The community college counselor who told me I was wasting my time

I went back to my old campus last month to pick up a transcript and stopped by the advising office. The same counselor who watched me drop out 3 years ago was still there. She asked what I was doing now and I told her about my HVAC work, making $28 an hour with no debt. She said that was a shame because I had 'potential' for a four year degree. I laughed and walked out, but it got me thinking. Has anyone else had a professor or counselor act like dropping out means you failed, even when things worked out fine?

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wren_thomas165d ago

That's exactly why the whole "wasted potential" line is just their way of coping with a system that doesn't have a box for people who found their own path.