I told my parents I'm leaving my graduate program for various legitimate reasons, and they're both acting like it's the end of the world, like my life is going to be shoveling dirt for a living now for the rest of my life. It's pretty irritating, but just for some reassurance, I thought I'd come to letsrun and ask you guys.
Nope, you're screwed.
Yep. I quit after one year of a two year program. I have an awesome job in my field and I'm very happy. But the degree was only a small part of what it takes to succeed in my profession. If you hate the program get out. It's your life. Live it how you want to live.
Good luck.
I left but went back after taking a year off. Literally, there was one semester where I was through week 6 and felt completely distant from the academic realm. As if I was an outsider looking in. As if I had missed the school bus and showed up late.
Took a year off and had an epiphany while walking on a beach. I felt incomplete without that degree, notified some contacts and by that next spring I was enrolled again. Don't let it be a burden too long.
Had a friend who interned at a fin'l mgmt firm; left grad skool to become a portfolio manager.
Had a friend who left dental skool after 1 yr; still had to pay $50k in debt.
Can go either way.
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I told my parents I'm leaving my graduate program for various legitimate reasons, and they're both acting like it's the end of the world, like my life is going to be shoveling dirt for a living now for the rest of my life. It's pretty irritating, but just for some reassurance, I thought I'd come to letsrun and ask you guys.
I left after a year, due to family problems back home. I had intended to go back, but found a sweet job and never looked back. 6 years later I think about it every so often, but I wouldn't change anything now.
My nefarious old boss. He quit his Ph.D. program after one year, went on to work with the government for 10-15 years and then started his own business, with 50-70% of income coming off the govt. teat.
He had a very big house, on 10 acres, and his small company (15-20 employees) was valued well into the millions. He was a kniving manipulator and he had a thing for Ph.D. grads: he fired three of the four Ph.D.s on his staff in the one year I was there. At times he expressed some bitterness toward his grad school experience and seemed to take it out on his employees.
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