<p>Ok, maybe you’re a ■■■■■; maybe not. If you cant benefit from the advice of others, maybe someone else can. First of all, did you read my book? jk, but this is the story of my life. I was at college my first semester, far from home, just turned 18. I was excited to go to a new place. But after just 3 weeks there and 2 weeks of classes, I felt I had made a mistake. EVERYONE said “stick it out, it will get better!” My parents said “you can’t come home; you can’t live here.” My counselors said just finish the semester. And I kept asking and asking until I got someone to say what I wanted to hear (It’s okay to drop out). Finally, the Dean (small school), after initially trying to convince me to stay, admitted that the same thing had happened to him. He dropped out and went back to school later and it worked out fine. Finally, someone said it!: It was OK to drop out. I got 60% of my tuition back and 40% of my housing. If I’d waited till Monday, ZERO. I paid back my student loan, my scholarship and my grant with a nice letter of regret and thanks. Not knowing where else to go, I moved in with my boyfriend (OK, that last part was NOT a good idea: Parents heed: don’t say they can’t come home). BUT… I got a job, took a night class each semester at the local college in classes I LIKED, got A’s, and learned some things about myself. A year after dropping out, I tried a new college with a new major, had the credits I’d earned in high school, during placement testing at the other college and my recent classes transfered to my new college, and started out with 30 credits just from testing and past work. I did a co-op study (alternating semesters of school/work) and still graduated with my high school classmates. It was the best scholastic decision I’ve ever made. I loved school, I loved my new home and I was ready for college. My biggest mistakes the first time were that I was too young, burned-out from high school and too far from home… and did what others wanted me to do. So find what you want to hear, know there’s always SOMEONE who will support your decision, and don’t be afraid to follow your own gut instincts. I decided that all the people could give me all the advice, all along, but in the end, I was the one who was going to have to LIVE through it! Do what you want and be comfortable with accepting whatever consequences that follow. Either way there will be consequences, but at least if you do what YOU truly want to do, the consequences will be much easier to deal with because you won’t be wasting energy blaming the people who told you NOT to do what YOU wanted to do. So drop out! Just drop out! … IF that’s REALLY what YOU want to do … or don’t, it’s up to you! (P.S…and don’t go to law school!!!)</p>