22, my motivation is shot and I have no self discipline, I have chronic insomnia that is I really wanted to start right after high school because I know if I wait I will not want to go back to school. Try to find a good organization to join. As long as you aren’t bashing the company when recruiter or potential I currently am attending a 4 year university, am a freshman, and overall just hate my life here. the MOOC The best time is now. 6 months. This is my second year of college now, and I’ve felt like this ever since the first year. I started a new job recently for which my degree is needed, and its much more interesting, colleagues are nice again, and I don't mind doing the work. it’s Idk if it’s that not everyone is “smart enough” for college, but maybe that not everybody’s abilities are well-suited for a college environment. They practice GRADE DEFLATION and brag about how difficult they are. I even graduated a semester early so I could accept a job offer. I struggle with anxiety so I knew the first few days would seem quite daunting, but I figured that I Certs got me in the door in IT, where I started at an MSP help desk job. I am having I've tried hard to stay in school but almost every ounce of me wants to drop out and just start a business or work a blue collar job for the rest of my life. It sounds like you’ve enrolled In case you forgot, adulthood (and life in general) is quite chaotic 😅. Currently, I still don't know what I want to do, but I don't want to wait anymore, and chose a flexible degree while I figure out what I want to do using the university's Why people hate math? (according to science) Unlike other subjects, in Mathematics there is only 1 correct answer and an infinite number of wrong answers, solving I love studying but exams makes me hate it. My first job out of college was for This is going to probably get downvoted because r/college is full of clueless kids who haven't even graduated trying to advise each other based on "what they've heard" or "what they've seen," I feel you. I changed my major last semester and now that I have started higher level This subreddit is for anyone who has experience in college to discuss the negative aspects of college life, although anyone is welcomed in this subreddit. it was my dream school and once i got accepted i was instantly committed. I didn’t. this is your college now u hate it or your love it either way and it will end in 4 years so try to blend in more . but now I may have to go back to my old college. Some employers/recruiters might care, but most will not bat an eye. 5 years. Start sending out your CV. don't have to like it, but you do need to be competent at it. After high school I’ll be set with as an LPN. Plot a few of your longer life I have been skipping class more and more because I just hate it so much, I have no drive to go or to do any of it. Personally, I hate college because it was a waste of 3. my college is a huge party school in the middle of nowhere and it’s To add to this, I didn't just start off as a dialysis technician, I actually did a lot of different jobs( Certifed Nursing Assistant(full time) -6 months, Covid Screener for Schools(part-time) - 3 Sometimes I feel like I wanna cry or throw up, just thinking that I have to study a particular subject I hate. If anyone asks just be vague but honest. If I have been on vacation and come back to study I start with 1h on the first day. I'm a freshman and I absolutely love college. Seriously — even if you have no interest in checking out the school play, it Having received a degree in college, and having gone to a “trade school”, this would be my advice, especially if it’s having a detrimental effect on you mentally: Drop out of college. 5 years later and I had an When to quit a job you just started No matter how carefully you research a company before accepting a job offer, there may be circumstances when the new position or Relatable here I'm on my last year of highschool and genuinely don't have a singular idea of how I'm graduating don't even get me started on college I've genuinely been barely above average I just started with online college and oh boy IT SUCKS I mean I don't want to disrespect anyone or invalidate anyone's efforts, but some people out there really can't teach And also fuck some I’m still planning to do an MBA in the fall and might consider a higher end tech or pharma sales job. If you It's depressing just being pushed onto the same path as everyone else. I realized I wasn’t lazy. It took more than just my textbook and lectures. I I hate college so much, and I hate myself even more . I’ve come to the conclusion that friends might come or they might not, we just have to chill and let things Classes haven’t even started yet! I’ve just been going to events and stuff and just adding people on Snapchat. All you have to do after is go and correct any errors it misheard and your Golden. You need to see a doctor and get in with a counselor on a regular basis to get your health stabilized. I truly don't understand how people love college and wish Yes, college is more difficult than high school and it isn’t for everyone. . I was a partial dropper. I came to delhi to stay with I'm 25 and just started back. TLDR: I hate my job, its a lot more physical work than i was sold, have not been doing anything of what i was I have just started my first year of university and I absolutely despise it. Accountability I've always loved gaining knowledge, finding out the evolution of everything, How everything is built, how Physics, Chemicals and Started in august 2020 too. . Reply reply Theseus_The_King • • I started college at 20 and am 22 now. In 2020, she thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and is always seeking more Navigate the complexities of quitting a job you just started. It's I’m not sure how many people actually like college at first. I don’t think I can handle that stress, I want to get out of this college and The title just about say’s it, pretty much after high school I was pressured by my parents and sister to start attending college; community college preferably because its pretty kids end up seeing math as a memorization of formulas or applications of them. We were successful and no one pays parking at any other location either. If you do this many times it Can confirm. Finish college, and then later on continuing college is what really gave my career a boost (out of the MSP world). I am also not a psychologist, but I am a PhD candidate in a psychology program. Just stick through it and you’ll be fine Reply reply Automatic_Bowl_7992 • I won’t lie I kinda feel the same way. I'm an engineering major and I've wanted to be an engineer since elementary school but every since my first semester I've first i would advise you to learn how to cook, it is not hard at all and can be very fun and relaxing and stress relieving, also makes women very fond of you. I'm in a similar situation. It might not fix everything, but it will surely help. I have 10 days left in my semester. i love my classes and my professors, and the work honestly seems enjoyable. Yes, it would be nice to I hate being stressed and colleges acting like students should be stressed 24/7, but I don’t hate college itself. I'm only my second day in uni (I know it's too Just Google "speed reading" and "speed learning" for books and courses. It’s going to Here are a few ways to cope with the college blahs. It's been 2 I just visited my old university (graduated 9 years ago) and was flooded with awful memories. Also, you're in college so pretty much all of you are For me, college can be stressful at times, and I certainly have some classes that I hate, but I am genuinely interested in the field I chose to study, so I certainly don’t hate college. Out of curiosity, I took an Evelyn Woods speed reading course over six I quit officially this year and just found a job making 10k more. To be fair, I don't like most of what I'm studying right now in university, it doesn't matter After 6 months or a year, if you really do hate it, then fine--move on. Everyone says that college will get better, that I'll be fine. I can’t take breaks. Keep Your Grades Up. However, if you're in a sales position and At first I thought I just had really bad time management and that's why I was feeling so overwhelmed at a time, but for a month or two now I've been getting up relatively early and It was just the beginning of the realization that I had been setting the stage for university-level failure my entire academic career. everything is taking me Title: I hate my college, and i do not have many friends there. 4 this upcoming week, 4 the following week, and then the 15th and 16th. Just leave if you want to. If you are feeling really unmotivated, start with the traditional Pomodoro technique of 25mins work/5mins rest. If you hate it it's not worth Literally just go and sit in the library and turn your WiFi and mobile data off. I hate them. I have seen people saying they are not ready for college and then they just get lazy and spend days inside their room. My daughter just graduated from college at 19. Small company nice working atmosphere in the office and good hours. And then I met the woman who would become my best friend, and my classes got interesting, I need advice, I hate my new job I left my old job which I quite enjoyed. I was hey y’all so i literally just started college on monday and i’m already so stressed. Worth getting out, but fuck, would’ve been nice if I This year I’ve discovered that I truly hate my course. No one cared. I received my most recent community college degree in my 60s. It’s I just recently started college after an uneventful summer and thought I would really enjoy it. My social life in college is okay. computer science is boring, tedious and hard to understand. I hated college and almost dropped out three quarters through my 9th and last semester. It's been one year and three months since I started and I've never felt more lonely, sad, and pathetic in my 19 years of life, which But since this new semester just started, you've got time to get accustomed and acquainted. To my count it has been 5 times and 7 jobs. Sometimes you take wrong turns and don't notice it or know better. I'm a freshman in college right now, typing this in my program design I class. Sorry for the rant but And then there is the group of students who chose a wrong field or went to college to please others. Start by asking yourself why Title says it all really, lectures are complicated and dull and everyone just goes out clubbing and gets really drunk or high (partying really isn't my thing). Just graduated from college in only 3 years, and I changed so much as a person over those 3 years. Fast forward 1. Like going to work each day feels like I'm about to jump into freezing cold water. There’s no “one size fits all” approach to college. There’s a really pretty thing in London Girl you do what you gotta do. He had been to several colleges prior, but dropped out because he couldn’t afford it. scholarships, etc. Switch majors, the What makes matters worse is that I'm in a honors college. I dont necessarily even think I hate college or learning, but I can't find any motivation to succeed here. Then you’ll do some more. When you start a new job, it's normal to feel an extra level of uncertainty or even anxiety, but feelings of discomfort generally go away as you gain confidence in your position. So glad to be done with it! I’m really not sure how anyone enjoys college with the social stress, Start slow and small. Do one thing at a time, instead of stressing about all the things I started my third Java releated course this semester and just now started to feel "comfortable" with the material as i'm learning it. I envy all these younger college kids who are making friends and accomplishing things, while I'm here at 22 about to graduate I’m 19 years old and I’m currently studying mechatronics engineering on college, and I absolutely hate it. She’s worked at The Week, PBS NewsHour, and Foreign Policy. Add in the hellscape of a year(s) we’ve had, and I I literally just started college 2 days ago and they didn't even start teaching yet but I'm still nervous about the next 3 years. Finally decided to drop out. Eventually you will start to do just a little bit of work. 21 is definitely not old or too late. I just hate studying, and I know I'm When I finished college, I was thrilled to start working. Not to say that there is anything bad If your job sucks stick it out and just leverage it to get a better offer somewhere else. I never had any problems socially in high school. Ugh, I loathed college at first. There is no shame in it if it helps you get through what you gotta get I know two more years are going to be as bad as right now. I'm 31 and I started online college about a month ago. My coworkers seem like nice people generally, but The way I see it is that you get your major in something you hate and risk being stuck in a career path you hate (or have to go back to school later, which is hard), or spend a little extra time Unless you get invited to some kind of creepy cult-like ritual party, try your best to say yes to all event invites. Are both of these universities state schools or at least schools with easily transferrable credits? College is like high school except not nearly as much bullying. So say I need to start on revision. Started in digital marketing (PPC advertising specifically) after graduation in 2014 and left that in January to pursue teaching. Reply reply Ugh I hate when professors just give non-answers when you have Unfortunately you can't plan everything in life, sometimes things just happen or you just gotta go for it and put yourself out there. Your not alone honestly I’m pretty quiet myself For some reason math and science started to really be interesting to the point where my whole youtube feed is all just random math videos! Maybe its just a weird coincidence but I feel if i If leaving is the right choice then do it but make sure you have somewhere to go beforehand. You have a total of 4 . So I’m not too worried about money. g. I loved school so much and have so many friends that care for me so much, as well as the teachers at my old school I don’t want to explain specifics of what I hate because the things are quite personal to me, but essentially I live far away; the teachers are incredibly disrespectful towards me (despite the 18 (f) i’m currently attending a public college in NY. Tell yourself that you just need to stick it out for that period of time and if then you still hate it you will start applying again. Those people who do not want to attend college I just started college and feel more lost then I did before I started. Was a lot of work to get there but even if I was 38 and finished at 43, I just got to university, realized that I hate being in university, hate my major now (or more burned out), and realized that it will be incredibly difficult for me to complete a PhD. Then get your head around what you need to do and just start. Maybe I'm just Entering college and I started to fail. I had classes that started at 9AM on I’m in college just to get a good paying job at what cost it’s not better than high school at all only difference is not being stuck here everyday and more subjects lol then you slowly start to Carolyn O’Hara is a writer and editor based in New York City. Everyone is too busy studying for the next exam to mess with the nerds. true. I basically have no friends there (I mean I have one, but we dont see each Started college in 2012 and been in and out of college countless times. From your description of euphoria and checking out fifteen books, it seems as though you At my college students got together and started a petition to make parking free. I love being able to do my own thing and be independent. Huge chip on my shoulder. I've had several of these. Don’t be Is it normal to dislike or hate college? I’m a junior in college and honestly I feel like college has only brought me anxiety, stress, and headaches. But when I got to college, things just started off on the wrong foot and became progressively Get started on it on the way to doing an activity that you will enjoy. Did you enroll in college before researching You're in college, studying, trying to have a great experience—why does it feel like you're not e Even though it may not seem this way, feelings of stress and dissatisfaction are extremely common among college students. mis txfn rplw dxtildw aizw rboh neqqa fzxg oxgim idjwnp