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Scipio · 11-27-2006, 08:29 PM

It sounds like you want to own your business rather than study economics. Is this correct? Is owning your own business what would make you happy? Would you enjoy it even if you didn't achieve much monetary success?

If the answers are yes, you know what to do. If you are actually serious, if you really work on your goals, there is no doubt that you will be earning a good income by the time the four years that you would spend in school is over.

Just don't let this be a rationalization for not liking productivity. I know people who dropped out of college because they said it wasn't where their interests lay, but then didn't do anything related to their goals when they got out. Interests aren't automatic, you have to explore things and see if you begin to like them. So introspect--see why your emotions are the way they are.

The things that you like in the college environment are not exclusive to college. You can meet people and live on your own.

About your family: You can live your life the way other people want you to, and one day find out that you didn't get to live your own life, they did.

I'm a teen and in my first semester at college too, so I've given this alot of thought. I took a gap year to find out my goals though.

11-27-2006, 08:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scipio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 369	It sounds like you want to own your business rather than study economics. Is this correct? Is owning your own business what would make you happy? Would you enjoy it even if you didn't achieve much monetary success? If the answers are yes, you know what to do. If you are actually serious, if you really work on your goals, there is no doubt that you will be earning a good income by the time the four years that you would spend in school is over. Just don't let this be a rationalization for not liking productivity. I know people who dropped out of college because they said it wasn't where their interests lay, but then didn't do anything related to their goals when they got out. Interests aren't automatic, you have to explore things and see if you begin to like them. So introspect--see why your emotions are the way they are. The things that you like in the college environment are not exclusive to college. You can meet people and live on your own. About your family: You can live your life the way other people want you to, and one day find out that you didn't get to live your own life, they did. I'm a teen and in my first semester at college too, so I've given this alot of thought. I took a gap year to find out my goals though. Last edited by Scipio; 11-27-2006 at 08:33 PM.