I finally figured out that not going to college is not a huge issue. College isn’t made for everyone. I can attest to that because I didn’t go to college for many reasons.
One reason is that many people are created different. Some have it easier than others. Some human brains are able to fill, retain knowledge, and remember things that I can’t even remember. So in a sense high school was smooth sailing for them which made college a suitable option for them. There are people like me who don’t have it like that, but it doesn’t make us stupid. It’s just not meant to be our next step after high school.
Hands-on learning was better in my case. It helped me learn a lot easier. Instead of putting myself in school for something I don't desire to do, I chose to take the technical school route because it was more in my range.
The second reason that some people know for a fact that college isn’t for them is the constant keeping up with hard classes and high-stress levels. I, for one, can’t deal with the constant pressure to not fail my classes because you pay for them and you need to make it worth the money. That’s especially where the stress then comes out the most.
There’s nothing wrong with not getting a degree. College changes people and it can drive them completely crazy with an overload of school work. Clearly, I can see myself perfectly fine after knowing all of what college contains.
College may give you the opportunity to socialize, stay involved with sports or get involved with Greek life. Still, it doesn’t cover the fact that college is hard and will drown you if you can’t keep up with the work overload. Therefore, college is not for me or for anyone that agrees with my reasons for not attending college.
Stay calm though. You can still get through life without college. You shouldn’t feel any less because you didn’t choose college. Some have to go because of the job career they pick, but if you don’t want one of those then, by all means, you do not have to go. College is not a need, it truly is a want.
People aren’t going to think of you less if you don’t go. You have a choice and if people judge you then they have things on their mind and want to form their own opinion. Just know college isn’t for everyone and I know that first hand because I didn’t go and I’m happy I didn’t.
Many doors were open for me, such as traveling. That was so much more enjoyable and not as stressful. So take my word when I say college isn’t for everyone. You don’t have to be that typical person that goes straight to college after high school. You can be different and do what you want to do.
