College is mad lame. Maybe I should move to Brazil and become a fisherman
I'm moderately smart and very sociable (center of the party type shit, love talking to people), but I get bored very easily and I hate school. It takes so much effort for me to read a textbook or pay attention in class. I get tired and I fall asleep all the fucking time.
I'm a senior in college and I've done two internships and I'm finding it so hard to finish. I have a 3.9 GPA now, but I'm so over this shit, it's gonna be 2.9 by the time I graduate. I'm drunk most days and my group members all hate me, but I find myself not caring at all. I don't think I want the post-college life I'm headed toward.
I feel like I'm on the wrong path in life. Anybody else in the same boat?
You're the guy who fell asleep and got fired, right? I guess they were right to fire you if you were drunk all the time.
Sounds like you have some real issues. Better get this sorted out before it turns in to a serious problem.
what do you mean before?
Sounds like you have a typical case of senioritis. Don't do something drastic that will shoot down your future career/MBA prospects (i.e., reckless drinking, GPA jumping off a cliff, move to Brazil having no marketable experience). I'd suggest finding simple things to get enjoyment out of, whether it be pick-up basketball, playing billiards, becoming a Madden pro, challenging yourself to get with the hottest girl, etc. It's hard to give advice via an internet chat board, but it sounds like you've built up a strong resume and personality throughout the past few years -- don't choke at the finish line.
one option, not saying its the best, take a semester off (assuming you can resume back in school exactly where you left off with credits/status) and do whatever it is you need to do to get some perspective, figure out what you really want
doing something extreme like moving to a brazilian fishing village for a few months at your age and particular time in life actually may not be that bad of an idea, you'll probably get bored really quickly and want your old life back, but if you don't get bored and you love the new lifestyle, run with it.
my personal recommendation: this summer backpack from mexico to colombia, stay in hostels, party like crazy, get it out of your system, then return back to school in the fall and kill it
I think you just worked to hard to get that 3.9 and are burning out a little man. Just chill and don't let your grades drop TOO far (basically, just graduate) and get a job on the "path you're headed toward," try it for at least 9 months/1 year, and if you still want to be a fisherman hippy then go for it.
YES, you are on the wrong path in life.
First quit alcohol, unless your goal is killing neurons in a short lapse of time. It's useless, with terrible effects the day after and quite an expensive "pee-able" enriched water (unless you buy shit and do this over more than 1 month).
About the principal, we all pass through that (if not then 90%); endless hours of useless blah blah that you are hardly ever going to use again in real life, but you are supposed to do it as everyone else. The point is you have to find some motivation/goal. If it makes you feel better, I'm preparing a research paper about Keynes which is extremely boring and useless for the future job I want, however I have to do it.
Think that at the moment you already have had opportunities that others couldn't even dream of. You have a high GPA and 2 internships and probably into a target school. Don't screw it up or you might regret it later. Being a fisherman could be cool, but when you don't make enough to pay bills... 'turns out to be a big s***.
This actually sounds like a pretty serious problem. Alcoholism, depression... if you can't stay awake at work, go to school without being drunk, or manage to be a productive member of a group, you should probably seek help right away. You get exactly one chance at your undergraduate experience. Living a stress free (yeah right) life as a fisherman in Brazil is not going to fix your problems but exacerbate them.
In a rare moment of absolute sincerity, I suggest you seek professional help as soon as you can.
You're fine. Just SAC up and get your shit done in presumably your last semester. If you don't have a FT gig landed, then I would suggest going abroad for a while, as mentioned.
The Brazil angle is kinda dumb and awesome at the same time...on one hand learning Brazilian Portuguese is hard and not translatable other than in Portugal. Plus, their economy has slowed down dramatically, assuming you wanted to stick around and get serious. On the other, the World Cup is this summer and I would kill to be down there if I could.
The last thing you want to do is kill your 3.9 GPA your last semester of college. I'd try and take a semester off and evaluate things. However, I'm not sure what the deal is with getting a refund on your tuition at this point in time. You could try and pull a George Bush and string some C+'s together while going to school drunk.
So it sounds like you're a normal college student. Congratufuckinglations. How about you grow the fuck up? Quit posting about how lazy you are on an internet forum and go do something. You won't have this level of freedom again until you retire.
You're just ungrateful as shit. People would kill to get an education like you, to have good grades like you, and you want to piss it away cause you're "bored". Do everyone a favor and go to Brazil to be a fisherman.
Three bottles of Tylenol will do the trick.
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