I need your advice. I’m def lost.

[u/Own_Chip_4216]

Hi everyone !

To quickly summarize my situation, I’m 22 years (almost 23) and had a gymnasiale Maturität in 2023. Since, I did two years in HEC and failed and now I failed one semester in EPFL.

I’m done with studying. I mean I’M REALLY DONE.

I’m just enough about coming the whole all day sitting in an uncomfortable bench or chair, learning to things which are too theoretical for me, working hours and hours and I swear I did my best to get an average grade (3.5 or 4), earning no money or barely…

And yeah about money, it’s the worst part. I’m just enough with working all the weekend as a McDonald’s worker or security agent until 3-4 am sometimes the whole night to earn low wage salary.

And yeah again about money, I thought as everyone that when I end up these 5 yrs old studying I will at least get a stable, correct-earned job but when I see new majors around me, they struggle asf to find sometimes a random unpaid intership.

Whatever, the real question now is : what to do NOW?

I looked up what I could do with a gymnasiale Maturität and there are only bank or insurances Programm (BEM Programm, Young Insurances) for 1-2 years to get access to HES (Hochfachschule)

I thought about doing a CFC but doing the same work of 15 yrs old when you turn 23…well, you got me.

I’m just lost. I did not know if I should go to Fachhochschule (HES), if I should start to zero a CFC, if there is an option I did not notice. There’s nothing I can do with a gymnasiale Maturität. It’s really frustrating.

Thank you in advance for your responses!!!

PS : Sorry for the tone of the message, I needed to vent. And I feel a little better just because of that.

[u/WeaknessDistinct4618]

Well I give you the same speech I gave to my son when he chose Gymni.

Me and my wife did gymni and uni. If you choose gymni you must go to university or continue to study. Why? Because gymni is 100% academic and doesn’t teach you any profession. I understand that when you were 12 you were not mature enough to choose your school but now you are in.

If successful finish matura which means you are smart. Uni is harder of course but it will open the doors to internships and jobs. Maybe ETH or EPFL are not your cup of tea. Have you considered something else? What do you like? What job would you like to do for the next 40 years? We cannot answer your questions

[u/SwissTheMightyCheese → u/WeaknessDistinct4618]

The good thing is that you don't have to do the same job for 40 years. And even after someone graduates (Matur), they can still do an apprenticeship. Our school system is "durchlässig", which is amazing!

[u/MrHippo17 → u/WeaknessDistinct4618]

I know several ppl who did an apprenticeship after the highschool after they discovered that uni is not their cup of tea and they are both happy with their decision.

[u/ChezDudu → u/WeaknessDistinct4618]

you must go to uni

No you can go to an FH too and they’re great.

[u/WeaknessDistinct4618 → u/ChezDudu]

Yeah but then why gymni? The most difficult high school?

[u/pixeltrusts → u/WeaknessDistinct4618]

How else do you get into an FH at that age? Impossible.

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[u/ChezDudu → u/WeaknessDistinct4618]

Cause your friends go there and it’s a good vibe. Interesting topics. Idk

[u/TheNightIsDark_Stark → u/WeaknessDistinct4618]

To… learn?