Should I give up on university

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07 Jan 2024, 2:21 pm

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Did you enroll in university to earn a degree or to make friends?  Your answer will point to your destiny, as you can have one or the other, but usually not both.

(Hint: Friends may come and go, but education stays with you.)


They don't have to be mutually exclusive, nor come and go. Some of the best friends I still have today I met in college 30 years ago.


Exactly. It kinda seems like projecting one's own negative social experiences and assuming they'll be universal.

Being able to make and maintain friendships makes a lot of struggles easier, either directly or indirectly by providing emotional support. College/university is a good place to meet people with shared interests, making it an ideal place for friendships to potentially start.


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10 Jan 2024, 1:45 pm

Nowadays i cant even sit in front of a computer and work on something.

I became extremely dull and functionless.

I dropped out and dont wanna return. The problem is what Im gonna do now.



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10 Jan 2024, 6:33 pm

Highly_Autistic wrote:
Nowadays i cant even sit in front of a computer and work on something.

I became extremely dull and functionless.

I dropped out and dont wanna return. The problem is what Im gonna do now.


Well you've clearly lost the passion. What do you see yourself doing?



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24 Jan 2024, 6:09 pm

cyberdad wrote:
Highly_Autistic wrote:
Nowadays i cant even sit in front of a computer and work on something.

I became extremely dull and functionless.

I dropped out and dont wanna return. The problem is what Im gonna do now.


Well you've clearly lost the passion. What do you see yourself doing?


I will definitely do the same thing, be a programmer, or whatever in this field. Because it's my only skill.



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25 Jan 2024, 2:08 am

^^^ When my brother was having a lean patch in the job market he found he got lots of short term contracts through job agencies for computer engineers and programmers.

Eventually one of the agency jobs eventually landed him a contract that ended up in permanancy



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26 Jan 2024, 6:12 am

cyberdad wrote:
^^^ When my brother was having a lean patch in the job market he found he got lots of short term contracts through job agencies for computer engineers and programmers.

Eventually one of the agency jobs eventually landed him a contract that ended up in permanancy

yes, this!! ! Son got experience and took on line classes to learn new computer programs and skills while working temporary or short term contracts, eventually got job offers, kept learning, now working at home, team leader and making 6 figures as security specialist. Follow your passion, but there are lots of ways to get where you want to go!


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26 Jan 2024, 1:34 pm

The problem is I dont have any work experience and dont want to waste time anymore. Idk what to do



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26 Jan 2024, 8:35 pm

^^ Does your government have programs to support unpaid internships? In Australia there are programs for autistic graduates

this would permit you to get the experience you need