Q: What on earth am I doing? Let me start off by saying I’m a relatively smart cookie. But I have to ask, why does being smart necessarily mean going to college? These weren’t the exact words my parents said (actually, they said nothing like it), but it’s basically the meaning they’ve been getting across since I was in high school. Here I am, on my fourth college in my fifth year, and all I’ve been thinking about in the past several months (*coughYEARScough*) is how I don’t want this. I don’t know if it’s specifically the major I don’t want or if it’s school in general. I just don’t like what I’m doing. My problem, however, lies in the fact that if I don’t go to school full time (at least 12 credits/semester, which is four classes), I won’t have health insurance. I may be relatively smart, but I’m not relatively healthy. I’ve got a whole mess of medical issues on top of the fact that anything could happen to me at any moment in time (not to sound tragic, but you never know). I’m in school pursuing a degree in English. I know it, it’s what I’m good at, but I’m not exactly excited or passionate about it. I’m passionate about film and things involved with it, but I’m not about to move out to California, New York, or Miami because a) I can’t afford it, and b) I need my parents within a relatively close proximity in case my health fritzes. Honestly, other than this little blip on my radar, I’m happy. This is just a huge pothole that’s got me really confused.
A: Well if you believe that your smart enough to get far in life then you can stop taking that subject because you shouldn’t be doing something that your not passionate about. & well don’t worry about going very far right now because the most important thing to take care of is your health & when you have enough money from your jobs or your parents then you can go and start new ! & earn some moneyy! (; Goodluck!
