So anyway, straight out of highschool, I went into mechanical engineering (robotics & automation). I thought it'd be awesome, and I was really excited. November 2003 rolls around, and I wanted to get the hell out, so I did.

Everybody figured I'd be good at something business-like, and I thought 'why the hell not,' so I delved into marketing. So in September 2004, I started into business marketing. My first year went fine, good marks all across the board and I liked it alright, didn't really enjoy it, but didn't hate it per se.

Now, 2nd year of this crap, I want to get out of this too. I'm not one for a lot of bullshit, and that's what this seems to be. Too much of it in fact, it's almost ridiculous. I have absolutely zero motivation to do any of this work. When I do it I get great marks but I just don't want to do it. I have absolutely no interest in it anymore.

Throughout my life, writing and the English language have been my strongest suit - mathetmatics, my arch nemesis. I began helping out one of my friends with his startup automotive review website almost 3 years ago going and driving cars and doing real reviews for that, but getting into my heavy workload at school I had no time for such things anymore, and my parents saw it as a waste of time. I disagreed and would have loved to continue on doing such a thing, as it combined my 2 strong suits, vehicular knowledge and my grasp of the English language by way of writing.

Upon me stopping helping my buddy with the review writing, he had to take 90% of the workload into his own hands, which resulted in his social life being put on the backburner. He soldiered on and had that website purchased by the Canadian Auto Press (CAP), is now a successful (at the age of 19, no less) journalist writing articles for many magazines and whatnot around Ontario thus far in addition to many others where his articles are syndicated, is a member of the Automotive Journalism Association of Canada, and also CAP. You may have read some of his work, his name is Justin Couture.

So basically I'm thinking of getting into something like written journalism. Perhaps paramedic stuff. That has always intrigued me, and when I was younger, and even up until a few years ago I would read my mom's medical textbooks for shits and giggles. She's a registered nurse, and has a metric fucktonne of them laying around. I've been interested in how the human body works since as far back as I can remember.

I just don't know, really. I wish I'd gone into school with an undeclared major, perhaps I'd have sorted myself out a few years back. I can't wait to hear the reaction from my parents when I let them know this wondrous tidbit of info.

Maybe I'm just being retarded from my lack of sleep in the past few days, considering it's 2:21am...


TL;DR (too long; didn't read) version:
My program sucks and I want to change it.

Last edited by VERTiG0 on Nov-11-2005 at 07:28

I'm in my third year now. doing accounting. and I HATE it!

wanna transfer to Sheridan to get a diploma in photography.
wanna... but not gonna

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 So basically I'm thinking of getting into something like written journalism. Perhaps paramedic stuff.

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Fuck off. I'm just throwing out ideas here for myself, alright?

2nd year of programming, and I regret not taking journalism instead...I'll give it another semester..

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Good, seems I'm not alone here.

Im in my last year of mech eng design crapididoo and I hate it too. I think pretty much everyone hates what they are in school for UNLESS they are much older and know exactly what they want at school.

it sucks, but im pushing through just to do something. I had no clue what i wanted to do either (out of hs). I know its not gonna be my life career doing this. Maybe a little bit out of school, but ill move onto something else.

Your idea to go into writing is cool as is the whole car review thing. Do you really need to go to school to do it with your buddy though? obviously down the line it woudl make you better, but maybe you shoudl finish your marketing. Then maybe if you are stil interesting do writing stuff on the side. then you can market your writing skillz like a pro.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Fuck off. I'm just throwing out ideas here for myself, alright?

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btw, if you like blood and seeing nasty shit. be a paramedic. Its great helping people(for sure) but dude, you see some messed up shit. Even playing on death websites(or places like consumption junction etc) cant adjust you for seeing it in real life.

Part of it interests me aswell but i dont know if I could deal with the nasty stuff.

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Meh.

That's school for ya.

Wanted to do CS (computer science) all throughout high school. Went into uni as a CS major. First year was allright - we did fun stuff, learned a lot, and it wasn't too hard. Second year got a lot more boring - we started learning a lot more theory and other absolutely useless tripe, and it got a lot more harder. At that point when people asked me how I liked my program I was replying "meh, it's hard, but kinda enjoyable". Now it's third year - harder still, and i'm being forced to take a lot of courses I have absolutely no interest in. Right now, I'd say I hate my program. Then again, that could be because it's 2:30am and I'm working on one of the 3 assignments due in the next few days.

Have I thought of quitting? Hell yeah - a lot. I'm interested in a lot of stuff, ranging from automotive engineering to psychology, and know that if I actually applied myself to it, I could succeed in them. However, I'm 3 years into a 4 year program - I figure I might as well finish this shit, and see how much I like/dislike the workforce before switching streams. Plus, 4th year looks a lot more flexible and thus interesting.

End of rant.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 So anyway, straight out of highschool, I went into mechanical engineering (robotics & automation). I thought it'd be awesome, and I was really excited. November 2003 rolls around, and I wanted to get the hell out, so I did. Everybody figured I'd be good at something business-like, and I thought 'why the hell not,' so I delved into marketing. So in September 2004, I started into business marketing. My first year went fine, good marks all across the board and I liked it alright, didn't really enjoy it, but didn't hate it per se. Now, 2nd year of this crap, I want to get out of this too. I'm not one for a lot of bullshit, and that's what this seems to be. Too much of it in fact, it's almost ridiculous. I have absolutely zero motivation to do any of this work. When I do it I get great marks but I just don't want to do it. I have absolutely no interest in it anymore. Throughout my life, writing and the English language have been my strongest suit - mathetmatics, my arch nemesis. I began helping out one of my friends with his startup automotive review website almost 3 years ago going and driving cars and doing real reviews for that, but getting into my heavy workload at school I had no time for such things anymore, and my parents saw it as a waste of time. I disagreed and would have loved to continue on doing such a thing, as it combined my 2 strong suits, vehicular knowledge and my grasp of the English language by way of writing. Upon me stopping helping my buddy with the review writing, he had to take 90% of the workload into his own hands, which resulted in his social life being put on the backburner. He soldiered on and had that website purchased by the Canadian Auto Press (CAP), is now a successful (at the age of 19, no less) journalist writing articles for many magazines and whatnot around Ontario thus far in addition to many others where his articles are syndicated, is a member of the Automotive Journalism Association of Canada, and also CAP. You may have read some of his work, his name is Justin Couture. So basically I'm thinking of getting into something like written journalism. Perhaps paramedic stuff. That has always intrigued me, and when I was younger, and even up until a few years ago I would read my mom's medical textbooks for shits and giggles. She's a registered nurse, and has a metric fucktonne of them laying around. I've been interested in how the human body works since as far back as I can remember. I just don't know, really. I wish I'd gone into school with an undeclared major, perhaps I'd have sorted myself out a few years back. I can't wait to hear the reaction from my parents when I let them know this wondrous tidbit of info. Maybe I'm just being retarded from my lack of sleep in the past few days, considering it's 2:21am... TL;DR (too long; didn't read) version: My program sucks and I want to change it.

Check out Western's Media and Info-Techniculture program. And that allows you to go into the Journalism Program at Western. My housemate is in the Journalism program, sounds exactly what you would enjoy.

Let me know if you need info.

Cale you are not alone! This is obviously one of the hardest decisions of your life. I took 3 years of accounting and realised that I just wanted out. I had taken accounting in Uni because i really did not know what I wanted to do in life. I am now in a computer program and much happier.

The problem today is, I think humans have developed past the point where 1 all encompassing thing will make them happy. We are too complex to be satisfied by one job. A very common statistic is that the average person will switch careers 5 times in their lives. People will not know, at this stage in life, what makes them happy, because they have not experienced it.

You were in mech eng, but did you at all work in that industry before deciding? Chances are no. You are now in marketing, again did you work much in that field? Probably not at the leve which you were training for.

My point is, fuck it. If you change, then go ahead. The destination of life and your education is AS important as the road which gets you there. Fine you switch programs a million times, and you finally end up at some job. Are you a better person for having studied a bunch of things? Did you enjoy the trip? Hopefully so.

You said that you enjoyed writting, and obviously(i must bow down) you have a passion for cars. I say go where you want to, chances are you are going to change your career down the road again. You might as well try something you like.

god there is sooo much i want to say about this topic...a million thoughts are flying through my head right now.