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I want to drop out of uni as a social sciences/linguisitics student... need advice please
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I'm sorry if this post has been made countless times before but I'd really appreciate some life advice right now.

I'm a 24 Belgian student in linguistics/social sciences and I'm 2 years away from graduation (3 years if I fail this year and it's likely to happen) but this year I have hit rock bottom and I'm seriously considering dropping out of uni for the first time... I currently live at home with my parents.

To give you a bit of context, I started university 5 years ago this year, I'm already behind in life and as the years went by I slowly lost interest in my classes and started to find them non-sensical and useless. I feel like my degree in linguistics or social sciences will just be useless as even people graduating from computer sciences or from fields with more job opportunity can't find a job. I just don't know what to do with my life.

I hated living in a student accommodation the year I tried, I felt lonely and an outcast. I hate the binge party and drink culture and didn't feel it was for me... Some failed socialization attempts made me felt bitter and humiliated and I talk to nobody once I arrive.

Since I don't live on campus, I have to commute for 2,5hours every time I go to uni and sometimes it's just for 2 hours of class; I spend more time commuting there than actually going to classes.

for all those reasons, I started to feel disheartened and very pessimistic and not even 10 minutes after leaving the house for uni, I start feeling hopeless and empty. The first year I started uni, I was a lot more brave and serious, I had good grades and always found ways to cheer me up; I'm now dreading most classes, i' didn't go to most classes this semester and I have random breakdowns during the day. I just feel like a lazy bum who can't achieve anything. I know I should also seek a health professional's help...

So my questions is should I drop? do other students who graduated from social sciences/linguistics found good job opportunities later?

If I drop I know I need a plan: i'm thinking about getting my driving license, learning Dutch to broaden my job perspectives (i'm good at languages), then applying and finding a job. I don't mind minimum wage jobs, I'll be on survive mode and put money aside. Then look for better opportunities and learn whatever I can... I might be naive but to me, It seems both options (pursuing my curriculum or dropping out) will be painful but I feel dropping out would be less difficult and horrible pain to bear as a fresh start would help me get better and also the perspective of getting money.

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