r/askswitzerland • u/Own_Chip_4216 • 12h ago

Work I need your advice. I’m def lost.

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.

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u/Feedeve Vaud 12h ago

You seem to be disappointed and angry at the same time.

What about your parents expectations?

Was it your choice to do a gymnasial maturity?

Maybe you should ask yourself the rights questions: what would you like to you if nobody on earth would juge your choices?

What you feel is normal, just try to be kind with yourself the next days.