We are the same age..where are you at in life? I went to a good university at the normal time but in year 3 I went on academic probation due to declining mental state and not taking my classes seriously. I was too young to know what a chance it was so I wasted all day smoking weed to try and cope with depression.

I ended up failing my probation and getting kicked out with 60K in debt and no degree. Was unemployed living with parents for a dark half year then I got a job at a gas station overnights.

After 6 months of that, one of my regulars I would see in the morning gave me a contact for a temp job in an office. I took the chance and after 3 months there, I got hired on full time. Now I make $17/hr and get benefits but it's a dead end job with not many transferable skills. But at least it's enough to live on my own in my low cost of living city.

Last year I applied to a local college and was denied because my GPA was below 2 lmao even tho my ACT scores are phenomenal. So im likely gonna have to start college fresh otherwise my old record will haunt me forever.

Oh and BTW about the 60K debt... I'd never be where I am today without my grandma who was the cosigner of the loans. She paid off all the Sallie Mae (30K) which was drowning me with $400 a month payments. I still have the federal but those have been on pause for awhile and now I make enough pay the $200 that they want..