Should I drop out of university?
University can severely impact mental health through isolation, distance from home, and misery, leaving students unsure if they are strong enough to finish. This paralyzing doubt makes it difficult to weigh career pivots, living arrangements, and the regret of staying versus leaving without an unbiased outside perspective.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1studying for professional accounting exams while doing the bare minimum to pass current university classes
- 2trying to switch university majors or transfer to a school closer to home
- 3finishing the current degree first before pursuing a different career path
- 4Writing a pros and cons list
- 5Asking strangers on Reddit for an unbiased perspective
- 6Considering switching from in-person to fully online classes
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“But I don’t know what to do. I’m currently renting a room so I don’t pay for the outrageous rent prices in the area, but I also have a house in the same city where I was offered the job. This eliminates the cost of living in my current city, but I’m not sure if taking the other job is something I should do”source ↗
“Trust, I did the pros vs cons list but I’m biased. I needed strangers POV’s.”source ↗
“Actually this is why I’m on Reddit. I needed a non biased POV, cold perspective from somebody that doesn’t know me.”source ↗
“Should I quit my film degree to pursue ACCA + a finance related masters afterwards?”source ↗
“now at about to be 20, I REALLY regret my decision.”source ↗
“university makes me so miserable, I feel so isolated here, and regret picking a university 4 hours away from home. My mental health has really been impacted here and I find it hard to get through day to day.”source ↗
“I don't know if I am mentally strong enough to stay here and get through it.”source ↗
Where this came up
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- 10Is giving up a secure pension job worth it?
- 2Is it worth leaving the airport during a long layover?