I'm 19 and struggling in college, no friends, no job, no ambition. All I feel like doing is web development..

I'm 19 years old with no ambition whatsoever. I'm on my 2nd year of college, which should mean I'm halfway through, but I'm not...I'm still in the pre-courses due to my horrible grades in high school. I'm starting to think college isn't for me. My parents seem to think the only job out there is in a medical field, which is not where I see myself. I have no friends to hang out with, no goals, no ambitions. All I do is wake up, go to class, come home and do web development. I've tried finding countless jobs, even at places I would not want to work, but no one hires me. They all say they want experience, but how do I get experience when no one hires me? I feel like I'm just going no where in life. I need something that can get me making money or motivate me. Raleigh, NC is the dullest state here, no web development firms hardly here, no nothing. I just want to die and get it over with. ;(.

I'm 19 and struggling in college, no friends, no job, no ambition. All I feel like doing is web development..
Go out there and do what you REALLY want to do. If it means moving to go to a school that has web dev. classes, then go!


Medical field? Ha! I've tried and tried to get into nursing after having a degree, a great GPA and grades, and five year hospital experience, and guess what? It's gotten me nowhere! They say they need people but then they make it so gosh darn hard to get it! So I finally realized after years of agony on myself that nursing is not for me. I just don't like the work, people are so stressed in the hospital, the hours suck...I mean, who would want someone who's worked 13 hours giving them medicine? I've always loved business, and so that is what I'm pursuing!


And a job? Dude, don't worry, keep trying and someone WILL hire you! I eventually got one and I really didn't think I would! It's way less than the hospital, but it's about business and it's a great learning tool for what I love and am pursuing.


So, you do have friends and u know it. Call em up and go out. Stop wasting time and do what ur really good at. Stop being depressed and just go out there and do it!! This is 2008, a new year, a new you! You can do it and don't let anything stop you!!! Good luck and best wishes with everything!!!! :)


And by the way, if u wanna make a lil xtra money, just sell ANYTHING on ebay. You'd be surprised what people buy. Your junk is someone else's treasure. That's how I make xtra cash. Also, if ur good at something, tell people you can do it for them and then charge them, like: fix a car, change a car's oil, fix a computer, clean a room, bake a cake, whatever xtra thing you're good at, put it to good use and make some money off of it. People would rather pay someone to do something for them! Anyway, you're young, healthy, put your mind to use, and you can achieve anything!
Reply:You're very welcome. I hate to hear people struggling because I know they have it in them to keep moving forward. Life is precious. Be strong and good luck :) Report It

Reply:c'mon, dude. Wake up and have some fun.





College should be one of the best experiences of your life. Who gives a crap if they are hiring web designers or teachers or garbage collectors.





get a grip. Do some web design on your own! Even I can do it and I learned at the age of 50! I suck at web design but I'm very good at SEO and web sales.





Most everyone has gone through some down times like you.





You are unique but not in that way. Enjoy.