Yeah, I went to college - but hardly got any of the rewarding experiences that it entails. I made some mistakes - acquired bad habits and lived an unhealthily introverted lifestyle - for the first year or two. Then I took on a demanding major that I hated (mechanical engineering) because my dad, who was paying for it, wanted me to pick something practical. My introversion coupled with my demanding schedule made college more like a job from hell than a rich, fulfilling opportunity. I rarely went to parties or events, dated, or otherwise had a life.
It should have been a time to explore and develop socially and culturally, but I made minuscule steps down those avenues. Now I feel like this great experience that most people go through is forever lost for me.
I realize a lot of people never get to go at all, but I still feel angry about my experience. Can anyone relate?
