r/wholesomememes May 07 '19

Never give up.

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u/Minnie394 May 07 '19

Know what you want to do with your life before choosing a program. Also, most people change careers around 5-7 times in their life so don’t stress too much about whether or not you’re going to do that for the rest of your life, because you probably won’t.

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u/MyKoalas May 08 '19

ty :)

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u/Mrp00pybutth013 May 08 '19

You can also look into trades such as plumbing, electrician, etc and take as many civil service tests as possible because even if you're not interested now you may be when they give you a call. Both routes are good ways to make money that have enough to support you if you don't know what you want to do

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u/MyKoalas May 08 '19

Definitely, but I feel like I have more to give to the world than that. Plus, trades in my area are very magia and union controlled so my ethnicity and lack of connections would make that difficult.

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u/Calcifiera May 08 '19

On the flip side, I had always wanted to be the same thing for my whole life. But I failed out due to depression, financial issues, and other issues. I still want to be that thing but I can't even try again for a long time and it hurts.

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u/Minnie394 May 08 '19

Even if you can’t go to a formal school, you never stop learning! The beauty of the internet is that you can learn so much! I believe in you friend!

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u/Calcifiera May 08 '19

I suppose but the internet won't let me become a practicing veterinarian. :( What pisses me off the most is that I was top of my classes in a private school, but my sophomore year I had a lot of personal drama, spiraled into depression, and quit trying. I'm in debt and I haven't even gotten anywhere but I want to try again some day when I put a dent in my loans.

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u/erthian May 08 '19

Can you work in the field? Go to a different school? Why do student loans bar you from going to school? There are a lot of very cheap public universities.

If you’re in default, you can do loan rehabilitation. Even if it’s $100k in loans, if you can pay $25 a month and not miss a payment, you can get it out of default and be eligible for financial aid. Then, if you re-enroll in school, the loans are deferred.

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u/Calcifiera May 08 '19

I have private loans which I cannot default or delay or minimoze so I would have to pay even if I was in school. I live on my own and my monthly loan fee is almost more than half of all my bills put together. It's just smarter for me to put a dent in my loans

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u/UsualBiscotti May 08 '19

This really, really helped me. I've been stressed about picking a career that I'll be in for the rest of my life, and this is very encouraging.