I dropped out after the first fall semester in community college. Absolutely hated it. It felt like students were being dumbed down even further rather than learning much. This girl I know was even placed in such a low class, that they were stuck doing basic math and literature skills from 8th grade. And quite frankly, each day my friend and I pulled up into the parking lot, I felt a wave of depression fall over me. I never wanted to be there. As everybody's would know, we only really go to make our parents happy
I’m in my first fall semester and I hate it, I feel like I’m not even learning at all. I actually went to college to start learning and not to take take classes that I’ve already got the hang of in highschool :/ So I’m going to a community college just to learn but in a cheaper way, and honestly I’m starting to think college is useless because I’m teaching myself at this point by using khan academy instead of learning in my classes
Honestly they tell you GE is there to make you a more well rounded student but in reality its really there just to make more profit. A lot of people question why schools don't teach students more about our health/fitness and financial literacy and I think this quote best explains why " Governments don't want well-informed, well-educated people capable of critical thinking. That is against their interests. They want obedient workers who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively accept it.
This is EXACTLY what I tell people when they ask why I'm droppnig out. I'm glad I'm not the only one that cares more about happiness than my net worth.
i dropped out..nobody is going to tell me what I need to do in order to be successful. I made it without a degree and I am so proud I was able to do it...way better than going the traditional route
dude.. I cried watching this in the library.. I just.. so much feel and thoughts being put into making this video.. I'm actually at the crossroad right now.. whether to drop out of college or change my major.. I'm going on my fourth year now and somehow, life is more fun outside my study field..
Anugrah Ramadhan I'm in my fourth year in engineering and im dropping out, I just hated the system. I want me to manage my time and make my own decisions. the world is big and full of opportunities ;)
@@bianka4590 I did. And now I'm pursuing film making and honestly life has gotten better. The first 2 years was a struggle but now it's going in the right direction. I'm not there yet. But I'm climbing the ladder pretty good
I'm not dropping out of college, and I don't plan to. However, I truly believe in everything you said. You have hit so many points that I have been feeling since I started my freshman year in college. A college degree use to be valued, but now I feel like people choose it because it's comfortable. I appreciate college and I love to learn. But I find myself hating school not because of the work load, but because of the topics. My general classes feel absolutely pointless to me, like High School all over again. But I find myself looking forward to class when the course isn't general and it relates to my major. I definitely think if our general classes were focused on life skills, maybe we would see improvements in not just college students, but college graduates. We would not only be prepared for out future careers, but our living. Thanks for sharing your story, the video was so well shot! I think you are doing something amazing for yourself.
+Gabby Chu Wow thank you for the comment Gabby! Seeing you views on college is very interesting. It very true a big part of college did feel like high school to me. It's the life lessons that I believe colleges has the power to teach us that can really change some of the basic parts of our life post college. Thank you for the compliment and I hope you have a great year of college!
yesterday I decided I was going to finish this semester and be done will college. I switched my Major 5 times. At a point I was ahead a year and now I am behind. I was always so stressed out and not completely into it. I had previous talks with my mom about it and she would always get really frustrated with me and never fully understood how i felt until yesterday. Yesterday I broke down and I am not one to cry at all. My mom finally stopped talking ad listened to what I had to say. I am gladly taking a break and chasing my dream of Photography. If i ever decide to go back to college I will, but right now is not my time. What people do not think, that it is okay for you to have no idea and to be stuck. Take some time off and think about it. You have your whole life to think about what you want to do. Dont let someone pressure you into doing something you do not want to do.
My dream is to write, write a book and another one and another one. It what I love. What I want to do. I'm only in my first semester of university and I really want to consider dropping out because my enthusiasm is gone and it makes me feel really unhappy. All I want to do is write and be free from classes that onle eat away the free times I have to do what I love. I don't like University but the problem is I don't know what else to do. Writing is easy because is what I love to do. But making it a job is harder. I need to have another job to make sure I won't end up something to live on. I can still find a little jobs but the truth is I don't know anymore. I have so much pressure from my family, friends and even myself. I feel like I have to make a decision even though I'm lost and the thought of dropping out might be the worst thing ever. That I will ruin my life.
I dropped out of college almost 2 years ago. I was at Humboldt university in Berlin. I dropped out to devote myself to my music career and it was the best decision i have ever made. I can't exactly describe it, but after I dropped out I didn't even think about it afterwards, it seemed like the most obvious decision to make and also there was a ton of quality work to be done... Long story short : If you ever jump once, you'll never think twice. Close your eyes, focus on the opportunities, forget about your parents,friends etc. and jump.
I've known since I began high school, that I did not want to go to college, I struggled big time in grade school. I didn't want another 4 years of baloney most of which I would never use in my career. So why did I go? We'll cause it seemed my parents wanted to me. Everyone said I would be so successful. So I gave it a try. After my second week, I surprised I haven't had a heart attack from the stress. I've decided to drop out. I hate college. People said it would be fun and I would make friends. Well, it's not and I wasn't.
Name 24 i'm in this exact situation, and I do know what i wanna do, but i'm not on the level where I can make money with it yet. Im also way older than my classmares because i geaduated from high school 3 years later due to the fact that i was a professional gymnast. To make a long story short, i wanna fuckin dropout but have to find a way to make money in the meanwhile. Succes to both of you guys !
iRiskeh shit is tough man i expected college to be like the good times you gonna spent....but i've never been so depressed in my life.....i also wanna find a job as soon as i decide to drop out to save some money up....since you mentioned you were a proffesional gymnast why didnt you continue this path mate?...anyeays good luck to you too
I only went through one semester of college when I dropped out. I needed a few more years to realize who I am as a person and now I know what I want to do and I'm so glad I didn't get a degree In something that I wasn't passionate in
Metin Üçkuyulu I got my own apartment a new car and just spent a whole year working and having fun times with friends but now that I have my own car and place I realized I can't stay at a pizza shop forever
Hi Spencer, your video has been in my 'recommended for you' for a few days now, so I finally decided to watch it. That was so inspiring and motivating! I am happy for you that you are pursuing your dream and I wish you well for the future!
This was extremely comforting. I've been feeling the urge to drop out of college and pursue my own happiness and learn and experience without being tethered to an institution that I didn't want to commit to. Thank you for this video!
I started college Fall semester 2014. Starting out I had the vision in my head that I would get my AA in psychology. As time went by I slowly started hating college. I had no motivation to learn because most of what was being taught I had already learned in high school. Instead of dropping out I did what most people say to do when you feel unmotivated. I changed my major to education because I love kids and I thought it would be easy teaching elementary students. I started Fall semester 2015 with my new major. Now it's spring and I have stopped going to my classes. I decided college isn't for me and all I truly care about is my happiness and my dream job of being a youtuber. Everything you said in this video I 100% agree with and support. We pretty much dropped out for the same exact reason lol... anyways now my family is all up my ass about me dropping out. My parents say they're disappointed in me for chasing my dreams... how lame is that. I just know I'll make something of myself one day and I'll prove them wrong. GREAT video!
Yeah, and what does that mean to you? I could have less or I could have more the point is that's my dream job & I'm working on it... It takes time & effort. I would like to make good quality videos but unfortunatly life gets in the way sometimes.
I wholeheartedly agree with your views. Most of what you said are really speeches I rehearse over and over again in my head in anticipation for other people asking me, "You wanna drop out? Why? How are you gonna provide for your family? What are you gonna show to others?". I hit some sort of existential crisis brought along by my onset depression and I realise that happiness is truly the best goal to have. While I am still stuck in a rut, feeling lost and hopeless as I see my friends talking about GPAs and internships while I'm sitting down in front of a laptop commenting on a RU-vid video, the thought that dropping out is the best decision for me never wavers. Thank you for a great video, in ways you might not realise this has been very helpful to me.
I'm glad I could help in anyway. Just remember GPAs and internships don't matter the moment you graduate. Because the class below you will always appear hotter to employers. It's all about what you have done and what you are capable of doing. I think about if I am ever in a position to hire someone I would rather hire a dropout than a graduate. Because chances are the graduate took it safe and the dropout took a risk. A risk that will motivate them to work harder and to do more. Because they have nothing to fall back on. This helped me when I was deciding: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QyDo5vFD2R8.html
Amazing video. I'm in college right now at a big time university, but feel that I'm missing out on a lot of my happiness, school is just school to me, there is nothing that drives me keep going , I'm only here because of the social and societal pressures that my friends and family have placed on me to get my degree
At least this isn't " rich kid , hates school , uses parents money to go travel the world " . He understand the difficulty and risk and assessed it . Chose his passion over and props to him for making it work , as Long as you put in a lot of hard work , whatever It is you will be good in it and " if you're good at something don't do it for free " - joker
hey man, I'm a dropout too. my decision came a little earlier, and it was a bit like an epiphany. I asked everyone I saw why they were at school, and no one knew. and that's when I left. since then ive started a social media company, began making videos, and found fun jobs where i make more money than any of my fellow students will ever make working for a boss and hating life. it takes a lot of self belief to deviate from the path that is laid out for us by society, but there are so many opportunities that that one track thinking doesn't allow you to see. i know you're probably busy (im busier than i ever was while in school but i love life lol) but if you get a chance id love to chat. im getting more and more into film, check out my last uploads if you'd like. my twitter is @nsamsen. keep working! it will pay off!
im going to school right now for marketing but have no idea if i'll enjoy it. part of the problem is that i didn't take the college searching process serious while i was in highschool. i chose a college that i am not happy at and there's nothing really fun around this town. makes me want to transfer or dropout. good luck to you too
True but you never know. Twitch was bought for $1 billion by Google. Chances are you won't "go anywhere" with video games but there is a huge market out there for it.
One of my friend dropped out of college to pursue his dream in gaming industry. He joined a team who plays competitive games against other teams. Now he is earning like £30k a year and getting sponsorships. Not only that, last year he went to Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany and France for free to play games. So, just enjoy what you are doing and great things will happen for you.
College is a terrible investment. Mainly because people don't know what they want to do. Figure out what you want, then get there! More times than not, you can get there without college.
I'm just about to finish my freshman year at college and I'm deciding to drop out. I decided that the amount of debt I'd be in when I graduated wasn't worth the art degree I was pursuing. I'm so scared but so ready to actually start pursuing what I love. I totally relate to what you said about the general classes required in college; I've found them boring because they're not challenging me. Thanks for making this video! It has helped ease some of my worries about dropping out! Btw all of your vids are awesome :)
+Regan Gedeon I really wanted to be intellectually challenges in college! But instead it seems to be a lot of unproductive busy work. Thanks Regan for watching
Hey...Thank you...well done and interesting perspective. I am going to share with my 23 year old son who is a senior with 6 classes left at a very good university. He is struggling with anxiety and maybe he needs to hear your message.
great video! I dropped out of college after my first semester when I was 17 years old. I had graduated high school early. I had a full ride and everything but I realized that I didn't want what college would give me and I couldn't wait four years before I could even begin to make a somewhat decent income. so, at 18 years old, I began investing my money into business ideas. 3 crash businesses and a lot of learning, mentors, and books, I'm on my 4th in the projected profit is 4500 a month by March 2017. I turn 19 in May. we both dropped out but our education did not stop. We invested in education which was more vital to our growth. for me also, dropping out was the best decision of my life. it took months, once even working 90 hours a week, but now I am preparing to travel the world this year while also growing my business. By the first quarter of 2018, it is anticipated we will be making six figures of profit. I'm not saying this to brag. I'm just saying this because I knew what I wanted and I went and I got it. I wanted to travel, Adventure, and be passionate about my life and have full control over that. So I was destined to be an entrepreneur. And I became the entrepreneur. good on you man for finding out what you want and going for it.
First video I watched from you. Recently I dropped out of college and now I am also pursuing a dream/passion I have. I thought I was the only one that felt like this, and now I know there is someone out there willing to risk everything to pursue a dream of theirs. Subscribed, and watched about every video of yours haha. Staying posted on your new videos. Keep up the great work.
This video inspired me to find my courage and pursue my dreams. I'm an Indian and what Indian parents expect, is their kid to be an engineer or a doctor. I dream of becoming an actor and I'm working towards it. Also doing RU-vid & AIESEC. I believe I can do much more when I dont have limitations or boundaries. Studying Engineering is a waste of time. I don't see how an engineering degree is going to help my artistic career. I have decided to dropout and pursue my dream to do what I love, Be happy! I am going to tell this to my parents in 2 days. I'm scared, but I'm strong and positive. Thank you for making this video :)
My friend is pursuing a degree in civil engineering, though her passion has always been for acting. She has taken acting classes, been in a few plays and is minoring in theater. Though she knows if she pursues a career of just acting she’ll have nothing to be able to back it up.
Hey guys. Thank you for your comments. I did dropped out and it took me 2 years to get my parents support. But lot of things changed during the way. I became the CEO of my organization. It helped me learn new skills and helped me shape myself as a better individual. Performing Arts is something that I have been learning partially. RU-vid is going okay. There is a lot of uncertainty towards how my life will shape up. But, the passion and belief is strong towards what I want to do in my life. There are a lot of opportunities too. Waiting for them to unravel. And I don't believe in Back ups or plan Bs. If someone already is thinking about plan B or backup, rather than thinking how he/she will achieve the dream? Well. That person will anyway fail. You either achieve your dream or die trying but never do something that doesnt make you happy.
About to start my final year of highschool and I will finish it. But I don't know about college. I want to do filmmaking because it's a passion of mine, it's a difficult path but I know that if I love it then Ill be successful. Really enjoyed this video, it gave me more insight into what I want to do. thank you..
This is how I'm feeling now. I struggled a lot in my first year of college because I'm not very comfortable in classroom situations. I would rather be doing something that I love to do, but I went to college because my parents and family said it would benefit me in the long run, and every One had such high hopes for me, but that's just not what I wanna do anymore. I wanna make money at my already amazing job and do more things I actually like doing. Now here comes the hard part, telling my mom I don't wanna go back to college.
I love your description. Would love to hear more about how you got involved in the Stanford prison experiment movie and how you hustled your way into the film industry.
Wow, this is like a little movie! :) I totally agree with everything that you said in it. And yeah, so many people nowadays are talking about the need to change the educational system, i wonder when will it happen.
What most people don't understand about college is that time is not your friend. You must get through school really fast or your screwed. If you take too long your motivation drops and then your done. Finish fast or don't bother.
I feel like dropping out but I'm just gonna change my focus and learn more from computers instead of social work social work takes forever and I know some students cant even find a job so I have to rethink it through
Degrees are so varied, I use lyndia, tuts+, and treehouse and feel like they taught me so much for than my major. I 100% cherish the memories I made in college and the opportunities it gave me. Always keep learning, no matter where you want to go. Currently, I am going to be joining a software developer bootcamp and can't wait for the what happens next. Your content is beautiful spencer, keep creating.
+Lindsay Barrett "always keep learning" I believe is the perfect mentality! College is an incredible place it just wasn't a place for me at that time. Good luck with your bootcamp!!
I can relate to this particular story on so many levels. Yet, mine is very much different since my desire is to return and get my degree after unintentionally dropping out. Anyway (proceeding to what I initially came to here to say/type), after watching this for the third time I've decided to finally say... thank you. Thank you for your great content, because there is definitely a lot of good stuff, however I feel your great content stands out. Your stories, perspectives, creativity... it's motivating and inspiring (and all that other jazz). I believe your channel is a hidden gem in the world of RU-vid. I hope this little ol' comment wasn't too cheesy, because I don't eat dairy. Anyway... Keep creating and keep sharing. Bye.
+Kiara Smith Thank you Kiara, thank you. I would so much rather be a small channel or a "hidden gem" (thank you) and to be able to get comments like this than to be some big shallow channel. There is no better feeling that to share your perspective on the world and to see people respond in a way like this. To be honest it's comments like yours that really motivate me and make me want to do more and more. So from deep down, thank you Kiara, thank you.
I feel you! I knew in my heart that I wanted to be in the Film/Arts Industry however I decided I would make my parents happy if I did a Science Degree. I did that for 1 1/2 years and I hated it. Now in my second semester of my Sophomore year I changed to the film degree that I wanted. I was happy for a moment but right now... not so much. During my winter break, I spend 2 months learning about film theories and operating a camera. And when I went back into college, I studied so hard in the break, I found I had the knowledge of 2 semesters, compared to their curriculum. Now I found out that I'm super stressed over classes that are unrelated to my interest and forced to attend a night class where I already know everything. So I plan on taking a year of absence to see what the world has to offer. The only problem is, I have to tell my parents... hope it goes well.
Just stumbled across your page. You're incredibly talented man. I've learned a lot and have been inspired by several of your videos. I'm currently going to school and have similar aspirations as you do. It was encouraging to see your take on life. Keep up the good work.
Thank you man. I finished a master degree and was finding it hard to drop out of my PhD cuz everyone expected me to go all the way and became a lecturer. Well u have made my decision to discontinue significantly easier
Dude, you literally just hit everything I'v everything I'v been saying for like 5 years now. I'm a senior in high school. It's nice to know that I'm not the only person that feels this way, great video.
Such a powerful message, just goes to show that it doesn't matter where you are or what you're doing it's never too late to chase your passions. Keep it up man, you're going places.
I found this video at the exact right moment, I just told my mom I'm dropping out of college because I want to enter a professional makeup school, It's my passion and it's something Imagine myself doing for the rest of my life, but I studied programming in a technical high school and I've been always supposed to be a programmer but I felt miserable when I realized I was only trying to please my mom, under pressure as if I was compromised to and right now I know I have no support from anyone and that no one believes I'll be successful doing what I love. I had to go into the shower so that I could cry feeling like I let her down after all the effort she's put into my education but I couldn't do it anymore and I just hope I made the right decision
Thanks a lot Spencer, I dropped out of college 3 weeks ago like you after 2.5 years of college... Im still working really hard but I am so much happier!! :) Thanks a lot for the inspiration and similar life story as mine!!!
I feel you! I love being able to create videos whenever I want. Learning is something that comes along with time and life. Not tests and lectures. You can take the horse to a river but you can't force the horse to drink the water.
I made the mistake of going to college for something I wasn't passionate about... A recent graduate with a degree in IT but I just want to travel and make videos (don't we all).
2nd year in college now..really cant find any reason to be in college anymore...feel bad for wasting my parents money...my parents really really want me to get the certificate even though i told them number of times that i do not want to study anymroe...my life feels so hopeless
I absolutely love your videos 😍 this was very helpful to the situation I'm in. (Deciding if I should go to college)Id rather move out to LA and pursue my dream!
First video I've seen of yours and I subscribed immediately! The way you deliver your story is visually clean and unique. It's nice to know someone else feels the same way about school, thanks for the video!
Great video Spencer! I also did the same thing as you, went through 2.5 years of college and made the biggest decision of my life to dropout. Only has been 2 months so the decision is still rendering itself. However i feel that i have had so many opportunities presenting themselves that i couldn't them pass up and dropping out was a decision i made to pursue those opportunities
This is so great!! It's funny I was actually a business student too now putting focus into film. Love the video and checking out your channel keep it up!!!!
Glad youtube recommended this because it is so relatable!! I'm 17, applying to university (English equivalent of college) because I haven't found something I love doing yet. I feel so trapped because I can't just drop out without any direction, but I don't want to spend years doing something I'm not passionate about.
Thank you so much for making this video. I love how I feel after watching it. It has a sense of space and a world for a breather. This is exactly the mood I love! good job!
Thank you so much for this... I am currently writing and stopped to think about what I wanted to do with my life.. I am so scared to ask my mom to take a semester off.
Yeah. I've gone for only one semester but I know it's not for me. I'm going to look at an apartment tomorrow and I'm getting another job. Wish me luck, everyone!
i'm in a similar situation. i'm about to be a sophomore at a community college where i'm studying film. i just feel like i could be spending my time gaining experience in the field and working on real life skills instead of sitting in the classroom. i see others pursuing the film industry leaving college and finding success. it's a risk ive been contemplating and something i feel will only benefit me. i just know it will disappoint those around me and i guess it's just that fear that holds me back. there's just no set path and that itself is what is so enticing to me. i need it. that risk is almost what drives me at this point. i want to take it i just don't know how. i wasn't even planning on sending this but at this point, i might as well. your story inspires me as well as your work.
I really enjoy you're videos, i feel like you have a similar outlook on life that is humbling to know that i am not alone. You're videos are unique and underrated. Keep up the good work man.
Good shit man! I had a lot of the same feelings that you had while I was in college and it takes balls to do what you did and follow your heart. The current system isn't going to survive. You're doing the right thing. Can't wait to see you're progress. Cheers
Hey y'all! I'm in need of some advice... I'm currently 21 and having a rough time deciding what way to go in life. 3 years ago I graduated from highschool and after a year of sitting at home without any goals I started to work. The work I did (mostly at grocery stores, snackbars) were quite okay but after a period of 4-5 months I got sick of not only the work but also the people there. This year I tried college but it's getting more and more nasty and frustrating to go through. As far as my passion or hobby, I love boxing. I think it's an awesome sport but I'm not sure if I can make a career out of it. I'm fit for amateur competition but going pro is something that seems really far stretched for me. I'm also a type 1 diabetic... I'm feeling more and more unhappy in college. I also really dislike the herd mentality everywhere I look. I was wondering what other people might want to say about this... Any tips, feedback, criticism is welcome. God bless
I identify with everything you said, I'm only 19, and I started college shortly before turning 18, so Ive only been there 1 year and 2 months. I've been thinking about dropping out since the first month, but I thought it was too early so I decided to give it time, one year later and I feel worse, college makes me so unhappy, I know I will be never be where I want to be if I stay there. A few days after new year I finally told my mom, I was super nervous, thankfully she understood, but she was very concerned about suddenly leaving without finishing sophomore year, so I decided to finish this year. I'm also interested in the film industry, especially music videos, I've made some, although I think they are more ''musicalized'' videos than actual music videos, they're very amateur, I only have a pocket camera lol. Btw this is beautifully shot, especially the outside parts.
I have decided to leave school to pursue my dream as a writer (I want to pursue screenwriting). I am honestly terrified, but it was a choice I felt good about despite having a deep fear of the unknown. School is predictable and even though I was killing myself for that 4.0 gpa, it was comfortable in a way. I decided to not be comfortable anymore and it's hard. I question if I am doing the right thing everyday, but deep done I know this is the right thing for me. Thanks for sharing!
