i want to clear some things up.
first of all, here is an email that i received from classmates.com
I'll never forget the first time I sent a Classmates Email. I was nervous - even a little scared - when I clicked on Ace's name, wrote a note, and hit the "send" button. Would he remember me? What was he like now? Would we still have anything in common?
A few hours later, I got answers to all my questions. Reading his email was like reaching back across time. Somehow, 25 years after we'd last seen each other, Ace & I were kids again, laughing at the same jokes, reminiscing about the old gang and our favorite hangouts. We trade email all the time now, and I can't begin to tell you how great it feels to have a cherished friend back in my life.
nextly, i want you to understand the term "dropping out". it does not mean "leaving college in the middle of the semester because i'm failing all of my classes and i just want to leave so i can sit around on my parents' couch eating cereal and watching tv all day". nor does it mean "i can't find a major or career choice that seems to fit what i want to do in life, so i'll just take a little time off from school to do some self-discovery".
what "dropping out" means to me is... "finishing the semester i'm in and then taking a few classes next semester that are directly related to what i want to do with my life. leaving after that to work part time in a bakery and part time in a florist. all the while, researching things to do with location and specific business concepts." college doesn't really have much to offer me that will help me with what i want to do. i learn a lot more from just experiencing things and talking to people. some people go to college to pursue their dreams. i'm leaving to pursue mine.
I'll never forget the first time I sent a Classmates Email. I was nervous - even a little scared - when I clicked on Ace's name, wrote a note, and hit the "send" button. Would he remember me? What was he like now? Would we still have anything in common?
A few hours later, I got answers to all my questions. Reading his email was like reaching back across time. Somehow, 25 years after we'd last seen each other, Ace & I were kids again, laughing at the same jokes, reminiscing about the old gang and our favorite hangouts. We trade email all the time now, and I can't begin to tell you how great it feels to have a cherished friend back in my life.
nextly, i want you to understand the term "dropping out". it does not mean "leaving college in the middle of the semester because i'm failing all of my classes and i just want to leave so i can sit around on my parents' couch eating cereal and watching tv all day". nor does it mean "i can't find a major or career choice that seems to fit what i want to do in life, so i'll just take a little time off from school to do some self-discovery".
what "dropping out" means to me is... "finishing the semester i'm in and then taking a few classes next semester that are directly related to what i want to do with my life. leaving after that to work part time in a bakery and part time in a florist. all the while, researching things to do with location and specific business concepts." college doesn't really have much to offer me that will help me with what i want to do. i learn a lot more from just experiencing things and talking to people. some people go to college to pursue their dreams. i'm leaving to pursue mine.