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See a therapist, maybe. If you're suicidal, call your insurance company and tell them you feel like you may be at risk to yourself.
If you live in the US then you should look into community colleges that offer transfer degrees. Many offer automatic acceptance into a public 4 year university if you do well enough. PLUS it will save you a ton of money.
Would getting a transfer degree at a community college be better than getting an associates that ties in with the field I want to study? I intend on studying until I get my Masters but I don't know if I should go for an associates in something that relates closely to CS or get a transfer degree in science.
There is no such thing as a "transfer degree". You either transfer or you do not.
Get an associates, the paper looks good, it's an ego boost, and it will make your family proud of you. After you get your bachelor's, the associate's will not matter for anything.
A community college is a great way to get into a far better school than you could have anyway, I'm living proof. This is because your GPA resets when you start junior college, and a 3.0 GPA on a junior college will get you into a much better school than a 3.7 would have in high school.
Just get in there, and don't screw up your grades. If you are not going to get a high grade in the class, drop it and then re-take it. It's a weasel thing to do, but it's better than getting a shitty grade in your record.
It's no big deal the situation you are in. Just work at it intelligently. You will actually save a ton of money than if you had gone to a 4-year college for all 4 (or 5 or 6) years from the beginning.
1. Take some time away from school after high school. I know people want to rush and get it over with but moving forward when you are in this state some times can create the opposite outcome you want.
2. When you feel better, enroll in a local community college and work your way back towards transferring to a university. Apply for financial aid.
what would you like to do after college? start doing that now. remember, college is a trap for many, and you might hav e just dodged a bullet.
OP if you are looking to do the development/startup kid thing, school may not be the answer at all. Start building stuff and getting to know people. Look around the internet for books and study your ass off. Maybe move to a college town that has a lot of cs grads and start meeting them/dropping in on cs classes.
Think of it this way; You get to save a boatload on student loans while also giving yourself a lot more time to study/create cool things. In my opinion it will also make you more independent and in turn stronger because you won't have your hand held like most college students.
College isn't for everyone but it can, at times, be a much tougher path to start down on. No matter what you decide is right for you though, the number one thing you should be doing is BUSTING YOUR ASS studying/creating things(I really can't say this enough). There is no point in making your future harder by being lazy in a time of struggle and uncertainty.
So get to it and best of luck!
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Would getting a transfer degree at a community college be better than getting an associates that ties in with the field I want to study? I intend on studying until I get my Masters but I don't know if I should go for an associates in something that relates closely to CS or get a transfer degree in science.
Do your research. There is no such thing as a "transfer degree". You either transfer or you do not. Get an associates, the paper looks good, it's an ego boost, and it will make your family proud of you. After you get your bachelor's, the associate's will not matter for anything. A community college is a great way to get into a far better school than you could have anyway, I'm living proof. This is because your GPA re…
The name may be different at different places, but transfer-guaranteed programs do exist. For instance in California community colleges, the "Associate Degree for Transfer" [0], the University of California Transfer Admission Guarantee program [1], and California State University Transfer Admission Agreements and Transfer Admission Guarantees [2].
[0] http://adegreewithaguarantee.com/ [1] http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files... [2] https://www.calstate.edu/transfer/apply/priority-agreements....
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Do your research. There is no such thing as a "transfer degree". You either transfer or you do not. Get an associates, the paper looks good, it's an ego boost, and it will make your family proud of you. After you get your bachelor's, the associate's will not matter for anything. A community college is a great way to get into a far better school than you could have anyway, I'm living proof. This is because your GPA re…
> There is no such thing as a "transfer degree". You either transfer or you do not. The name may be different at different places, but transfer-guaranteed programs do exist. For instance in California community colleges, the "Associate Degree for Transfer" [0], the University of California Transfer Admission Guarantee program [1], and California State University Transfer Admission Agreements and Transfer Admission Gu…
Apply to community college, do that bit, go to uni, get a job.
Maybe not all in that order. Maybe join the service. Lots of options out there. My own path was 5.5 years Marine Corps Reserve, while working, while raising a little one, while going to community college when I could. Now I'm still going to community college but earned a position as a software dev for a company.
Maybe I never got a software job, who cares. It's a job, and there are plenty of jobs out there. The immortal words to aspire to: 'man can't find work, ain't lookin hard enough' - Jayne Cobb.
These things happen. A kid in my neighborhood ended up sitting out a year. I would suggest that you go to the local community college. You might want to go part time and work, to have something else to think about besides school.
If you feel as if you need some space from your parents, you could join the Navy. They aren't going to stick you on a firebase in Afghanistan, they will clothe and feed and train you. The tech blogger Steve Yegge was in the Navy before he went to college, and I have relatives that did so.
It looks like you can code. Turn your internship into a job at a small web dev company and code. Take classes part time at the Community and work your way up if GPA is the problem.
Also if you have trouble staying sober, find a program or new friends, do whatever it takes to stay sober. Future you will look back and see this as your pivot.