Expelled from college...what now?

Agorist
Mon, 30 Nov 2015 05:28:13 +0000

I was expelled from college the first week of my sophomore year. I was caught with over an ounce of marijuana in my dorm room, along with a small amount of xanax and some illegal paraphernalia. My criminal charges were dismissed and for the time being I’m working part time and waiting to enroll in classes at a community college. Part of the reason why I’m posting this here is because I’m looking for input from others who’ve gone through a similar situation or just general thoughts and advice. But I also just feel like I need to type this out to vent. It might sound melodramatic but I honestly feel like my life is falling apart, I’ve become very secluded and depressed since this happened. I don’t know what kind of future I’ll have due to this stupid mistake I made.

I was planning on double majoring in finance and accounting, and perhaps transferring from my average university (ranked ~150) to a more prestigious university. Now that dream is shattered and my goal is to enroll in a community college and transfer to a school of the same tier as my original university. To me this is very depressing because I spent kindergarten through 12th grade in various selective enrollment programs, I always got good test scores and grades but because being in possession of a harmless plant is apparently a mortal sin my future is now practically ruined. I’m also now in debt for a semester which I got no credit for and my family cannot afford to pay for my schooling.

Again sorry for being so melodramatic but please share your thoughts if you have any.

Although I’ve always been critical of the military, I’ve been seriously considering enlisting as a result of this whole situation, of course being expelled for drugs probably ruins my chances. I guess I’ll just be working in some shitty retail job the rest of my life…