I really need some help

Alexius_von_Meinong · 2021-04-03T21:59:34+00:00

Your family will get over it. If you apply yourself, you can excel in the program into which you were accepted.

If your parents are paying the bills, then take the money and try to be a good son to them. If you're paying the bills, then do what you want to do, and they will come around.

JohnPettimore · 2021-04-03T23:49:47+00:00

I went to one of the best colleges in the United States -- think top 3 liberal arts school -- followed by a Top Ten law school. Your parents, who would fucking have seizures if you got into these schools, are full of shit. These places are EXTREMELY hard to get into, and once you're in, you have to work your fucking ass off to stay in the game. If you're not super-motivated to study at the absolutely top of your game for years -- internal motivation, not external -- you don't belong there. You'll burn out. The school has to work for you, not as some sort of status symbol or Golden Ticket for aspirational parents.

Goaliej · 2021-04-04T00:05:42+00:00

You do you. Seems like your parents might be trying to live their lives vicariously through you. Your life was a gift and you need to enjoy living it. Don't worry, it will all work out. One day at a time.

nplusultra · 2021-04-03T22:22:51+00:00

> I didn’t get into my number 1 college which my parents really looked forward to

Try the second best, the third best ...

On the long run it's much more important that you build your skill set and not which name your college had.

Life and building a successful career capital is a marathon not a sprint. And you'll find more hard challenges a long the way. Don't give up but just keep pushing. With time you'll get better in handling those 'disappointments'.

the_arab_shrek2 · 2021-04-03T22:25:39+00:00

Hey man, don't let your family decide for you. Do what's interesting to you. Honestly going from doctor to engineer ain't bad at all. In cases like this you hear kids wanting to go from doctor to actor or something along those lines. You could potentially be doing this for a decade or more. Don't wanna do what you hate.

Entire_Action_9927 · 2021-04-03T22:31:43+00:00

Let your parents process this "depression". They had been filled by the media with all this BiG NameS™ of dreamy colleges. Lies, there are local colleges that are the same qualified if not more.

The important thing is what you do study (the field I mean) and how, not where you do. The bright side is that you don't need to kill yourself with all that debt that big names do promise.

If I could give you one tip, this would be it: extra curriculum reading. Don't just wait for your professors homework, read more than what you are given.

And best of luck!

Title	I really need some help
Author	swaggykmk
Upvotes	5
Comments	8
Date	April 3, 2021 9:34 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW
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