Should I Just Give Up?

Nafe92014

Hey all,

I'm kinda in a bad situation right now. I recently just finished my 4th year of college, but I failed a Networks course and the second Cisco course (by 1.5%). My program that I was enrolled in is a 2 year diploma with the optional exit after 1 year with a certificate, but the program can be extended to a maximum of 5 years. Some people said it would be a bit risky me doing a 5th year because if I "timeout" out of that year, I don't graduate with a certificate. My advisor also told me that students who have "timed-out" in their final year then feel the pain emotionally and mentally of the burden that the hard work was a waste of time.

Some of my friends in the Year 2 part of it are encouraging me to study over the summer and try one more time, while my folks are telling me to accept the fact that taking 4-5 years to finish 1 Year of a program is too long and too hard. Like, this is what I want to do, and it's my passion, but there are some barriers that I've been going through that affected in my performance lately.

I don't know what you guys can suggest. I'm currently looking for any type of summer job while trying to keep a positive outlook career-wise.

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Ryan9764

Nafe92014 wrote: »

Just a FYI guys, the certifications are NOT mandatory to graduate. They are optional if a student WISHES to get certifications while in college.

If I was you and if you can, I would of wait until I finish the school and than go for the certs.

greg9891

shimasensei wrote: »

Wow, just...wow. A lot of truth. Great video, thanks for sharing.

Eric Thomas is a beast and it all started to change for me as well after I listened to this video. It was this motivation and God's grace that allowed me to pass my first exam which was the Network +, and the rest was history.

Ryan9764

greg9891 wrote: »

Eric Thomas is a beast and it all started to change for me as well after I listened to this video. It was this motivation and God's grace that allowed me to pass my first exam which was the Network +, and the rest was history.

Same here. I been listening to alot of motivation videos. They helped alot. I used to be lazy and fat, now I been running almost every day and lost 30 pounds in 4 months. It changed my life around. Now i working on my certs and get ready to take couple of class at this community college to enhance my english writing skills.

PC509

I follow a lot of people on various forums, LinkedIn, etc.. Even some of the people I feel are the best went through some down points. They failed an exam or two, school took longer, things weren't working out. But, whatever their motivation was (and it may be a very personal motivation or it may be some video that pushed them, I don't know), they kept on keeping on. When they did pass, that gave them a huge boost of confidence. Now, they are still tackling certs and education, but it's way more advanced. They've tackled those smaller goals and keep moving up.

Those are the people I look to for motivation. Even the people I feel are the best didn't have it easy, didn't give up, and they are very successful and doing an amazing job. They have that passion, they love what they do, and they didn't give up.

sillymcnasty

For all Eric Thomas fans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwvC-I5OCGk
It is the one I referred to earlier, with the link!