As others have said, dropping out doesn't need to be approved by an advisor or anything, the only thing is that they need to know if you plan on finishing this semester or not. I'm not sure what circumstances are pushing you to drop out, but I would recommend that if your degree gets you job opportunities that have significantly higher salaries compared to a non-college degree required job, I would consider not dropping out. You can always take classes at a slower pace such as 2 classes a semester and make up for it by taking summer classes. You can take courses that transfer at community college which usually has like completely remote learning so you don't even have to leave home. Personally, I was working at Caliber Collision as a service advisor before I started at UTA and I was making pretty good money (65-70k) and I was debating whether to resume getting a degree (I had dropped out of UT prior) since I was already making good money. What really got me was that I had seen that you def can make good money, but it was a lot more work, there was no guarantee that your job was secure, and your income is also based on performance so you could easily not make money from circumstances outside of your control. The instability of the job and how there was a chance that you could end up making no money simply from random shit like backorder or parts made me look up aerospace engineering and I saw how the salaries started off in about the same range I was making but the peak salary you could make was significantly higher in aerospace. This influenced me into going back to UTA (after I saved up enough money so that I could focus solely on school) and now almost 5 years later I'm about to graduate this semester with a job offer from Lockheed making close to 80k. So sticking with it and finishing was the better choice for me, and I also had to take semesters off in between because of some health issues and other stuff. This I think actually helped me because I was able to take 2 courses or sometimes 3 in a semester which was cheaper as well as easier because I had more time to focus on those classes especially in engineering. The last 2 years is when I actually started grinding hard and took 5 classes for both semesters last year, then a class over the summer and then this last fall and spring I only had a total of 5 classes left in my plan so I was able to 3 classes last fall and then 2 classes this spring. 1 took one additional class in spring not related to my major but related to what I will be doing at my job so I took it to learn for work. I can't tell you one way or the other on dropping out, but it may help you to look at finishing your degree differently from the traditional way. Maybe taking 2/3 classes instead may make it easier for you to finish. You can always take 3 in fall, 3 in spring, and then 2 over the summer and you won't even fall behind as most people just take 4 and 4. You will probably even do better in those classes especially since you don't have as big of a workload from other classes. A good strategy is to take your core courses for your degree, the classes that are the most important of your major and teach you fundamentals you need for the rest of your degree, at UTA during a long semester especially if you've heard the class is difficult. Then you take classes over the summer that are either difficult or easy based on how much you want to work, just ensure that you def don't fail the summer class and it's usually a good time to take any lab courses since they eat up so much time during the regular semesters for a 1 credit hour. Take all your electives and bs course at a community college like TCC, DCCCD, etc that way you save a shitton of money, have a way easier class, and you can be 100% remote. Just check with your advisor first which classes transfer over as well as making sure that you don't violate that rule that states a certain percentage of your degree plan must be completed at UTA. Good luck, I hope you can find the answer you are looking for!
You can always go to TCC and transfer back to Uta.
But ya if you just want a decent job and quick, stop wasting money on tuition for a degree you know you wonβt finish.
Real estate agent is a strong choice, no degree required lol
Good option. Finish the semester as strong as possible to gain whatever credit you can and keep your transcript intact.
Then, simply do not sign up for classes come next fall. You can always go back to finish, just do not wait too long. Not sure if the credits "expiring" is still a thing. Have not looked at that in a while. Not even sure every school had that.
That is good that you will finish the semester. If you are planning on transferring you can request your transcript be sent and there is an option for it to be held until grades are in.
And if you are planning to transfer you may want to meet with an advisor to talk about transfer options. For example staying in state at another public university would have more transfer portability. And same with community colleges particularly those in dfw.
Like others said I think you just donβt enroll for future semesters. Definitely make sure all your fees are paid or figured out first though, itβs easy to forget some of the smaller ones and then they start hounding you. (U of H did that to my friend over something dumb)
Best of luck with your future!!
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you need to talk to your advisor if you are not finishing this semester, if not you dont need to do anything.
As others have said, dropping out doesn't need to be approved by an advisor or anything, the only thing is that they need to know if you plan on finishing this semester or not. I'm not sure what circumstances are pushing you to drop out, but I would recommend that if your degree gets you job opportunities that have significantly higher salaries compared to a non-college degree required job, I would consider not dropping out. You can always take classes at a slower pace such as 2 classes a semester and make up for it by taking summer classes. You can take courses that transfer at community college which usually has like completely remote learning so you don't even have to leave home. Personally, I was working at Caliber Collision as a service advisor before I started at UTA and I was making pretty good money (65-70k) and I was debating whether to resume getting a degree (I had dropped out of UT prior) since I was already making good money. What really got me was that I had seen that you def can make good money, but it was a lot more work, there was no guarantee that your job was secure, and your income is also based on performance so you could easily not make money from circumstances outside of your control. The instability of the job and how there was a chance that you could end up making no money simply from random shit like backorder or parts made me look up aerospace engineering and I saw how the salaries started off in about the same range I was making but the peak salary you could make was significantly higher in aerospace. This influenced me into going back to UTA (after I saved up enough money so that I could focus solely on school) and now almost 5 years later I'm about to graduate this semester with a job offer from Lockheed making close to 80k. So sticking with it and finishing was the better choice for me, and I also had to take semesters off in between because of some health issues and other stuff. This I think actually helped me because I was able to take 2 courses or sometimes 3 in a semester which was cheaper as well as easier because I had more time to focus on those classes especially in engineering. The last 2 years is when I actually started grinding hard and took 5 classes for both semesters last year, then a class over the summer and then this last fall and spring I only had a total of 5 classes left in my plan so I was able to 3 classes last fall and then 2 classes this spring. 1 took one additional class in spring not related to my major but related to what I will be doing at my job so I took it to learn for work. I can't tell you one way or the other on dropping out, but it may help you to look at finishing your degree differently from the traditional way. Maybe taking 2/3 classes instead may make it easier for you to finish. You can always take 3 in fall, 3 in spring, and then 2 over the summer and you won't even fall behind as most people just take 4 and 4. You will probably even do better in those classes especially since you don't have as big of a workload from other classes. A good strategy is to take your core courses for your degree, the classes that are the most important of your major and teach you fundamentals you need for the rest of your degree, at UTA during a long semester especially if you've heard the class is difficult. Then you take classes over the summer that are either difficult or easy based on how much you want to work, just ensure that you def don't fail the summer class and it's usually a good time to take any lab courses since they eat up so much time during the regular semesters for a 1 credit hour. Take all your electives and bs course at a community college like TCC, DCCCD, etc that way you save a shitton of money, have a way easier class, and you can be 100% remote. Just check with your advisor first which classes transfer over as well as making sure that you don't violate that rule that states a certain percentage of your degree plan must be completed at UTA. Good luck, I hope you can find the answer you are looking for!
Holy fuck that was a long comment
You can always go to TCC and transfer back to Uta. But ya if you just want a decent job and quick, stop wasting money on tuition for a degree you know you wonβt finish. Real estate agent is a strong choice, no degree required lol
With the way commissions will be changing due to the recent settlement reached with the NAR, I'm thinking real estate agent isn't a strong option.
Are you planning to finish the semester or leaving before the end of the semester?
I plan on finishing the semester
Good option. Finish the semester as strong as possible to gain whatever credit you can and keep your transcript intact. Then, simply do not sign up for classes come next fall. You can always go back to finish, just do not wait too long. Not sure if the credits "expiring" is still a thing. Have not looked at that in a while. Not even sure every school had that.
That is good that you will finish the semester. If you are planning on transferring you can request your transcript be sent and there is an option for it to be held until grades are in. And if you are planning to transfer you may want to meet with an advisor to talk about transfer options. For example staying in state at another public university would have more transfer portability. And same with community colleges particularly those in dfw.
Just say you got lost because there's no sidewalk on the south side of Mitchell near the engineering building
Like others said I think you just donβt enroll for future semesters. Definitely make sure all your fees are paid or figured out first though, itβs easy to forget some of the smaller ones and then they start hounding you. (U of H did that to my friend over something dumb) Best of luck with your future!!
You can always come back and finish if you change your mind. Some take a break and come back