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by Mz 5358 days ago
University is not for everyone. However, it seems to me that drop-outs fair better when they are running to something rather than away from something. If you have no idea what on earth you wish to do with your life, muddling through at uni (at least until you figure it out) is probably less damaging to future opportunities than muddling through flipping burgers at some fast food joint while your parents yell at you.

You might also look into the possibility that you are "twice exceptional" -- that you are bright but have some hidden learning disabilities. Such people often are enormously frustrated and find that many things come too easily to them but then stuff that is more challenging is simply impossible. For such people, appropriate diagnosis and accommodation can be a godsend.

Best of luck.

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What do you mean by saying "For such people, appropriate diagnosis and accommodation can be a godsend"? Should I go to doctor?
"Proper identification" might be a better phrasing. Not a doctor. You would want the kind of testing that id's things like ADHD, dyslexia, etc. High intelligence often masks such issues. Go talk to a counselor at uni. They might know where (locally) to get such testing.

Best of luck.

Thank you, I will try to go to counselor at uni.