/lit/ - Literature

I went quite late, as a mature student. Started two years later than most people graduate here.

I think I was much better off as a result. I knew more or less exactly what I wanted, and because it was my own money and time, I took it really seriously. I really feel like I had huge advantages over the younger people.

Posting because I watched a lot of those people either drop out, or do equally destructive things because of the same things that made the drop-outs drop out. They just didn't know what they wanted, but they were rushed into it so young by their parents. I mean, for me, first and second year were miserable slogs through courses I didn't want to do, but I found ways to squeeze in the stuff I DID want to do, and when I got to really tackling my major I enjoyed it. But I saw so many people burning out in first and second year because they got slammed with an obnoxious courseload full of gen-eds right out of high school, and lost interest in the whole process of university (not to say their actual intellectual interests) as a result. Then by third or fourth year, because they're so tired of it they don't grab on to the opportunities for real study, and it just seems like "what, another two years of this shit?"

For you younger people, try to keep your head above the water and find the things you love. Also, don't be worried about flubs and fuck-ups and taking an imperfect trajectory through life. Everyone's was a little imperfect, and most people I've encountered had at least one major wonky episode where they lost an entire year of productivity or even got an entire degree they didn't really want. Life is complicated.

>implying asians are conscious

lmfao