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Re: The promise of college for our generation

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Originally Posted by Ken Leung

There are a lot of student in college who are there without knowing what they want to do, and what they are going to do after getting out of college. There are a lot of students who even before going to college, already have trouble figuring out what their future is. There are a lot of students who struggle in college without knowing what they are struggling for.
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I am asking this question in a very general way, because a lot of FIRST students go to college knowing what they want. But I don't see the same for a lot of other students (ie. students who haven't participated in FIRST).
Ken, amazing post, and a great topic.

I went into college knowing exactly what I was going to do in life, which was to be a tech ed. teacher. However, I found out that while I still would like to teach some day, that it is not for me right now. I actually ended up dropping out of college because I was so confused on what to do with life and felt like I was wasting my time and money by being there.

It has been a year now, and I feel that this break from the education realm is actually exactly what I needed to get my life straightened out. Experiencing what it is like to work a dead end job full time has really given me the perspective of what I do not want to do with my life. With a little luck and some help through FIRST. I am going back to college next year with an attended major in broadcasting. It is amazing to think that even after being graduated for two years, FIRST can still help you out in life.

If I would have stayed in college not knowing what I was going to do for my major and with the rest of my life, I do not believe that I would have found my "calling". So here is my question: Do teachers/ education administration officials tell you to go to college and to stay in college when you have no clue what you are going to do just to make the university more money? As much as this seems like a cruel and evil thing to do, I believe that there is some truth to it. Believe it or not, it is a business, and ask any business owner(s) the true meaning of having a business and they will tell you that it is money. If they say otherwise than they are most likely lying to you (this is excluding a lot of mom and pop shops, I am talking more corporations here).
Yes, even public universities are businesses, that is why they have administration. They are there to recruit students and make the money to keep their college going.

To answer your question Ken, I believe that when I found out that my dreams and goals changed, that I feel extra hard. Yes there are guidance counselors, and some of them are very helpful, but it just isn’t enough at times. Their answer was to stay in college and that I should find something that interests me.
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