Puntr
Bluelighter
Let me start off by saying that if this thread is in the wrong forum, mods, feel free to move it to the appropriate one.
I feel the need to vent some of my academic and work-related frustrations. Feel free to provide input, but this is mainly to get things off my chest.
I graduated high school in 2008 and began attending a local community college that same fall. At the same time, I became employed with my first job for my city's Parks & Recreation department. Now, unlike all my other friends who come from well-off financial families, I come from a low-middle class family. Up until the economy started getting really bad, my mom was able to handle the bills alright on her own. Once things started getting bad financially, I had to start helping pay bills and expenses around the house (including my own).
Generally speaking, to get an Associate's degree it takes two years. In that sense, this upcoming fall should be my last semester, however, at this point in time, I barely have 20 units out of the 60 I need to transfer. As I mentioned earlier, all my friends are well-off financially, and they're all unemployed. I, on the other hand, am in a situation where I need my job just to maintain not only myself but my household. It bothers me so much seeing people that graduated in my high school class already pretty much done with their two-year degree, and here I am, only 1/3 of the way there... I sometimes wish I was able to fully dedicate myself to school and not have to worry about work, but that's not the case.
To make things worse, this afternoon I found out I was academically suspended... I had already applied and registered at another community college in the area and plan on attending there for fall and winter until I can re-apply to my first college. This news just kind of slapped me in the face hard and made me assess my situation overall and I sort of sank into this minor depression about my schoolwork, which led me to making this post. I guess there's really no other solution but to just take it bit by bit, and just accept the fact that my A.A. degree will take longer than I had originally hoped for.
Again, this was just a vent, but maybe others here have experienced similar situations and can chime in.
-Puntr
I feel the need to vent some of my academic and work-related frustrations. Feel free to provide input, but this is mainly to get things off my chest.
I graduated high school in 2008 and began attending a local community college that same fall. At the same time, I became employed with my first job for my city's Parks & Recreation department. Now, unlike all my other friends who come from well-off financial families, I come from a low-middle class family. Up until the economy started getting really bad, my mom was able to handle the bills alright on her own. Once things started getting bad financially, I had to start helping pay bills and expenses around the house (including my own).
Generally speaking, to get an Associate's degree it takes two years. In that sense, this upcoming fall should be my last semester, however, at this point in time, I barely have 20 units out of the 60 I need to transfer. As I mentioned earlier, all my friends are well-off financially, and they're all unemployed. I, on the other hand, am in a situation where I need my job just to maintain not only myself but my household. It bothers me so much seeing people that graduated in my high school class already pretty much done with their two-year degree, and here I am, only 1/3 of the way there... I sometimes wish I was able to fully dedicate myself to school and not have to worry about work, but that's not the case.
To make things worse, this afternoon I found out I was academically suspended... I had already applied and registered at another community college in the area and plan on attending there for fall and winter until I can re-apply to my first college. This news just kind of slapped me in the face hard and made me assess my situation overall and I sort of sank into this minor depression about my schoolwork, which led me to making this post. I guess there's really no other solution but to just take it bit by bit, and just accept the fact that my A.A. degree will take longer than I had originally hoped for.
Again, this was just a vent, but maybe others here have experienced similar situations and can chime in.
-Puntr
