My parents have always told me “do good in high school, get accepted to a good college, get good grades in college, get a good job and work”. I did that. I did great in high school and am currently going to a decent college. I have a 3.75 GPA and I’m a third year. I’m an applied statistics and data analytics major. I’ve been applying to internships and have been rejected from 12-25 and the rest have not responded… yet? I feel like I’m going to end up graduating but not landing a job in the field I majored in… which is such BS. I worked hard all years of college and can’t even get an internship.
And what am I really doing anyway by going to college? Taking classes to get a certificate that tells my employer I can do work competent enough for him/her. I will still be working a 9-5 even though I just spend 3-4 years of my life studying. I’m never going to be an entrepreneur going to college. College just helps you get an upper class 9-5 job.
So If I don’t get an internship, it most likely will mean I can’t get a job and who knows what I’ll end up working… idk. Man, what has life come to. How does one escape this “society”. Even if I wanted to live off the grid in the US, I cant. It’s not legal to hunt and kill animals if not in hunting season. I would also be living on somewhere were in the woods and would have to hide to avoid being caught by people. Idk it just seems like life is set up to FORCE you to be a worker. John Rockefeller said “I do not wan a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers”. These are the same people telling you to go to college and get a degree.
I’m optimistic and hopeful but to anyone maybe thinking of going to college because you don’t have any other plans after high school, I wouldn’t do it. You’re gonna end up majoring in something you’re not that interested in and switching majors and wasting more time and losing money and your time. Not sure what way one can become financially free but man is it buried away. Not saying college is a scam… trust me I’ve learned a lot and very thankful for that. But at the end of the day we all want to be able to have families , go on vacations on our own time and for however long we want without some boss telling you, you can only spend 5 days on vacation or else… idk.