I graduated high school in 2015, and that following Fall semester, I enrolled in Tarrant County College which is my county’s local community college. I had actually earned some credit hours from my senior year and with being one of the cheaper options for post public school education, especially with the tuition breaks from residing within the county, it was a no brainer for me. I definitely did not have the grades for a full or partial ride at a university. Anyways, I was still unsure of what I wanted to pursue, so I graduated with an Associates of the Arts degree in 2018. It took me a little longer than the typical two years since I went part time for a semester due to feeling a bit of a crash. I was also chosen for the work-study program so I was getting paid very minimum wage working in the community outreach department and once I graduated, I would lose my job, so I wanted to hold onto it for as long as possible lol

Once I graduated from there, I was seriously thinking about going for a masters in sociology with a minor in criminal justice. Essentially, I wanted to be a criminologist with less focus on the legal side and more on the investigation side. With my slightly better grades I had gotten in college, I applied for the closest university that I had not heard so much negativity about and got accepted to the University of North Texas. I honestly forgot how long I lasted since spoiler alert; I did not complete my education and basically dropped out. As it turned out, college life is severely not for me. I was basically miserable the entire time and I began to realize how scummy universities do things. The advisors claim they know all the classes and prerequisites that are required for your degree, just for a secret new credit requirement to sneak up behind you. I frankly got tired of having to spend more and more money, just to get virtually nowhere with my degree. At the end of the day, I got though a little over halfway through my bachelor’s program before I realized this was no longer the path I wanted to travel.

Honestly, I regretted dropping out at first which was mainly due to the disappointment I thought it would give my family. Luckily, they were understandable since my cousin had been going through a similar situation with his university. His four years of education had turned into 6 years due to them adding more classes to his degree plan. He eventually left school and has worked at Amazon for the past several years.