Pretty much that.
I’ve been trying to get a degree since I was in my early twenties. Too many things happened and I never got around to do it.
I have close to zero probability to ever work in my field of choice, which is Social Sciences, with a minor in Psychology, given my age.
Theoretically, I could try to become a high school teacher, as there is a great demand for teachers in my country and it will only grow in the next years to come, but entering public teaching is extremely hard and was made even harder after schools were handed direct hiring; nepotism grew ten fold.
I would like to be the first in my family to get a degree, if nothing else to say that I did it.
There is no need of going into debt for it, as I can enroll in a college where I can enroll only in one or two classes per semester and only pay for those; tuition would be around €98 per class.
But I know myself. I like to work alone. I have no patience to deal with group tasks. Never could. I don’t mingle, I don’t socialize. And I really have something against stuck up people, be them be teachers or fellow students. I’d get in trouble really fast.
I guess that is it. What do you say?
Here’s the thing, you are going to die.
Start living like it.
Get the experiences you want outta life. You wanna go learn about social sciences and get a degree? Well don’t let a silly thing that “I’m closer to death” stop you.
Will there be group projects? Most likely. Not the experience ya want? Find a different way to learn that shit.
This is it. This is the only chance you have. This is not a dress rehearsal. Fill your life with what you want to do. If getting a degree is important to you, and group projects and higher ed types get under your skin? Find a different road (is online an option in your locality?) or knuckle down and endure the discomfort to get what you want out of life.
It’s your life, go get it!