It's seems like there are a lot of like minded people posting in here. Not sure who is still checking up on this thread, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
What would be a good way to privately exchange emails? I know some of us used anonymous accounts to post here but I'd be fine with exchanging my real information for IM or emailing with anyone else who is interested. Just not sure about the best way to do that privately...
Wow, thank you all for your responses so far. I find it interesting that they have all been independent, non-replies, for what it's worth.
I think the best way to sum up how I feel about it all is that I feel like I'm being forced to get a degree and put aside my passions, and then now I'm failing the degree part. So I'm being forced to do something that I don't want to do and I am not doing well at it. That is a horribly demoralizing situation and makes it really hard for me to put any resources towards fixing it because it keeps leaving a bad taste in my mouth.
A few of you have recommended part time, which is probably my biggest option if I didn't get booted in the coming semester. Thank you for that suggestion.
In regards to whether or not I really want to start a company instead of get a degree, I do have to say that I have had this mentality since middle school. I never said I wanted a job working for someone else, I always questioned other people about why they don't want to create and start their own thing. I have just had a different view on my professional goals for a long time.
Of course, everyone thinks their business is going to strike it rich, and I'm not any different. But I'm confident that if it does succeed, the need for the degree I'm getting will be exactly 0. That's disheartening, as I know that all of these hours I've spent could have gone to working on what I truly want to do.
I've been stubbornly opposed to college for so long. And with being depressed for so long, it was hard to think starting a company was even close to realistic. But now I'm on the ups and feeling much better and working really hard, so it's just leaving me questioning why I go to school when I do. I'm quiet at school when I do go, I'm not taking any business or cs classes, and I haven't done networking in any way whatsoever, so I haven't really pulled much out of attending the University than a few bad report cards.
My plan for now is to see how I did this semester and just keep working on my startup, hopefully getting enough traction to make it a more realistic option for my time.
What would be a good way to privately exchange emails? I know some of us used anonymous accounts to post here but I'd be fine with exchanging my real information for IM or emailing with anyone else who is interested. Just not sure about the best way to do that privately...