Taking a break from college?

[Bl4ckSh33pParticipant 274]

Hey MGTOW’s I’m in need of some serious knowledge and advice: I just received a full time job as a night stocker at a local grocery store, and I’m contemplating whether I should take a break from school for a year, or a semester, so I can save up some money to pay for some classes in the future. My parents are going to retire in 5 years, and are willing to pay for my classes, but they’re iffy about me taking a break, plus I really hate the thought of putting them deeper in debt just to get me an education. So I’m wondering what’s the worst that could happen if I take a semester break from school? And what’s the worst that could happen if I take a year break from school?

Another thing is that I’m on academic probation at the community college I go to, so whats the worst that could happen if I take a break when I’m on academic probation? Will I not be able to enroll again? I’m really at a fork in my road here and need some knowledge from you guys to help me progress as a MGHOW.

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[economistParticipant 225]

Taking a year off may be very helpful in the long run. Having money saved up for books and other expenses would be a good thing. But I also think you need to examine if you really want to go to school, or if you are just doing it because it seems like the next step after high school. I’m going to be blunt, if you are on academic probation at a community college, you probably aren’t putting your heart in to your studies. And that might be why you want to take time off.

However you decide to go, remember that college is an expensive venture.

 

[RoyDalParticipant]

Take the break. Explore the world whilst earning your own way in it. Let mum and dad fret over your wayward ways while they hang on to their hard-earned retirement nest egg. It’s a big world out here. Take a tour or two before doing the academic thing again.

BTW, these days there are many careers for hard working men that pay more than white collar office work. Food for thought.

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[Muricanguy0Participant 9]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a blue collar job track.  In fact, you will be in a BETTER spot being a plumber without debt or much debt than a college grad with a part-time non degree requiring job in debt.  I think some of the pressure might be from the parents who want you to continue with school…but what is the end?  Is it just to continue to continue, or do you have a specific goal in mind with school?

 

[UmbreonParticipant 152]

Most scholarship grants are for people fresh out of high school. Taking a break means you miss out on free money. It also makes it a bit harder as you have to get back into the “school” mindset, but that’s about all the bad stuff I can think of.

I took the break because I really needed it. I had around a 500 on the life change index that year and needed to get my head on straight. 200 is the threshold for “serious stress-related issues”. It did help me to figure out where I stand and where I wanted to go next. If you’re not that stressed, breaking due to “stress” might not be needed.

That said, you also may not even really need college. Frankly, college is a waste for many professions. They don’t teach you a damn thing of use half the time and will make you retake lower level classes as much as possible because college is about the school making money not you making money!

The only trades that really require college are:

• Medicine (doctor, vet, ect)
• Law (judge, lawyer, cop, ect)
• Child Care (most ask for a low-end psych degree)
• Anything ending in -ology
• “I work in a lab” science
• Teaching

The following trades are better off with trade school, an apprenticeship, working your way up from grunt-work, or just learning from books and making a good portfolio doing freelance stuff for a few years:

• Programming: non-game (Go on monster, pick a few languages you see come up a bunch, buy some books, MAKE STUFF when not at work.)
• Making stuff (ex: carpentry, electrical wiring, welding, ect)
• Retail business (ex: Shop owner. Typically starts as cashier, gets store keys, becomes manager, becomes owner)
• Repairing stuff (ex: Automotive tech, tech support)

And, last but least, the following are a BAD idea because they’re over-saturated or going to be phased out as tech increases

• Anything advertised on TV (ex: network security)
• Making video games
• any “science” that doesn’t make you work in a lab (ex “Computer science”)
• Factory work
• Trucking (this one is in a bad state right now!)
• Anything art-related
• Computer repair… or pretty much any other computer thing other than programming stuff that isn’t a video game.

Now, think hard about what you like doing and wouldn’t get too bored with doing every day. Go do it.

Beauty fades, dumb is forever.

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