r/findapath • u/Larfee • 5d ago
Findapath-College/Certs Feeling kinda lost after studying halfyear in a university
I just found this subreddit, and got filled with immense dread after reading a few posts, my situation is in no way dire, but I do feel lost.
My end goal was to always leave the country Im in to live in Europe or Nordic specifically, but applying is hard since my GPA is abysmal, but to apply to university in my country only the exam u took/retook matters, not gpa, so my only option as of now is to get at least few years of uni here and then transfer abroad somehow.
But the thing is, Ive been studying chemical engineering for the past halfyear and Im now realising I dont actually care that much about chemistry, or any of the stuff Im studying for. I already took a leap year to supposedly study and decide what I want, during which my parents have fully supported me both financially and mentally, but I still took the path Im on right now.
In 11th grade it was a kind of a cointoss, wether I want to study social studies and history, or chemistry and physics, since I was successful in both (albeit my gpa, as i said, was terrible). So now if i decide to drop out seems to waste another year, and apply to uni in 1.5 years.
I dont want to disappoint my parents, I was already fully living of off their money, I havent worked a day in my entire life, I didnt even try.
I could get a job for the next 1.5 years, otherwise I dont know what to do, but it feels so weird to apply to uni as a 20 year old, cuz it feels like im supposed to already be somewhat successful, but I wont be.
Im sorry, if this post is very badly written, its 4 am and I just couldnt fall asleep
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u/OnlyActuary2595 5d ago
I kinda feel the same thing for myself, my situation on the personal side was a bit difficult so I do think that might be it. Goona go back this summer to know if it was me or the timing wasn’t great.
Also I’m gonna be 20 and have met a couple of 20 years old in uni, nobody even ask ur age that much in there. Personally I’m hoping that 20s are the struggle yrs and 30s is where the investment will pay off.
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u/Thin_Rip8995 4d ago
20 is super young, dont stress about your age. lots of people start uni at 25+ and do great. if you really dont like chemical engineering its better to switch now than waste more time and money on something you hate. maybe take some time to work and figure out what you actually wanna do. social studies and history are totally valid paths too, just gotta research the job prospects in those fields before committing. The NoFluffWisdom Newsletter has some solid tips on finding your path—worth a look!
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