SoI'm dropping out, what should I do?

[marlon]

It's 'good' to think that we live in a real world and we should take responsibility

No, it is not good it is inevitable ! For YOU as well, you will see.

and all but if you think about it a bit more, you realize that you are not going to live forever and will die oneday. Just thinking about that makes me feel like everything is an illusion.

That's not an illusion but a fact, which is totally different.

Honestly, I wish I was never born.

Did you say this to your parents ? Hey, i wish i was never born but anyway i am going to live off your back like a parasite because most likely i will not succeed as a theoretical physicist ? Besides, if you want to be a theoretical physicist, you will need to travel alot. Maybe you will be doing a post doc (if you ever get there, which i doubt) abroad. This is very likely to happen you know.

Besides, the will to live is not a wish you can make, it is a privilege.

So from this perspective some fault is already impinged on the parents

Again, you being born is NOT your choice, therefore you cannot "want or not want" it.

and they can repay it back or break even with me if they provide a decent living for me for the rest of my life. Including giving me a decent inheritance after they die so that I can sustain myself after they die.

I suppose this is just a manifestation of ill conceived humor.

You might call me selfish but at least I have been rational and have taken some moral high ground as well.

Moral high ground ? You are just a parasite who does not have the guts to face life and take responsability. GROW UP !


marlon

 

[G01]

It's 'good' to think that we live in a real world and we should take responsibility and all but if you think about it a bit more, you realize that you are not going to live forever and will die oneday

O...I didn't know you were one of those mortals. Yeah it must suck for you having a finite lifespan and all...The rest of us wouldn't know.

Just because life ends doesn't mean its an illusion. Baseball games end, yet after watching one, I know it wasn't an illusion!

You have to come to terms with the fact that you only have so much time(You may say your came to terms with it already, but you didn't if your this downtrodden about it.) and then promise yourself you will do something with the time you got. It doesn't matter if you didn't want the time, you got it! Do something with it. Being a mooch is doing nothing, even if you happen to be doing math while mooching. That is not acceptable, no matter what spin you put on it.

 

[Ki Man]

anyone with even an ounce of either wit, skill, or determination that actually puts it to use will always have a way of getting more than minimum wage.

 

[WolfOfTheSteps]

anyone with even an ounce of either wit, skill, or determination that actually puts it to use will always have a way of getting more than minimum wage.

Truer words are rarely spoken.

I'd also add that it's impossible to be homeless for any significant period of time in the US unless you choose to, are an absolute sluggard, or are truly disabled. It just doesn't have to be an option, especially if you have the brains to even dabble in physics at a university!

Alas, sometimes the smartest people are the most lazy, unfortunately.

 

[fizziks]

It turns out I was fine and only have to complete this Fall semester to graduate. I just interpreted my grades and situation a little too seriously and at the possible worst case scenario. I just need to take one more class in additional to my required Fall classes. :)

 

[usahockey]

Whether you do or do not have a degree, you can become successful if you are motivated, socially adjusted, and maybe a bit lucky.

Take my uncle for instance...dropped out of college, never got a degree. Started his "career" as an Arby's employee, and moved up into management. Now he owns a relatively successful restaurant, and has enough money to retire in his early 50s (though he won't, because he actually loves his job and its service). He had to work his ass off to get to where he is, but he did it...having the degree will probably make this road easier for the right person, but it also does not guarantee anything in itself.

 

[G01]

It turns out I was fine and only have to complete this Fall semester to graduate. I just interpreted my grades and situation a little too seriously and at the possible worst case scenario. I just need to take one more class in additional to my required Fall classes. :)

Glad to Hear it!