why i dropped out of college
and no, it wasn’t because of money…
i had went to a community college in my area to get my degree for Interpretation as i was wanting to become an ASL interpreter (i was in ASL all years in high school and had a huge passion for it).
i loved it so much. i loved finding out everything about the Deaf community and i felt that it was my calling to become an ASL interpreter. i knew i wanted to become one since i was in middle school when i just started learning myself.
unfortunately, the program i was in was VERY time consuming. you could tell the program was built for people who were retired, was a stay at home parent, or was just learning ASL for fun and wanted something to do.
for me, i didn’t have the time to juggle a full time job, full time college (more than 40 hours at the school actually) and working on other personal things in my life (like moving and buying a home).
it was a gut wrenching decision but it had to be made for the sake of well… living lol.
i still think about going back whenever i do have the time but i don’t see it being do-able just because there a select amount of schools that offer what i need to study and one of the community colleges near me happened to have had it. :(
did you drop out of college? how did you feel about it? 🫢
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I dropped out of college too 😅 too much stuff got me! College just isn't for everyone! I love learning though, but at my own pace and actually what I want to learn!