college was a bust. It wasn’t until I was 30 that I knew what I wanted to study.
looking back I made some mistakes, college was one of em. id be much happier if I went to work. I wish I would have had some guidance along the way from the family that could have talked some sense into me. luckily I didn’t spend much on college so no student loan debt.
college, it comes after high school, that’s the only reason I went.
I failed my first two times trying to get my degree but it was from my schizo and alcohol problem. Going to try again this year now that I’m sober.
I am currently at my first year of nurse school, I don’t get along with the other classmates because they act like children. Like they are in high school again. I hate them and they probably hate me, hopeful I can look past that and finish
Did the accounting degree before psychosis but I dealt with depression since high school. I just did it because I was good at it but now I realize it wasn’t my cup of tea.
I think now I would do a trade degree of some type. Maybe welding. If I was smarter and more patient I’d do a biology degree like @freakonaleash. I used read for hours on microbiology. 
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I took on a lot of credit hours my first 2 years mainly because the honors program I was enrolled in encouraged it. I was on the Dean’s list for the first two years but then started getting depressed and often wandered around campus aimlessly. I didn’t have a girlfriend or too many friends and usually ate my meals alone. My grades eventually tanked so I took a semester off and volunteered while I took one CS course that wasn’t too hard. I came back and finished a BA in Physics and then finished a BS in Computer Science with a Math minor the following year. I had been feeling fairly well and had been going to counseling but no meds. I got hired by a large corporation and had my first major hospitalization and psychotic break when I came back from their “boot camp” training. It took me a total of 6 years to finish two undergrad degrees. Luckily I didn’t have any student debt because I had some scholarships and worked part time.
Succeeded in graduating with Phi Beta Kappa. Had my initial episode while dropped out, leaving 6 unfinished credits. Had to teach myself reading comprehension all over again. After 3 years, registered for the winter term, but the courses were too hard, so I dropped out. Next term, took a poetry writing workshop graded and Japanese Religions pass/no pass. My shrink told me if I wanted to drop out, stay registered and just take F’s. He knew I wouldn’t let that happen, so, with the help of Xanax and pleasant Mexican lunches out with my dad (I miss that!), I finally made it.
Sounds like heaven for me
I highly recommend finding your earthly heaven.
I am not religious, I use that expression because it express so much.
And I already found ‘heaven’ on earth. Its my alone time doing nothing, relaxing, reading, writing, drinking coffee, smoking, take a bike ride.
You know, the little things
My heavens are intellectual. I love music, literature, philosophy. I love playing my bass guitars and writing just to be writing.
Perhaps I’ll start my own forum and call it “Sophophilia.” What do you think?
I got through college, skipped too many classes, didn’t have positive symptoms til 10 years later. I would say I failed, even though had a 3.0 in laboratory science, because I should have done better
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