[Danae102]

I have been to 3 colleges. The first one I quit due to bullying, the second one I was kicked out due to possession of weapon. I bought the weapon because of bullying. The last school i attended I quit due to family not supporting me. I want to do something with my life. I have no skills and talents. I want to get the heck out of my parents house because I experience emotional abuse. I cannot live another year or month in this toxic environment. It's driving me crazy. I am very unhappy living here.

[ken9018]

hey, i see your having a tough time. Cant say I really know what you have been through. But will attending college really make your situation better or worse? Do you work? Maybe having a steady job and moving out will be a better option. I'm just not sure if attending college because as you said, they didn't support you before, are your parents going to support your choice to return back to college? Best of luck, take care!

[MickeyCheeky]

I'm sorry.. I can relate a bit (I don't have any skills or talent neither ).

[AsaBoxofRocks]

College isn't worth the expense unless you know exactly what you're going to do and how to apply it to a job. I went back to university recently, in my late 30s, and I regret the decision. If you don't have financial support the loans you will incur are not worth it. I agree with what others have said; it's good to find a job and work your way up! I wish I had stayed at my last job and took the promotion I was offered rather than return to academia with all the stress and financial pressure.

Cannot you find a job and support yourself to leave? College is not always the answer, but if you get a good degree you will have better prospects. But it takes time to see the results.

[bornunderabadsign]

I went to college on and off for seven years but I didn't accomplish much because of my issues. I have also had a rather dodgy work history because of the same thing. I would suggest trying to find a job you can deal with and try to save enough money to both move out of what I can only assume is a bad home situation and get what ever help you need to get your life in order. You can always go back to school if and when you feel ready.

[alicetailor]

Quitting college is not the right decision according to me.

[Talthybius]

It seems you never had a healthy enviroment to study in. There is bullying and there is bullying. I myself saw some bullying in middle/high school, I never saw much at the college level.

I saw a lot more cases of people not connecting, being left alone, or people gossiping dislike privately. I do know adults bully, so my point kind of is that besides having a lot of experience in education (1 lower, 4 middle/high school, 4 college/university, 4 time leaving with failure), I don't have that much experience with it.

I would talk with a professional about your problems.

It seems you should leave your parents, then find the strength and confidence to attend collegle, without getting discouraged because of lack of external support. How to do this physically and mentally, I do not know.

[VanGore28]

A degree is not the be all and end all. Why don't you find a full time job, for all you know you could climb your way up if you put your all into it. The people should be more mature than college goers too

[bipolar_militarywyf]

Well from my point of view I love college. I take online classes so no bullying, i get extra testing time because I have accomodations, I enjoy studying from the comforts of home and I love technology for submitting assignments and taking test. If you really feel a desire to go to school, check some of the online colleges and see if they have something that interest you. I am majoring in Criminal Justice and I go to Troy University. School gives me purpose and although I may never use my degree its my own accomplishment. I am sorry the home life is stressful. I hope things will get better. Feel free to send me messages if you want to talk.

[llwootwootll]

Does your university offer your financial assistance? Maybe you can possibly consider moving into an apartment or the dorms (if they offer it) to get away from that environment. If not, definitely look into getting a steady job to help provide you to move out and find your own place. College will always be there and you can always attend later down the road. I do hope things will work out for the better for you.

I think it depends. If you are able to get a job that can earn you enough money to live off of preferably while allowing you to save up some money every month then I would say get a job instead.

Otherwise, college may be the better bet. You can complete a FAFSA and get grants and loans which is I believe around 16 grand or so worth if you don't have an income. You could then find a cheap college that provides student housing and live off loans and grants while you focus on your education.

If you choose the latter, just be certain that you can not only make a good living off what you learn, but also enjoy it. Life is too short to be miserable working a job that you hate your whole life.