I'm close to graduation, but I'm not sure if I should quit college.

I'm currently in my fourth year of college.
It's only about 4 months until graduation, but I'm thinking about dropping out.
As for the reason, I'm currently working on my graduation thesis, but I'm not motivated at all. Despite the fact that the submission deadline is getting closer, little progress has been made.

Originally, I had no intention of going to college, and I was planning to get a job after high school.
However, when I was in my third year of high school, I thought I wanted to become a counselor, so I went on to a psychology department.
However, after entering college, my motivation suddenly disappeared.
The reason is that I felt a difference between people who seriously aim to become counselors.
That's not to say I really want to be a counselor,
I chose the path of a counselor to the extent that I was wondering if this would be good if I were to choose a job. Basically, I don't have any work I want to do.
I learned after I went on to college that it wasn't a sweet enough path to go forward with such a half-hearted feeling. In order to become a counselor, it is necessary to go on to graduate school, and of course it costs money. However, I don't have much money, and I also borrow scholarships to go to college.

I regret that I went to college without thinking about it carefully.
If I were serious in the first place, I would have saved money or something like that before going on to college.

Also, to be honest, there is an aspect where I was afraid to get a job, go out into society, and start working, and I ran away to go on to college because I didn't have confidence.

I don't feel motivated even after I've lost my goals.
My graduation thesis hasn't progressed at all, and even if I try quite hard, it's just a paper that's close to copy and paste, so to speak, as if I were just altering someone else's sentence.

As a result, I began to think that it would be better to get hungry here and quit college rather than try my best.
If people ask me if I want to become a counselor until I go to graduate school, I honestly don't want to go that far. But that doesn't mean I have any other work I want to do...

I'm worried about what to do.
I don't have enough courage to quit something right away that I should quit right away,
However, the more I kept going, the less motivated I got...

4 Zen Responses

goal tape

In the end, it is important that Ama-san makes her own decision,
I also read the previous post and in my own opinion
I want you to start working on it with the intention of taking anything and everything with the remaining 4 months of graduation.

If you're going to get hungry anyway
It doesn't matter if it's close to copy and paste or how embarrassing the content is.
Please submit it.

Goal tape is there to cut.
The goal tape will chase you forever.
Do you think you're moving towards the goal yourself?
The truth is, goals are on your way one after another. I have to keep cutting.
If you're not cool or have no goals, that's fine.
It's fine if the content is laughed at by people who are motivated or serious.
A lot of copy and paste modifications are fine. I would rather copy and paste 1000 pages 2000 pages and write my graduation thesis.
Please submit it even if you cut corners over and over again.

“Don't start from the beginning if you want to publish such a lame paper!”
There may be people who say that.
But let's do it.

regardless
4 months to go, right?
I just wanted to move on to another path I found! If that's the case, I still don't understand.

Not the pros and cons of the content at this time
I believe that this overwhelming experience, such as writing 100 sheets and 200 sheets of manuscript paper even at the last minute, will create a new you.
Let's submit it.
It's fine. I'm sure your new self will decide.

I think copy and paste would be fine.
Most of what I am telling you here is a copy and paste of the teachings of the Buddha and our ancestors.
I've created almost, no, nothing.
Now, please copy and paste thoroughly to complete your graduation thesis.
If it's difficult to go to the hospital, let's do job hunting too. Let's talk to the person in charge of employment at the university.
You can do a job other than being a counselor.
What I learned at university can also be useful in other jobs.
Also, since starting salaries are often different between high school graduates and college graduates, I think it's better to graduate in order to return the scholarship.
If there's nothing you want to do, look for a job or workplace that needs your help.

Please try counseling yourself.

Buddhism has
“Illuminating the Self-Illuminating Method”
There is a word.

What I've learned so far, advice from others,
Also, try reading Buddhist books, etc.
Within the current limited options,
Which one do you think is the best...

Realistically,
It's better to just graduate
I'm sure you won't regret it in the future.

If you drop out, you may regret it when you repay your scholarship

I also borrowed a scholarship and graduated from college.
I don't think repaying a scholarship is an amount you can't return if you can get a job normally.
But if you drop out, won't you regret it every month when you return your scholarship?
I can't believe I spent years paying back my tuition fees for the university I didn't graduate from.
“Don't Stand Ahead of Regrets”
I don't think it's reasonable to drop out due to momentary feelings and keep regretting it for years.

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