LLL2

I'm trying to improve myself in my life and go to school, community college. But I'm always doing something stupid that I shouldn't be doing. Here's what i do, I sign up for classes maybe one or two(three sometimes) at a time and i jsut do enough to get by with a 'C' even though i know i should care i just don't. Out of my whole life of school I just did enough to get by with a C, I have never failed a class in my life. People tell me i need to take classes i would care about doing. But i'm going for something in healthcare and i just don't care about anything in it. They say i should go to school for something i do care about, but there's nothing that i really care about in school. i'm 22 now by the way.

I know it's not neat but i gotta get back to studying and i been up for like 18 hours now sooo sorry for any mistakes on my writing. I got to be work at 6am too, damn this blows...

I guess this is just a rant , so but any info on how to improve myself would be great.

ColonelSpecial

Well, maybe take some time off from school and work full time. I know some people might say that this is terrible advice but it has worked for me. I found a job that I love with the opportunity for advancement. If someone would have told me at eighteen that I would not finish college in four years, I would have argued with them but they would have been right. I know I will go back to school at some point but right now I have no idea what I want to study and won't give $5000 a year to piddle around.
I do believe that college should be an option for everyone but for some people it just doesn't fit. If you can't see yourself stopping college altogether, look at going to a trade/technical school to get education in a specific field. Don't beat yourself up too badly, just do what feels right for you. Trying to go to college to appease someone else is just a waste of money.
As for improving yourself, if you are already in a field you like/love, ask your supervisor what you can do to get to the next level. If you aren't in a field you love yet, look around in books, interview people, shadow someone who is working in the field you want to be in. Also, find something other than work to do. Crafts, reading, sports, theater, community enrichment, charities, etc can make the time off from work fun.
Good luck.

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Cynthetiq

I thought that... and I never went back to school.

YMMV.

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politicophile

In my travels through higher education, I have found that the best students are inevitably those who are genuinely interested in the subject material. If you find your true calling amongst the myriad of academic options, you will be successful. Otherwise, I imagine it would be hard to aspire to do better than C-level work.

There's nothing wrong with you: you are just pursuing courses of study that don't grab your attention. If I were you, I would ask whether you believe you are more likely to find a subject you are passionate about by staying in school or by going out into the workforce. Keep in mind that getting a degree in something that doesn't particularly interest you might nonetheless open up doors that lead you to a career path that does interest you.

One final note: if you drop out of school, you should be aware that it is fairly likely you will never return. I would be cautious about making that decision...

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hagatha

I also agree that working full time for a while could be the answer. Academia isn't for everyone and you're still really young, so its always a possibility that you will go back. I went back to school again in my 30's when I was ready and really committed to what I wanted-- and aced everything.

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analog

To answer your question succinctly, what's wrong with you is that you don't know what you want... but you know you want more.

About a year ago, I decided to wanted to stop working stupid retail jobs and went head-on back to school. The first year saw to the prerequisite classes that I needed, and I started the core of my schooling (medic program) this past January, which will continue until this upcoming December.

I'll be 26 in a few weeks.

The point is, FIND what it is that motivates you, what you love, what you find fulfillment in and gives you a feeling of personal growth. It's not going to suddenly dawn on you. It came to me because I got fed up one day and thought things out.

So, get engaged in school and pull your grades up. Figure out what you love, and then aim in that direction. I am naturally inclined to love laziness and procrastination, and those were obstacles. But man... find what you love, and anything that holds you back (like not putting full effort into it) will cease, because you'll be driven for once.

P.S.- do NOT do the "going to work full time with the intention of going back to college". It really doesn't happen for most people. I said that once, and I didn't end up in college again for almost 5 years, and only because I had a major epiphany.

When I said that, I was exactly your age now, and I ended up getting into a good manager position in a cellphone company store. Of course, on the way there, I spent 2 years at minimum wage working behind a photo counter at a drug store. And I'll tell you... even if you find a nice job that pays well and it's something you can do well... you'll look around one day and say, "I am NOT doing THIS for the rest of my life."

Make the decision NOW to change the course of your life, not when you realize you're in the job you'll likely retire in, and that depresses the shit out of you (though in a positive way).