Should I finish college? (long)

[tonypaladino]

OP,

You are a spoiled [censored]. Your parents are paying for you to attend an overpriced college, you have no job, and you want to drop out with one year left?

[Paluka]

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My apartment in NYC is about a 15 minute subway ride or 20-30 min bus ride (NYU provides free bus transportation) to campus. The ability to schedule classes consecutively isn't guaranteed. This means I could have a class at 9 AM and then one at 5 PM. I would then either have to stay on campus or take the bus/subway back/forth and waste a lot of time.

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I can't believe that nobody has responded to this portion of your post. It is baffling that you live in NYC and somehow think this is a big negative.

[whitelime]

Why is it baffling? Most people live close to campus where they can roll out of bed 15 minutes before class and make it there on time.

[turnipmonster]

dude, you're making 600k a year, get an apartment right next to campus.

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Why is it baffling? Most people live close to campus where they can roll out of bed 15 minutes before class and make it there on time.

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So move closer. If you make so much bank you can afford a Village apartment.

Most people in NYC have a commute much worse than you. A 15 minute trip to class is not a good reason to drop out.

[chesspain]

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Why is it baffling? Most people live close to campus where they can roll out of bed 15 minutes before class and make it there on time.

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So move closer. If you make so much bank you can afford a Village apartment.

Most people in NYC have a commute much worse than you. A 15 minute trip to class is not a good reason to drop out.

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Well, that in conjunction with the whole immaturity thing...

[Paluka]

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Why is it baffling? Most people live close to campus where they can roll out of bed 15 minutes before class and make it there on time.

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It took me more than 15 minutes to walk to many of my classes when I lived on campus in college.

[danzasmack]

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My apartment in NYC is about a 15 minute subway ride or 20-30 min bus ride (NYU provides free bus transportation) to campus. The ability to schedule classes consecutively isn't guaranteed. This means I could have a class at 9 AM and then one at 5 PM. I would then either have to stay on campus or take the bus/subway back/forth and waste a lot of time.

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I can't believe that nobody has responded to this portion of your post. It is baffling that you live in NYC and somehow think this is a big negative.

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Also - Bobst (the library) has wireless internet. Go downstairs and play if you don't want to do work in between classes - i did it for a while.

But you're a senior - you can get whatever classes you want.

[SippinSoma]

What most people here haven't considered is that you have closer to a HALF a year left. You only need to take 4 more classes related to your major, and 4 mickey mouse classes. Take your demanding classes the first semester, and take the mickey mouses the following semester. Take 4 intro classes - two languages, psychology, and whatever else. Then graduate.

Besides, you'll probably waste all your academic time anyway and just cram during finals. Two weeks a semester of actual work isn't bad.

It doesn't sound like money is an issue, why are you bringing up your $600k goal? BTW, playing 30 hours a week for an entire year is not easy - I would cut some off the top if I were you.

Lastly, in a traditional upbringing where your parents' "goal" is to get you past college, it is a dick move to quit this late in the game. If they say they are okay with it, they're lying to you.

[MCS]

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If I play 30 hrs/week for 50 weeks a year, I expect to make over $600k.

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Are you sure you didn't accidentally add in an additional zero?