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OutOfTheCube · 05-03-2011, 01:05 AM

I'm 22, went into SAIT for radio broadcasting right after high school. Half way through I kinda knew it wasn't what I wanted to be doing, but I didn't want to throw away a year's worth of work for nothing. So I toughed it out and got my diploma with a pretty good GPA.

Since then I've worked a rather uninteresting retail job for two years (full time, but it's retail... yeah) and know that's DEFINITELY not what I want to do with the rest of my life. It's given me the time to decide what I really want to do, and this fall I'm going to the U of C to take communication studies. The best part? My two years at SAIT count towards that degree, so none of it was a waste at all.

I know if I was starting from scratch or never used my two years at all I'd feel very negatively about post-high school life, so I would say you should try and find something that your education can apply to. Either a transfer program or whatever. Regardless of being unhappy in it, it is a lot of time, work, and expense to just try and forget about.

05-03-2011, 01:05 AM	#15
OutOfTheCube Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Exp:	I'm 22, went into SAIT for radio broadcasting right after high school. Half way through I kinda knew it wasn't what I wanted to be doing, but I didn't want to throw away a year's worth of work for nothing. So I toughed it out and got my diploma with a pretty good GPA. Since then I've worked a rather uninteresting retail job for two years (full time, but it's retail... yeah) and know that's DEFINITELY not what I want to do with the rest of my life. It's given me the time to decide what I really want to do, and this fall I'm going to the U of C to take communication studies. The best part? My two years at SAIT count towards that degree, so none of it was a waste at all. I know if I was starting from scratch or never used my two years at all I'd feel very negatively about post-high school life, so I would say you should try and find something that your education can apply to. Either a transfer program or whatever. Regardless of being unhappy in it, it is a lot of time, work, and expense to just try and forget about.