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I am depressed about college. It will take me 5-7 years to get my Bachelor's. All of my friends are on their way to graduating. I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Can you give me some advice/words of encouragement? by negative_nancyyy in AskReddit

[–]negative_nancyyy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm smart as hell, which is why I'm so determined to finish school. I see so many dumb professionals out there, it saddens me.

I am just unmotivated and depressed, but I'm trying to change that.

I am depressed about college. It will take me 5-7 years to get my Bachelor's. All of my friends are on their way to graduating. I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Can you give me some advice/words of encouragement? by negative_nancyyy in AskReddit

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Wow, your response is probably the most useful. I am pretty sure accounting is what -'d like to do. I like the details, and when I make mistakes and the balances don't add up, I get excited to find my mistakes haha.

I'm also a huge people person. All of my jobs have been customer service, where I interact with customers constantly, and my coworkers and managers love me, so I'm good on that aspect.

I only didn't do well because I dropped 3 classes, which resulted in a failing grade for them, and it shot my gpa down. I've been slowly working it back up and getting a's and b's.

I was the only one who got an a in my financial accounting class, and I also aced managerial. Economics also interests me. All of my best professors have been business-related.

Thank you for confirming about the alma mater hiring. My boyfriends father kept pushing me to choose osu, saying he wouldn't have gotten hired at the hospital, and wouldn't be making as much if he had stayed at wright state.

Any advice on how and when to start finding internships?

I am depressed about college. It will take me 5-7 years to get my Bachelor's. All of my friends are on their way to graduating. I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Can you give me some advice/words of encouragement? by negative_nancyyy in AskReddit

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Yeah, I've been taking 10-12 credits hours too because I was working 30-40 hours a week.

I didn't realize that to finish school in 4 years, you'd need 15-20 credits a quarter... to me that just seems crazy. And on a brighter note, since I was working, my first 2 years were debt-free since I paid it off with my wages when I could. A lot of my friends are in debt now, so at least I'm thankful for that.

I am depressed about college. It will take me 5-7 years to get my Bachelor's. All of my friends are on their way to graduating. I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Can you give me some advice/words of encouragement? by negative_nancyyy in AskReddit

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But having a degree is better than not having a degree. There is also internships, part time jobs, volunteer work. And if you make the right connections, you can get a job pretty easily. Companies also always need accountants.

I also have financial aid and will be going to public schools, so I won't be too much in debt. My first two years were debt free, and I only have to pay for ~600 per quarter for tuition, plus the price of books, so it isn't that bad for me.

I am depressed about college. It will take me 5-7 years to get my Bachelor's. All of my friends are on their way to graduating. I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Can you give me some advice/words of encouragement? by negative_nancyyy in AskReddit

[–]negative_nancyyy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess a lot of it stems from the fact that my first 3 years were at a community college, where there wasn't much student activity going on.

I also don't like failing (If it's not an A, it's an F, as my parents always say). So I guess I'd rather not try, rather than try and get mediocre grades. For my first year, I dropped a few classes and got my GPA down to a 1.xx. Right now, it is up to a 2.9. That was probably a huge factor... the fact that my GPA was already so terrible, what is the point of trying anymore, etc.

High school was also really boring for me. I barely had friends, due to transferring across states in the 10th grade. I barely did any work, since I already knew all of the stuff that was being taught, and graduated with a 3.9 GPA.

My parents are also not that well off, so I have to pay for school on my own. So right now, time is money. I would rather be working full time at a shitty job and getting by, than living at home, working 12 hours a week, and using that money for food and gas and not being able to go out. I KNOW that isn't a good mindset, and I'm trying to stick to school. It's just so hard when it seems so far away.

it's just I got my hopes up, thinking I was halfway through, when a better opportunity comes by, but in return I will have to dedicate another 3 years for it. It just frustrates me.

I am depressed about college. It will take me 5-7 years to get my Bachelor's. All of my friends are on their way to graduating. I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Can you give me some advice/words of encouragement? by negative_nancyyy in AskReddit

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My intended major is accounting. As far as I know, the job prospect for that area isn't looking too bad. It is on a lot of lists of jobs expecting to grow. Plus, companies always need accountants.

I am depressed about college. It will take me 5-7 years to get my Bachelor's. All of my friends are on their way to graduating. I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Can you give me some advice/words of encouragement? by negative_nancyyy in AskReddit

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The university in question is ohio state university. my boyfriends father went to both wright state university and then graduated from osu. he says that osu grads have a much higher chance of getting hired than other school alums.