Each individual class is super long. I hate my major (Bio) and I'm locked into it due to my GPA. Not interested in anything, whatsoever, and it's not like I'm waiting for a magic fairy to give me an answer, but having no money doesn't help. I commute, so the travelling is pretty boring and I hate driving. Dorming would most likely be worse and cost a fortune. I suck at every class. I barely manage a C- and I bust my ass off. Currently have a 1.97 cumulative GPA. I don't like socializing or partying, so I avoid people at all costs. Luckily, I don't have time between classes this semester, so it's just group activities, if any. Only started classes today, senior year (still have 3 semesters to go). It's a waste of money. I'm not going anywhere with my life and college certainly isn't what I should be doing, but it's either that or I live on the streets. Because I keep going on and off a 2.0, I have no money for myself. I eat almost every other day, I can't buy new clothes, my prescription glasses are not good enough anymore, etc. People claim that everyone is social and shit, but no one has ever even batted an eye towards me unless it's me asking the professor a question in class or visiting financial aid. I don't have a problem with this since I prefer to be away from people I don't care for, but it's funny how everyone talks up how people are super social and looking to bang each other.
I could go on and on...
The values of college are highly overrated these days by old generations who grew up in an era when it means a whole lot more.
Most people I know who got good majors for their bachelors or went through with law school or whatever are now doing nothing related to what they went to school for. Like for example, I know a guy who did law school, passed the Bar, that is now doing real-estate. I know a guy who got a bachelors for business accounting that is now doing a small business with his buddy. There's a lot of people like this.
I mean sure there's a lot of people who make good use of it, but there's also a lot of people who are finding themselves not using their college education nearly as much as they thought they would.
Personally, I think I would have been better off if I didn't waste so much time, stress, and effort trying to make it work. There is no way I am going to pressure any kids I have into going to college, that's for sure. I learned the faults of that mentality. ---
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell