Discourage Education
what issues do you face that make thriving in college difficult for you?
The potential deal breakers that I constantly face are money, socializing, age and social pressure. Ever since I started school I had to take a very low paying job. I make four times less of what I used to make. Also,I have a family and the pressure of having a family while going to school is huge. My partner is making more than me and usually she gets frustrated because pretty often I can’t afford the activities that you would be able to do a decent salary. For example: going out to restaurants that she enjoys so much, traveling, going to comedy shows, a weekend get away, etc. I also get frustrated with myself because I earn so little and I often blame it on school. Sometimes i feel like quitting and focus on earning what i used to earn before but I love to learn and go to school that i feel at the end it is going to be worth while. I have to self sacrifice so much for school. I hardly ever buy anything for myself and that’s ok I really like not being materialistic but there is a limit. I don’t usually treat myself to small things for extended periods of time like having a Frappuccino, and that really sucks. Working just make ends meet it is really suffocating. It is a situation that would really affect anyone and everybody else around them. I am lucky that I don’t have kids yet because the pressure would be so much more and I admire people that already have kids and go to school. Your self esteem could be affected, and sometimes I criticize myself of how much I suck, and where in life I should be right now. School just becomes more difficult because you can’t fully put the best you got into it. It is difficult to learn how to balance a job and study time, specially after you are getting off from work and feeling tired and drained from a full day. All you want to do is to come home to relax and decompress, and the last thing that you want to do is study. It takes a lot of discipline to be able to make a conscious effort to redirect and refocus on a new task.
Another deal breaker that i have to deal with is socializing. I love spending quality time with my family and friends but school and work take most of my time. My Family often complains that i don't have enough time for them or that i should take a break and i fully understand where they come from. My friends used to call me a lot to go hang out and invite me to trips but since i reject them so much either because of money or school they don't call me as much but i know they will understand later on when i graduate and become successful.
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