upset about career and education

[i miss her 2]

Ok, let me start by saying I am 25 years old and I still live at home with my Mom. I have a gf of 3 years who I am about to get an apartment with though. She is a little bit younger t han I am. Well, I have all of my general studies taken care of (from community college) and basically the last few years I have taken a few classes here and there. I decided to go to a school this semester that has evening classes so I could major in English. You can only select a few classes each semester so I chose Technical Writing. Yes, I just planned on taking one class this semester. Anyway, I went to it tonight and thought it was horrible. I do not want to take this class so I am dropping out. I am trying to find a trade school or something that I can go to maybe. It's either that or I wait until next semester to take something else from night school. I'm just really depressed right now. My gf didn't seem to be disapointed or anything but she is younger than me and will probably finish school before I ever do. Right now I just work for a kennel and make 10 bucks an hour. There has got to be a way out of this mess. There has to be a way I can better myself right now. My music is going pretty well on the side, but I doubt I will make money off it. My main passion is music and I am yet to find out what I want for a "real job." I need help! How can I just get my life together and end this depression I am feeling right now?

[redhearts]

Do some internet research. There are also on-line/at home courses.

[raffi_FL]

What about the class did you not like? Is it too late to enroll in a different class? Maybe speak with an adviser and see what they say. Sorry to say but if I dropped out of classes I didn't like then there's no way I would have finished college. Sometimes you just have to get through it. Good luck.

[Night Pumpkin]

I am sorry to hear that you feel that way.

 

I don't want appear to minimize your problem, but remember it is quite normal for young people to struggle with thier careers, especially through out thier twenties. Most of my friends don't have "real" jobs, and that is OK. Sometimes it takes time and a lot of good luck to get established these days.

 

Trade school is a good option for some people. Be sure to do lots of research to be sure that it is a good option for you.

 

I am pleased to hear you have a girlfriend who is more understanding of your predicament.

 

Good luck with your future, and feel free to contact me if you when you need to.

[Rising]

Online classes are definitely a good way to go. You'd have to be very self motivated though because without a class to go to its quite easy to forget about it and skip assignments and online class meetings. You might also check and see about putting your resume in at a temp agency. It's free and they can likely find you something at at higher starting hourly wage, and sometimes those jobs are just a company's way of finding a person who they want to hire for the position full time. Can't hurt right?

 

Good luck to ya bud

[jengh]

why not try another writing class?

 

I took technical writing and it was awfullllll

 

If you want to major in English, why not take an English lit class or a creative writing one?

[i miss her 2]

Online classes are definitely a good way to go. You'd have to be very self motivated though because without a class to go to its quite easy to forget about it and skip assignments and online class meetings. You might also check and see about putting your resume in at a temp agency. It's free and they can likely find you something at at higher starting hourly wage, and sometimes those jobs are just a company's way of finding a person who they want to hire for the position full time. Can't hurt right?

 

Good luck to ya bud

 

I'm thinking about maybe going for Business through the University of Phoenix. Do you think that would be worth it? Maybe Accounting.

[i miss her 2]

why not try another writing class?

 

I took technical writing and it was awfullllll

 

If you want to major in English, why not take an English lit class or a creative writing one?

 

 

I guess I can next semester. This technical writing class was making me sick. The teacher even said himself that if you actually want a career from an english degree, you need to go for technical writing. That made me even more sick and disapointed.