>go to uni right out of high school because I was 18 and retarded

>go to uni right out of high school because I was 18 and retarded
there's nothing wrong with this so long as you actually have *some* discipline to study. A gap year would just lead to you procrastinating the entire time if you didn't have discipline in the first place. At least the stakes at cost (paying tuition) would actually push you to study.

> I'm ~$5000 in debt
from what? 1 year of study? You'll pay that off quickly.

maybe consider college instead for a job (i.e. pharmacy technician *if* that's decent in your area. It starts at around 25 canadian pesos per hour here after a couple years of study plus the time to get certified afterwards). Heck someone I know went to uni for 4 years first THEN went to college for 2 years to get a job that's more absolute because that's just how shitty a bachelor's degree is worth here nowadays.

>>18071912
I live in Houston, so i should be well off for opportunity if I ever do decide to double down on something. It's just that imagining a satisfying career where I don't completely hate my life is the difficult part. Is it just a pipe dream?

>>18071958
>It's just that imagining a satisfying career
I don't know how different it is in the US but over here, we've had a shit ton of tuition grants and shit that it's been detrimental for finding a job after graduation. Just finishing uni isn't enough, so maybe take this time to rethink what to take when you go back to school.

I only did an internship by the time I graduated when I should have at least done a co-op to be competitive. I'm in a data entry job right now that's only a few dollars over the minimum wage (keep in mind this is in Canadian dollars) instead of in a pharmaceutical or any other laboratory like I initially planned.

Any work experience can be good for your resume though. One of my coworkers here got a laboratory job afterwards and it was partially thanks to his work experience as a chef for a few years before coming to this data entry job.

I've also had a coworker who stopped uni midway, got this job, but then went back to school to finish their program after a year.

I'd say bottom line is, make sure you heavily consider a co-op program if you do go back to uni.

>>18071996
Yes. It's pretty similar here, the job market's so over saturated with degrees that most work usually ends up to people with trade school experience.

I'd had plans to major in EE because it's a very stable field and was at least somewhat interesting to me. But they always tell you in school what some few famous engineers achieve and never what most do on a regular basis, so I got pretty demotivated during my courses.
I thought about changing my minor from mathematics to business so I could go for a more Entrepreneur-like approach and really start taking advantage of my leadership qualities, but that all seems like it'd be such a big gamble. I'd still have my major to fall back on, but I've heard that not having a minor in mathematics is pretty much detrimental to the degree.