Mid-College Crisis

I hope by taking this break, your head will be clear enough to know what you really want to do. As for starting in the fall, I guess I will see when the time comes, plus the fact that I went online to save what classes I needed only to find that it may have changed because this fall my school is switching from quarters to semesters. By taking a break now, I can concentrate on revising my plan if I need to.

I'm thinking that I'm quitting that college and that major. Now that I've seriously taken a good look at myself and Digital Film/Media Production, I've realized that it was a huge contributing factor to my personal crisis, plus I don't even like it anymore and I haven't for quite some time. I don't think it would be in my best interest to keep going just for the sake of getting the degree. It's a very narrow degree for a narrow field that I'm pretty certain I don't want to work in for even a short period of time. I do want to go to and finish a college, I'm just thinking that I'm going to want to go somewhere else for something else. I have a few ideas, but no solid plans at the moment. I'm still dealing with my personal crisis at the moment, and I will be doing that for quite some time. It's nice to take a break, isn't it? Of course the break is less nice when you've got issues like these hanging over your head. I hope you're able to go back in the fall, or whenever it is you want to start back up again.

That's really what I'm hoping for too. When my academic advisor told me I could withdraw for awhile I was so relieved. I couldn't have faced the next quarter, I was a complete wreck. I feel much better now. Have you gotten much time in to work on that since you've been on break? I haven't written anything in what seems forever, partially because of school and this crisis. I haven't had the time, energy, or the heart to work on anything.

Thanks, it's great to see you again too. I know I've been largely absent the last few months, but I really did miss it here. So hi right back at ya!

Hope having Nenya around is a bit of joy and comfort for you in your difficult situation. Hugs.

Yes, it is! I absolutely adore my cat. I've taken to scratching her head and cooing, "Who loves you? Who loves you? I love you! I love this cat! I love this cat!" and happy nonsense like that. She'll be a year old in April, and "officially" a cat and not my baby kitten anymore. She's on the small size for a cat but quite clearly cat-sized by now.

Well it seems like the sky is falling down at the moment and I've had to rip myself up into tiny little pieces and find a way to get on a fresh clean page. But I've also received loads of encouragement along the same lines. My dad keeps trying to encourage me by saying, "I knew exactly what I wanted to be at your age! A highschool math teacher!" Which is only encouraging because he wound up a patent attorney and never got any closer to teaching high school math than him saying he wanted to at my age. Thanks for the tip, I'll keep that in mind.

Well for the price of those Rosetta Stone packages, I think you might as well go to college. lol I don't think it's a bad thing to wait though, college is a big commitment. I'm finding myself wishing that I had waited awhile rather than just diving right into it hoping for the best.

That's really inspiring, thanks for that! I'm not sure I want to join the navy myself(), but it's good to hear that quitting college actually worked out for you in the long run. My Mom's expressed some desire for me to go back but hasn't pushed me, though it upsets me to know that I'm going to be disappointing her. My Dad seems to have no feelings whatsoever, which is surprising considering he's been the one paying for my college. "If you want to go somewhere else honey, I'll support you. I'm sure you'll figure it all out." He says. Which I'm extremely grateful for the support but I find the guidance a bit lacking.