Hold off on dropping out. Give yourself a chance. You got this far.
You want to let a tie and some fancy shoes make you start all over again? Go to a therapist for a session or two to get a good understanding of why you are so focused on the clothing aspect of your future education. You need to get a clear and solid understanding WHY it makes to uncomfortable.
That way you can see how to work around it. Dropping out is not a proper option and you must have some understanding of that, otherwise you would not be posting this question. Give yourself a chance.
You tried doing it yourself. You tried talking about it with your peers from what you typed. You tried posting on yahoo about it but now what?
You make an appointment with a therapist to understand what about this rule of dress is hindering you from the very goals you set up for yourself.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.