My whole say on all this "drop of of school stuff"

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I left school and I have zero regrets. It was probably stupid of me to be in school for two years, as the only thing I really learned was that I didn't want to be there. However this was also probably a good thing, as if I didn't go to begin with, I may have been unsure as to whether or not I should have finished college at some point.

But for all those who try to give advice such as "stay in school" or "don't stay in school", it's really stupid IMO. You should do whatever is best for you, and it should be pretty freaking obvious that what's best for you isn't going to be what was best for someone else. Anyone who doesn't understand that is pretty ignorant, yet somehow it seems that a lot of 2+2 posters have a strong opinion on how others should live their lives.

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Wow, this sounnds a lot like me, and you're one of the few people that i respect, that have told me this.

If you dont mind sharing, i'd really like to hear your story, if there is one, about what you did after dropping out of school. If you dont want to post it, could PM me, i think it would be really helpful to me.

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I left school and I have zero regrets. It was probably stupid of me to be in school for two years, as the only thing I really learned was that I didn't want to be there. However this was also probably a good thing, as if I didn't go to begin with, I may have been unsure as to whether or not I should have finished college at some point.

But for all those who try to give advice such as "stay in school" or "don't stay in school", it's really stupid IMO. You should do whatever is best for you, and it should be pretty freaking obvious that what's best for you isn't going to be what was best for someone else. Anyone who doesn't understand that is pretty ignorant, yet somehow it seems that a lot of 2+2 posters have a strong opinion on how others should live their lives.

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on point.

I agree Curtains. I was going to write a whole story about how I think school sucks and stuff, but I decided not to. To summarize: I’m 18, and if I’d quit school my parents would literally kill me.

I think most people just don't get ‘it’. Of course this is very arrogant and all to think I know things better than most people, but I think I have a good point. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

If you asked people what their goal in life is, they would give answers like: ‘I would like to be rich’, ‘I want to be famous’, ‘I want to get married and raise some kids’. What many don’t see is that everybody’s goal in life is just to be happy. They associate pleasure to something, like money, and then spend their life trying to get it. Many people for example, want to get rich because they think that would make them happy, and then work >>60 hours a week, live a miserable life with making money as their main goal. They forgot about their real goal (happiness) somewhere along the way. Would you rather be rich and unhappy or poor and happy? (easiest question ever [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img])

I think you should just do what you want to do. It seems to me that everybody wants you to live an average life. To do everything just because that's the right thing to do. That makes no sense to me...

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...I bought the car, the diamond watch, the apartment in downtown boston, the tv, the artwork, everything...

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One giant "LOL" after another, my friend.

Diamond watch? really? Hahaha, does a giant "$" logo spin on it too?

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I'm not sure if you're talking to me or not, but it doesn't really matter for what I want to say. What is this sentiment that's been dominating the board that you have to make all this money while you can to save for the future? People saying this are 19 and 20 for god's sake. I mean if you have more fun rocking out playing some poker that's awesome, but this foregoing a social life to save money is just ridiculous. Live a little and enjoy it while you have so much freedom. $50 000 will be a drop in the bucket in 10 years, the experiences you have at university and how they shape who you are in the future are invaluable. Again, if you'd rather play poker then do it, or if you're trying to pay your way through school on a tight budget then cool, but I wouldn't be foregoing the awesomeness that is university so I can improve my lifestyle a little for the first few years after school.

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Jesus so ridiculous. Just because university was awesome for you, doesnt mean it will be for someone else. Believe it or not, some people may actually learn to have an active and exciting social life outside of college.

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I think you're missing what I'm saying. I specifically said that if you'd rather be playing poker than having a social life that is totally cool. People should do what makes them happy; of course I can't tell someone what is best for them to be doing, especially when I barely know them. The OP clearly values a social life and references it several times. I'm addressing the OP's idea that you should be accumulating all this money while you can, and saying leave that for later when you will still have the opportuntity to (through poker or some other medium) and accumulate all of the unique univeristy experiences while you can, because you won't be able to later on in life (and anyone who's gone to university will tell you they never have really had an experience like it again). If he doesn't want to experience that type of social life, it's his call, but I think he is saying that he values that. There are obviously tons of unique variables one has to consider when making these decisions and I can't, nor am I trying, to address them all. I'm just saying that if you value both money and social experiences significantly, and the two are mutually exclusive at this point in your life, in general, get the social experiences while you can, because there will always be the chance for you to earn that money (unless, for you, there won't be). This isn't what I'm telling the OP he should do, it's my perspective on his comments, which he obviously wanted if he posted in the first place.

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But for all those who try to give advice such as "stay in school" or "don't stay in school", it's really stupid IMO. You should do whatever is best for you, and it should be pretty freaking obvious that what's best for you isn't going to be what was best for someone else. Anyone who doesn't understand that is pretty ignorant, yet somehow it seems that a lot of 2+2 posters have a strong opinion on how others should live their lives.

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I'm not trying to spar with you specifically, but this comment seems pretty out of place given the threads you are describing. People do not think they know how other people should live their lives, they are offering their opinions, in threads that have been started solely to ask for these opinions. Obviously what is best for one person isn't best for another, but this idea that people know what will make them happy is ridiculous. Human instinct is incredibly flawed and that's why people seek advice in the first place. I don't think people are seeking definitive answers, and they're not going to do exactly what Cyber_Friend726 says to do, but they will take that into consideration when making their decision because they clealry value the opinions of the board (or else these posts wouldn't exist).

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h0llatchaboston... were you course VI?

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my whole point was that i gave up my senior year of college so i would'nt have to get a job after i graduated, as it was i would'nt have accumulated a reasonable playing bankroll if i hadn't done that

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no but it spells out ship it on the face, i thought that was a fun little touch

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I did'nt focus on making that money just for the sake of it, or to put it away for retirement, i judged how much i needed to live a certain lifestyle after college but moreso to have a bankroll that provided me with a risk of ruin i felt safe with. I did'nt want to get a job after college because i knew i'd be miserable, the only option was to raise a responsible bankroll and the only way to do it was to sacrifice a few months of my college life.