23 and not sure what to do with my life.

If you can get doctors evidence to show that you failed because of ill health, then SAAS will pay for you to repeat a year (or even two) of your studies.
What uni was it that you did Architecture at? I find it hard to believe you had bad lecturers in that course...
 
I had to resit exams due to medical problems and the scoring was altered so that the exams were uncapped and made up 100% of the module mark.
 
I'm in almost the exact same spot.

If you're seeing someone about depression, the Uni may give you extenuating circumstances for your resit. I just got cleared for mine and it was a weight off my mind.
 
Kaiju said:
Travel the world and teach English.

I failed my third year resits and left the UK with just a Higher Diploma (2 years completed study) basically due to the same reasons as you.

I could not stand the course anymore and wanted out. If I studied more, I could have easily had my degree, but my attendance was something below 40% each year.

In the end I was lucky to even get out with a Higher Diploma.

My Dad was also a big influence as he convinced me I.T was money. At the time I was naive and agreed it was the best thing for me.

In actuality, my lacklustre disposition towards the course was a blessing in disguise.

It stopped me from getting a degree in the I.T field and getting a crappy desk job in the UK.

I would have then spent 40 years doing menial crap and paying back a mortgage.

I'm now 27 and have been abroad for the last four years. Travelled most of Asia, had countless adventures and now comfortably living in Hong Kong.

Best decision I ever made.
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are you teaching in HK?

Many places in Asia make the UK look like a third world country.
 
if you want to finish your course (id advise it with only 3/4 months left)then go speak to someone at the uni and they will let you know exactly what help you can get. your paying them 3k a year for help and they are nearly always happy to do so

if you really dont want to finish then think about what kaiju has said or about similar opportunities. new scenery and new people might just be what you need.
 
Kaiju said:
Travel the world and teach English.

I failed my third year resits and left the UK with just a Higher Diploma (2 years completed study) basically due to the same reasons as you.

I could not stand the course anymore and wanted out. If I studied more, I could have easily had my degree....

....I would have then spent....
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:(
 
Are you actually interested in Architecture at all?
It sounds to me like your parents are forcing you down a road you don't really want to go down.
At the end of the day it's your life and you need to live it however makes you feel "right"

They may have brought you into this world but if they are offering you no support and are dragging your spirits down, I think it's time to distance yourself from them and do what's right for you.
If that means dropping out of college because it's not what you wanted, then do it and don't waste time pandering to their status anxiety as already mentioned.
 
My boat is I left my school - did computer courses for 3 years, now nothing and I don't even know if I wanna do computers now - I love 'em I really do but after spending so long in the job market I've gave up.
 
Trying to some things up:

My english is rubbish, so doubt I could be an english teacher.

SAAS has already paid for me to repeat this year.

I felt that my mitigating circumstance last year did jack all. They were fully aware of my problems, basically pulled a 12week project out in 4weeks, and was told in the feedback "this is clearly not a 12week project, and the marking clearly indicates this". No **** sherlock!

When I was younger I wouldnt have minded being a rock star, raleigh driver etc. But part of this "dream" was that the money would always have been invested in the likes of restuarants, bars, hotels, property, and basically do what Dragens Den do and become a business angle. etc

To guy that said about architecture, I'm not on that course anymore.
 
ash_scotland88 said:
Trying to some things up:

My english is rubbish, so doubt I could be an english teacher.

SAAS has already paid for me to repeat this year.

I felt that my mitigating circumstance last year did jack all. They were fully aware of my problems, basically pulled a 12week project out in 4weeks, and was told in the feedback "this is clearly not a 12week project, and the marking clearly indicates this". No **** sherlock!

When I was younger I wouldnt have minded being a rock star, raleigh driver etc. But part of this "dream" was that the money would always have been invested in the likes of restuarants, bars, hotels, property, and basically do what Dragens Den do and become a business angle. etc

To guy that said about architecture, I'm not on that course anymore.
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Well what are you studying (that you appear to despise so much) and why are you studying it?
 
I'm 26 and still don't know basically I work enough to get by whilst looking for employment with better money until I decide.

Kinda depressing feel like I am lagging well behind but if I don't know what I want to do it makes it rather difficult.
 
Firstly, relax, you're 23! Don't get hung up on the age thing, it's just a number.

I'm a bit confused about where you are at the moment? Are you still in the 3rd year?

If you are, try to look at it from a positive perspective.

You've nearly finished! You've got this far, to quit after all that would be a shame.

Having a degree will help you in some shape or form, maybe not directly, but it's bound to be handy at some point later in life.

Also, I know you hate it, but try to flip that around, it's "only" (easy to say I know) 9 or so months of your life and whilst they might be hell, if you can pull through them then that will say a lot about yourself.

We all hate things from time to time and if you can think "**** it, I won't let it get the better of me", then that will be a great achievement. Sounds like you are just not able to focus on it?

Obviously you have to do what you want and nobody can force you to, but trying to look at things from a different perspective might help you get through it and once it's done, it's done! I know that it's easy enough to say all this on a forum and much harder in 'reality' but it's not impossible. :)
 
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If he's doing Architecture, then he isn't nearly finished. It's a 7 year course. I'd be surprised if he is doing it though, it's a five A course and I'm assuming he doesn't have an A in English...
 
Im in a similar boat life can very depressing at times and a whole bunch of other things.Sill don't know how anyone can be depressed if they've got a place in uni and probably gonna live a very comfortable life.
 
Ahleckz said:
If he's doing Architecture, then he isn't nearly finished. It's a 7 year course. I'd be surprised if he is doing it though, it's a five A course and I'm assuming he doesn't have an A in English...
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He's quoted in post #33 saying that he no longer does Architecture.

tron said:
Im in a similar boat life can very depressing at times and a whole bunch of other things.Sill don't know how anyone can be depressed if they've got a place in uni and probably gonna live a very comfortable life.
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Everyone's different though, it's hard to compare your own thoughts with others.
 
It's design for digital media, includes basically everything from website, post video production, game, flash, 3d visualisation.
Although they seem to basically scrapped everything and just teach website, flash, and post video, anything else your expected to go out and do.

One of the facts, it's my second attempt at third year and it still makes me feel depressed.

poeple have said, to muddle through the crap to get to what I want, but fed up trying that, 3 years of disliking/hating something and nothing. Silver lining type thing. But...meh.

And for the person that asked about five A's. I didn't =P Basically the college were that impressed with my art they thought I attended the wrong interview and I should be with the fine art students. I only had to get a C in some subject and that was me on the course.

I do feel like Iam laggin behind, freinds from school have graduated from honours. My brother has done law, fought in afghanistan, attended and completed police college.
Just feel like Iam becoming the black sheep.
 
Are you willing to let those 3 years go for nothing though? I'm pretty certain you'd look back at that later and would have preferred to finish, being so close.

I'm guessing you just started semester 2? Not too long left then really. The jobs market isn't amazing at the moment so that might be worth considering when deciding what to do.

Don't worry about lagging behind, you're 23! It's not like you're 53 and wondering what has happened.
 
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