Saturday, October 10, 2009

Seeya later U of T.

So I up and quit school, crazy right?

Well, I really wasn't happy with my life. I didn't like how much of my time and money was going to an education that I didn't enjoy, and that hardly interested me. SO I spoke with an academic adviser to look at other majors and degree choices, turns out U of T offers almost nothing hands on, and their creative writing and film courses were all critical analysis and what not, there was very little "creation" that actually happened.

So I made the big call, took a deep breath and walked away from U of T. Which means that I have 2 years worth of credits earned, and if I ever want to finish the degree I was chasing I can always come back, none of what I spent my money on was lost really.

I couldn't stand the idea that I was only writing a few essays a year coupled with exams, and had nothing tangible to show for my efforts.

So I want to do something creative with my life and I'm looking into other school that will let me do just that.

I got a nice chunk of change back from the school because I dropped out fairly early in the year, and I have my accident settlement coming up this Thursday, so I'm hacking away at my debt too, which is always nice.

Since I've quit I've already started drawing again, started doing parkour again, and spent hours longboarding...I think this is the best decision I've ever made.

Means I'll likely work more (4 days a week?) and apply for start of next semester or next year depending on the school.

I can at least say life has been interesting of late. There's always that.

Thanks for reading faithful few.

I'll talk with you soon.

Cheers

1 comment:

  1. you dropped out. hmmmmm i remember you telling someone that dropping out was 'bad".......... interesting

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