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[PAULH]

[Aramas]

lol - I dropped out half way through the final year of an engineering degree - for much the same reasons as yours.

Stay and finish your degree. It will never be easier, and you can always do whatever you want afterward.

I suppose my main motivation for leaving was the temptations that accompany a high income and good prospects. Even though I knew that I didn't want it, given the option it would be extremely difficult to pass up all that money for more interesting things. Additionally, a certain kind of female is attracted to men with good career prospects, and frankly I'd rather stick forks in my eyes than live out my days bearing the slave mark (thumbprint on the forehead) of such an insidious, soul-destroying, beautiful creature (Hi Rebecca! ).

Being a ne'er-do-well and a layabout (which is a vocation, by the way - or even a calling) I couldn't face the banality of a 'successful' yuppie suburban life. I do, however, value education, so I've struck a compromise wherein I now study something completely and utterly useless, that no one will ever pay me for (philosophy). Now I can be smug in my erudition as I wend my wastrel way through this terribly relaxing life.

As that old chestnut goes, "I've spent most of what I've made on wine, women and song (ie partying). The rest I just wasted.

Good luck with the big decision.

[Heresy]

looks like I'd be better off contacting the student loans company while I'm TEFLing and allow them to dock my wages to avoid the interest and hope there's enough left over to save for a rainy day. I think the average interest in �10 a month, so it's going to suck paying them say �30, and having only �20 actually make a dent in the loan...

I'm glad I'm not into big name brand clothing!

[PAULH]