Wasting time in college?????

Right now, I'm in my 2nd year of college and i'm still sort of undecided...I already know what i'm going in, but i can only start it next school year. The thing is though, I've been undecided for the last 2 years, and i was just wondering, is that normal? or is that just wasting time and money? I do have some classes complete that i will also need for my degree...so that's a good thing, but still it just doesn't feel right. I met this guy this year, who is a freshman and also undecided but it just felt like he knew what he needed to do and what classes to take. Taking all the general courses that will help him out in his degree. Me on the other hand, last year i took a bunch of computer courses, some of them will be able to fill in some of the classes for my degree, some won't. Now this year, i started taking math and english, and some of the other general courses that are part of the "undecided" major.

So, OT, am i on the right track? or was i just wasting money for the last 2 years? It sort of sad that I'm going to be 20 this year and some of my high school classmates are probably half way though their way in college, and i haven't really started yet. Cheer me up:)

I'm in the same boat as you, except I'm in university. That's what happens when you go to a high school where they make you believe math and science are everything, and since I sucked hard nuts at both of them, it was essentially trying to navigate a pitch-dark forest without a flashlight.

I'll be done my second year in about a month or so. Heh -_-

Yeah lol, i tried pre-engineering...physics and calculus is just too much:) So i settled down on info tech, where you need math, but not nearly as much as you would for engineering. And yeah, my high school was pretty much the same as well:)

I managed to get through math by the end of high school, but only at the mixed level (they teach it in a more concise and less fast-paced manner there). University level mathematics is too tough for me. Since science wasn't compulsory and required extensive university level math, I didn't decide to go there.

Information Technology:) I got some classes out of the way but most of them are yet to come. How long will your degree take starting fall?

@Desulated: Have you thought about what you are wanting to do?(degree wise)

I've wasted my time here. At this point, I don't even care about graduating or getting a degree. I litterally feel like walking off campus and just going somewhere. I'm sick of being here. It's depressing.

I've wasted my time here. At this point, I don't even care about graduating or getting a degree. I litterally feel like walking off campus and just going somewhere.

BluRayHiDef

Don't worry, you aren't alone. There are other people who feel the same as you, and what can you do about not taking the classes you could've taken the last 2 years? Nothing, except just moving on and deciding what is best for you.

I've wasted my time here. At this point, I don't even care about graduating or getting a degree. I litterally feel like walking off campus and just going somewhere. I'm sick of being here. It's depressing.

BluRayHiDef

I'm almost done with my 2nd year and I was undecided up until just a couple works ago. You dont have anything to worry about, it's pretty normal for people to use the first 2 years to figure things out and just take general courses

I guess this advice is only for freshmen, but as a junior at Miami, I recommend you to take all of the general courses which are required anyway. You'll see which subjects you like and which ones you hate. After you have a feel for the fields, you can pick a major. I thought I'd like Psych but I like Soc way more... so I picked my major as Sociology during my second semester of Sophomore year. I was undecided until then... it's very common.

Good luck!

i dont know how it is your school. at mine, you had to until the end of your sophomore year until you really had to pick a major to have time enough to get your degree in 4 years. and being undecided is perfectly normal. i remember the biggest line they gave freshmen at my school was "the most popular major is undeclared" (of course, by sophomore year it was "****ing pick something!"). there are likely a lot of students in your shoes.

once you do declare, id recommend getting an internship if possible. you may end up fine without one, but college degrees are getting less impressive and more employers are looking for experience on top of a degree.

No, usually the first two years of college is spent taking general requirement classes like english, etc. I know how it is I graduated high school in 2008 and im not supposed to graduate college until 2014. Because I failed two classes and had to to take pre-college course classesso either way it is impossible to graduatein 2012unless I take a lot of classes in the summer. Sad thing is the classes I have to take are not offered in the summer.

Yeah, I feel that way right now.

However, I'm going to graduate this May, so dropping out would be very foolish.

I'm at sixth form (after high school) and doing maths, biology, IT and history, I'm not totally sure what I want to do either after I leave in an other year. I either want to go to university to study sports science or become a fire fighter or just go into something else, I'm not totally sure I want to throw myself back into all the hard work again because at the moment the hard work is getting to me as I didn't really revise for my GCSEs but managed to get decent grades in all of them bar physics, but now I kind of need to revise so I can get grades in a levels. If I still want to go to university too, I will need to get the grades of course but I'm not even that sure what I really want to do quite yet, so should really decide.

I felt the same way and ended up with a degree I hate. If you can, I'd take off a year or two, work some jobs and do some research and figure out what you want to end up doing. I tried taking time off but my family made it clear that I wouldn't be welcome at home if I did.

I'm in the same boat as you, except I'm in university. That's what happens when you go to a high school where they make you believe math and science are everything, and since I sucked hard nuts at both of them, it was essentially trying to navigate a pitch-dark forest without a flashlight.

I'll be done my second year in about a month or so. Heh -_-

Desulated

math and science are everything though... at least in terms of forecasting your IQ and educational proficiency.

Then again i was totally rad at math and science, so im probably a bit biased.

But to TC, talk to your advisor... i finished the first 2 years before i did and he said i should have earlier because of my grades.

PS my grades in highschool were trash, only reason i got into college was because of my math SAT scores. Mt first choice of major was computer science, and i was rejected... my second choice was business administration, and i was rejected. It was only after my advisor saw the grades i got in my gen eds where i was allowed to have any major i wanted.

Hardly anyone decides their major in their first two years. I only decided on mine at the beginning of my Senior year.

Yes you are wasting time imo. Thats why i am not going to uni. Just may as well get a job and start that chapter of my life.

Yes you are wasting time imo. Thats why i am not going to uni. Just may as well get a job and start that chapter of my life.

Ilovegames1992

you say uni. So i imagine europeans still have some sort of significance placed on education. In the US i might be inclined to agree.. as the system tends to offer little reward for knowledge. Go republicans!

Information Technology:) I got some classes out of the way but most of them are yet to come. How long will your degree take starting fall?

@Desulated: Have you thought about what you are wanting to do?(degree wise)

Potato_Monster

Probably Specialization in Communication. I like the stuff they teach there.

@markinthedark: Even if I was good at math and sciences I'm not a fan of careers in that area. I dunno. I know they're important but they're not my cup of tea.

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Information Technology:) I got some classes out of the way but most of them are yet to come. How long will your degree take starting fall?

@Desulated: Have you thought about what you are wanting to do?(degree wise)

Desulated

Probably Specialization in Communication. I like the stuff they teach there.

@markinthedark: Even if I was good at math and sciences I'm not a fan of careers in that area. I dunno. I know they're important but they're not my cup of tea.

dont worry im not a fan either, cubicles rot the soul. ;)

your good bro, 2 years is normal for completing your General Education. GE is what everyone needs to take regardless of major. GameGuy642003

yes and no. its fine to be "undecided" for the first two years. but just taking the gen eds in those years isnt a good idea. you should really be taking courses that put you in some direction. i.e. courses that focus towards engineering, or comp sci. or bussiness. otherwise yeah you got the gen eds out of the way....but you still have to take all the pre requesite classes for the major you chose. so youre college career may take longer to complete.

or at least thats essentially how it works at my university. i have to take courses just to be accepted into my major. so it can also depend on your school. its better to ask your academic adviser, OT is going to be mostly useless.