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Need some help with COLLEGE ADVICE?

Hi, I am currently a 21 year old college student in GA. My family and I have always been SO excited about me going to college, since I would be the first on both sides to go. However, because of being the 1st, I know NOTHING as far as college, and how everything is suppose to work. I have taken three years of core and major classes, and for the 1st time in my life plan to take this semester off. I LOVE college, but lately, I feel so lost, and like I have come to a dead end, or messed it all up, that I don’t know where to go from here. I am trying to find someone that I can sit down with, hand them everything about me & what I have accomplished so far, tell them what I am wanting to accomplish, have them explain to me what to do from here, where to go, who what when where & how. But my college counslers are NOT an option, already tired. (That’s Perimeter for you.) Please some advice, & advice on what a person is even called that could do that for me & where to find them. Thank you!

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professorc

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You are even if you have passed the sophomore year, you are in what is called the “sophomore slump”. It happens. but refocus and keep going.

An education consultant might be your best bet. I do it informally for students of MY OWN. Are you sure one of your profs couldn’t help?

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Singa
Have you talked to your parents? They know all the details and they understand you probably better than you understand yourself. If you can’t talk to your parents, do you have someone that you feel close enough to speak to who will offer an unbiased sounding block? Your minister may be another good candidate or a grandparent or aunt/uncle.

It sounds like you are wanting to hear a quick fix – someone to tell you what to do. The problem with that is that the only person who knows you, is you.

Ask yourself some questions: are you finishing college for you or your parents?

Will time off create a more confused state for you or will it be just the break that you need to clear your head?

Are you focused and determined enought to return to college after taking a year off? This will be your parent’s biggest fear and the question that they will want you to answer.

If you take a year off, what will you do during that year? Time off is great if you use it to continue learning life skills. If the year off is just one of partying and foolishness, it may turn into a waste of time that could have been better spent in college.

If you decide to take off a year, have a plan. List goals and objectives that you would like to accomplish during that time.

Whatever you decide, the person who has to live with the decision is you. Make sure that you are considering all options so that you can make an informed decision.

Good luck

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Anonymous
I can relate to your struggles, as I was also a first generation college student. Often, I had to figure it all out for myself because I didn’t know where to go. It sounds as if you’re having the same difficulties. Have you tried going to your school health center and requesting academic counseling? Also, you could present your case to a career counselor if your worries are largely about what job you want to take after graduation.

If these resources do not work, find a professor whom you trust and talk to him/her about it (it doesn’t necessarily have to be someone from your school, either, if you have other contacts). Most of the time, a good professor will want to help students and put them on the right track. Talk to them specifically about your troubles. For instance, are you struggling with deciding what classes to take or what profession you can pursue with your major? Tell them what you want to accomplish and ask, “What are some ways that I might achieve this goal?” Be advised that they will probably not issue an ultimatum telling you what to do. Instead, they may present you with options and leave you to decide for yourself. Hopefully, one of those options will appeal to you more than another.

Good luck with taking your semester off. If you are strongly dissatisfied with your college, you might consider transferring. Students should be able to ask school officials for help without getting the brush off. It probably isn’t too late to apply somewhere else if you want to enter a new school in the spring.

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grk_tigris
Well, I have couple of suggestions. Have you tried talking to your adviser? If that is not an option does your college have a career center that you can go and research different careers and majors? I’m a bit confused are you trying to decide a career or to figure out what to declare as your major? have you ever taken an aptitude test or assessment test? These are great ways to figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are as well as what you generally gravitate to. The military has something similar called ASVAB, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, which helps recruiters see what jobs they can fit new recruits in. These type of tests are in no means the final say as to what you should do but they tend to give great insight to what you might excel at in life. If you still have questions or just want to talk feel free to email me at [email protected].

Check out the links below, I think all the ones I added are for free tests.

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amazingly intelligent
I am as confused as you are! If you have taken 3 years of classes you have already declared a major. The college catalog, available to anyone, tells you what classes you need to take to obtain a degree in your major.

Academic advisers tell you what courses to take also. What do you mean they were of no help?

You may want to take an aptitude test. Your college may provide them. An aptitude test asks you a series of questions (a lot of them) and then gives you a result that indicates what professions are best suited to your responses. You can decide from there.

All colleges have academic programs that define what courses are necessary to complete a degree. If you are undecided about what you want to do or what to major in that is one thing, but spending 3 years without a clue as to what you’re doing seems implausible.

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IcanoutfishU
Pick a different college in your area and put in a request with THEIR counselor. Since you are not going to school there they will want to help you because they will want you to transfer to their college. Good Luck.
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