Why I Wish I Dropped Out of College Sooner

An English, Writing Studies, B.A. is BS after all

Ryn James (RJ)
Nov 1 · 5 min read
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I gave 5 years of my life to the English Department at my local university. This should mean that I have a bachelor’s degree, or even an accelerated master’s. At the moment, I have nothing to show for it. Poor planning on my adviser’s part stretched a four year degree into a six year one.

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