Maybe of interest for readers who dropped out recently or consider dropping out: I struggled at university back in 2011, considered to drop out, but didn’t. Instead, I decided to continue and completed my master’s degree (European university) - in a field that I had a bad personal fit for. This was a mistake.
Now I’m >10 years older and in a career that is unrelated to my degree. The reasons for “pushing trough” that my past self had were similar to the ones mentioned in the post, and they sound like bullshit to me now. It would have been better if I allowed myself time to explore my personal fit.
Maybe of interest for readers who dropped out recently or consider dropping out: I struggled at university back in 2011, considered to drop out, but didn’t. Instead, I decided to continue and completed my master’s degree (European university) - in a field that I had a bad personal fit for. This was a mistake.
Now I’m >10 years older and in a career that is unrelated to my degree. The reasons for “pushing trough” that my past self had were similar to the ones mentioned in the post, and they sound like bullshit to me now. It would have been better if I allowed myself time to explore my personal fit.