Twintix said:
Long story short here, I quit my energy technology studies because engineering is simply not what I want to do in life. The subjects simply weren't my cup of tea, as my numerous exam failures will attest to. I didn't feel at home, especially these past few months due to me feeling emotionally stressed out.
This will be a somewhat lengthy post, but this sounds exactly like my experience in college a few years back.
The typical story of graduating from high school without having a clue of what to do with myself next, so I shoved myself into college without really knowing what to do there either. I decided on studying film production since I enjoyed the filming and editing process (still do, too!). But what happened next is pretty much what happened to you. The subjects and experiences I had were not what I had expected or appreciated to have. In the end, after about a year of classes, I realized I didn't want to spend my life in this kind of industry.
So I changed subject and switched campuses.
But by then, I had lost all desire I had to continue with my basic classes, and became pretty disillusioned with the whole thing. I was just so damn
bored with it all. The more classes I went to, the more listless and less motivated I became. So after one miserable semester of classes. I didn't go back, and went into work instead. Part of the reason was because I didn't have the funds to pay for school (I refused to take any kind of loans out too), but most of the reason was that I
just didn't want to.
That was years ago and I've been working ever since. I spent a few years in the workforce working a decent and fairly cushy although unremarkable job before I eventually figured out something I'd really like to do. I went into a small certification school to study welding, and the experience I had in about 2 and a half months was infinitely more gratifying than the year and a half I spent in college.
I've always been kindof a "bad student", where sitting in a classroom listening to lectures and taking notes fails to engage me whatsoever. Luckily, a grand majority of these welding classes consisted of actual welding work, it made the whole thing so fun and so much more educational. I guess that's just the kind of person I am.
Studying for tests, and taking tests in college was stressful and frustrating, absolutely boring... But suiting up in all my welding gear, and watching my steel melt together or slice apart, is almost zenlike (The zen quickly stops if you catch on fire though).
Sure welding can be hard work and dangerous in quite a lot of ways, but I actually do like it. It keeps me moving, I'm constantly learning, it's constantly challenging and engaging, and the opportunities are endless for work, and for advancement. Plus the satisfaction of crafting something out of steel is unlike anything I ever felt.
So yes, I have quit my Uni studies, and at the time I felt I would be back to Uni and my quitting was only temporary. But now, I really don't find myself having a reason to go back anytime soon.
While you and I are different people and you could really end up absolutely anywhere, you'll surely find your road to success and happiness. It's a very good thing you chose to end your current course of studies if you weren't happy with it.
