I Left My College
What did I learn?
On 2nd April, I moved out of my house because the university started calling their students back to their campuses after more than 2 years of online classes. I was in Delhi from 2nd April to 2nd May, and now I have shifted back to my new home. While I was never interested in college, I was more focused on internships and doing some freelancing work. I wasn’t so excited about going to college because I knew I wanted to focus more on working on my skills and freelancing. But why didn’t I decide to live the college life of such a profound university and else decided to work and even leave college for it? Let’s dive into it, shall we?
I Am Taking Risks
I moved out of my house to focus on work rather than college, but since I was living close to my college, I decided to go for a few days. It started troubling with my work schedule and in no way, it could have been adjusted. I stopped going to classes to work on my internship. Two weeks later, I decided to take my expenses into account and I was shocked that my expenses have doubled and tripled since I came here. I wasn’t going to college which was one of the major reasons for shifting here to Delhi. I was spending more than what I earned and those expenses such as monthly rent, food expenses, travel expenses, etc. couldn’t have been avoided. So I decided to move out again and go back to my home because it would be a foolish decision to pay such a big amount of money every month just for a room and for no other reason.
In the past month, I finally realized how hard it is to manage expenses once you move out. TIME IS MONEY. I was paying 12k rupees per month for no good reason. Glad I found out soon enough to realize what truly matters for me now. Many companies have this eligibility criterion where you need to be graduated to apply for such jobs mainly in the service sector and for that, I need a college degree. So, I left college temporarily and will go back for my exams, which I guess will go on for three years now. As I said, I am taking some risks. Leaving college, working in a very competitive field, changing my interests, and leaving behind my studies.
Right or Wrong?
I don’t know if missing out on college life will be bad for me as I’ll be missing out on a lot of exposure but if risks are a part of life now, I should be focusing on making my present better. I will be going back for my exams but I don’t know where I’ll be then. It wasn’t a hurried decision. I carried out all the pros and cons of this decision and in the end, cons ruled.
Living alone for one month could prove its worth in the future when I decide to move further away from home. I needed to move out, face the challenges, and feel what it’s like to manage everything by myself. I don’t know if it’s right for the future, but for my present, I needed to make this decision. It was either college or career. I gained so much theoretical knowledge, that it was time for the practical knowledge of the outer world that I needed the most. For now, I shall focus on learning a lot of skills, polishing my content writing niche, and making a living out of it.
It’s very hard to earn little money and super-easy to spend more than what you earn. While I was doing my expenses, I realized why parents always tell us to spend our money wisely. The hard-earned money could vanish in seconds for the sake of one wrong decision. Some of the lessons I learned in 1 month of living alone:
College isn’t meant for everybody and it isn’t meant for me too.
Skills make money and business.
Time is money.
College gives you a lot of exposure.
Save wherever you can. Invest from where you can earn.
The Comfort zone is a silent killer.
Make risks a part of your life.
You need to make decisions for your life otherwise, life itself will make it for you.
Know where you belong.
