re: Did any of you feel stuck in college?

Your good job is not far down the road. No reason to compare yourself to some random people graduating from technical colleges. If you are going to compare yourself to others (which I think is a bad idea anyway), look at others in your degree program.

I would like to think you have a much higher ceiling if you stick it out instead of dropping out

I know the feeling man believe me. I screwed around a lot when I first got to LSU and because of that I'm going to graduate after 5 and a half years when I'm 24. Hopefully med school after that. It's a challenge sometimes when you see your friends moving on but try to think of where you want to be when you're 40. Besides most of those people who graduated with bullshite degrees wasted their first shot at college and are just realizing it. Think of yourself at being ahead of the curve

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but I got in some academic trouble from plagiarizing

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i was in a similar situation. had trouble juggling school and a full time restaurant jobs in order to pay rent/ eat.

my advice is to find a student job related to your degree. you'll have money in your pocket and depending on the job may be able to get most of your schoolwork/ studying done while on the clock. my gpa skyrocketed once i got a student worker position where i was able to focus primarily on school. now i'm set to graduate in may and have a big boy job lined up for afterwards. very excited to not be living paycheck to paycheck.

hang in there pimpin

I completely understand but you have to keep pushing. I wanted to graduate without debtso I would work 1-2 jobs, sold my plasma twice a week and worked my arse off during the summers. By my Jr year I was burned out and ready to quit. Luckily for me, the people at all those jobs kept pushing me. They'd let me know that their lifestyle awaited me if I quit and I knew I wanted more.
Fast forward 6 years and I am making six figures and just got a 17% raise this past week. In my wildest dreams I didn't foresee this type of income at 6 years but I am very thankful and blessed for it. The jobs I had between school and this one were very rough and I questioned if the degree was even worth it but what you make of your degree is up to you. If you settle in life, your degree won't mean as much. The key is to keep pushing for what you want, even out of school. set your goals and achieve them. Right now your goal should be to finish school and find every reason you can to do so.

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It's an uphill climb. I'm just getting tired of climbing the fastest when I see others reach peaks.

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No others who are graduation from technical colleges or ABC and going to good jobs

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seriously, is this a troll?

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I see the other guys I graduated with going to work out of school and buying the things they want or other kids in college who get whatever they want from their parents.
I have a full ride to college so I don't wanna just throw it away but it sure is hard not having much money because I can't have a full time job.
I'm going for engineering, but I'm swayed to just go earn my Ptech and become an operator. What say the rant?

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If you're going for engineering, stay the course. In South Louisiana, as a guy, pretty much any other degree is a sucker's bet as getting a PTECH degree and becoming an operator or getting a trade and working for a contractor will out-pay most any college degree for a long time. However, engineering starts out lower, but inside of 15 years passes up the operators and then maxes out much much higher. There's also a lot less overtime and shift work.

I felt the same way. All of the dumbasses from my high school were making around 6 figures, getting married, buying houses, driving new trucks, having kids, ect. All of the "smart" kids who went to college (even many of those who graduated college) were working minimum wage jobs, eating Ramen noodles, and surviving on 2 hours of sleep per night fueled by Highland Coffees. Those that weren't, were now school teachers.

However, now that I've come out the other side and have a good job, I'm glad I made it through. Many of those operators still make more than me, but they won't for long, plus, all the oilfield baws bragging about working 400 days on the rig last year and raking in the dough are now getting laid off. I'm happy with my stable career in the absolutely never cyclical or downturn-prone construction industry

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Unfortunately my sperm and my ex's eggs were like dynamite. .....the last kid a 5 min quicky in our closet and a quick pull up = + pregnancy test.

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The Takeaway from this was:
You've got to come out of the closet, baw.

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It's an uphill climb. I'm just getting tired of climbing the fastest when I see others reach peaks.

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Your peak as an engineer is much much higher than an operator. I'd also suggest going for a summer internship because a coop will just make you "stuck" in college even longer. Either way, definitely try to get some experience ASAP to get a feel for what it really is like.