I see a lot of young people in the work place. They’re new, they’re excited, and occasionally make mistakes. I remember my own experiences, and wish I had known a few things about the work world.
1) A job is always a job. Even your dream job will involve work and drudgery. If it were fun, they wouldn’t be paying you to do it.
2) College isn’t always the answer. If you don’t have scholarships or at least some way of paying part of your way (like a job), and your degree won’t give you a job, you may want to reconsider your path. We need plenty of Liberal Arts majors, such as philosophers, English majors, oral comm majors, and there are jobs out there for those fields..
Go for a semester, see if it’s for you, and try to avoid student loans whenever possible (unless you are certain you can pay them off with a high demand job such as nursing, business, or certifications such as plumber or electrician or even CCNA).
I’m glad I finished college (although, as expected, life happened). I’m glad I learned about the really good books. I’m glad I can express myself well orally and verbally, and can make connections between fields. I also have a minor in chemistry. Had I finished my degree in chemistry, I would’ve had a job right out of college. I don’t regret my choices there, but..
Student loans are dangerous. There are programs to get them forgiven, but they cannot be nullified through bankruptcy. You can rack up tens (or in some cases hundreds) of thousands of dollars, and that’s just undergraduate studies, not including grad school.
Be smart about your debt. “The borrower is servant to the lender,” Prov. 22:7 b
Be smart about your work, too.