I'm twenty one years old and after a long relationship, my girlfriend dumped me this Christmas. Worst came to worst as I lost my financial support from my parents, since my dad lost his job... I was studying in a good university until my grades went to shits and I dropped out. I'm afraid to tell my parents since my dad tells me that his only hope is that I graduate from university. I'm currently trying to find a good job and currently I am working as a dishwasher in a restaurant to pay off my university debt. In addition to that I have other bills to pay which I cannot afford with one job. I don't have any real friends and anything that I try just fails miserably. I'm really good with programming and creating websites but no one even considers hiring me because I don't have a bachelor's degree. I keep giving myself hope but I'm starting to give up in life. It makes me to question why was I even born? was my sole purpose in life just to bring misery and debt to my parents and be ignored by society? Don't know what to do... Just wish I could turn back time and start over | |
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It's a big university that is really stingy and usually doesn't give a shit, but i had the good fortune to find the one, kind, caring, administrator, who helped set me up with the financial aid office, and work out how I could finish my final remaining credits. I told her everything that had happened, and it was embarassing, but I decided I couldn't have the ghost of my unfinished degree hanging over me (even if degrees kind of aren't a big deal and the college bubble is bursting.)
I was prepared to do anything--take out loans or whatever--which would have really sucked because the school cost $47k per year.
BUt I went to the financial aid woman, and she ended up giving me the whole semester. For. Free.
I would go to class and study, and work my shitty minimum wage coffee shop job in my spare time. But I goddamned made it through.
It may be really hard, but you need to go and talk to an administrator or advisor--someone, anyone who you know to be compassionate. You probably feel completely alone and like no one should give a shit about you.
There are some people who will have sympathy.
Set up your own website for selling your IT services and approach small businesses that may want to have websites build for them for a cheaper than market price. Be your own boss in a one-man business.
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