Man, have times changed.
The life plan in high school was - graduate, go to college, finish college, get a job, live happily ever after. College was the answer to everything.
Blew that plan straight to hell. Finished 1 year of college and dropped out....
So here I am, 7 years later, about to go back, to a 2 year community college to finish what i started. I don't have a scholarship this time. It's me, and loans, and student aid. Not gonna ask my parents for help, this is something I want to do on my own.
Somebody told me today - that things are so competitive now -and that I ought to think again. That going back to college was only worth it if i went to a University, was a waste of time and that community college would be a joke to future employers. And that the loans and grants would eat me alive afterwards.
It was my belief that the first couple of years didn't matter, and i don't see it as a waste of time...any "bettering of thyself" is better than nothing, right?
I figured this person was just being negative, until i talked to some other folks....one woman with a business degree, waiting tables because her loans are horrific and she can't get a job. One guy, who just joined the army, because he can't find a job and needs the money. And my lawyer, who just left his firm to venture out on his own, because the money was just not there.
So now I'm a little discouraged.
Any advice, thoughts?
