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Originally Posted by smashley_prfd
THIS. College for Americans seems to still be an expectation (Im from Iowa lived there til I was 20) a lot of my friends are finishing college or have finished, only to still be second guessing what they want to do or to try their luck with the career choice and decide they dont like it.
If you're going to go to school make sure you know it wont be a waste. I still have no clue what I really want to do and I'm 24, had I gone to college Id probably be $40-80K in debt for nothing.
I did an 8 week EMR (EMT equivalent for the US) course and I make $350/day plus pocket $50 extra for LOA lol honestly love it minus the short days off (EMTs make $500/day and Paramedics 600-800/day)
So just because you don't go to college doesnt mean you cant find something you enjoy and/or something to pay you a decent wage!
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I gotta agree with this. College for a lot of fields is being cut out and the world is changing rapidly. It's not the same as it was during our folks' days. At 23 I've seen a lot of my peers graduating with a crapton of debt and not too much to speak for from it.
I went to Community College my first two years after high school, was dead honest with my folks and told them I didn't know what I wanted to do and didn't want to rush it. Moved out. Started working and took a year and a half off after my AS for full time work. Got a pretty cush job in the medical field as a developer with a bit of work on their finances and joined the Air National Guard. I'm back in school now but will be finishing my BS and MS with no debt thanks to a military scholarship and I'm able to work remotely, which is amazing.
Computers have always been my passion but with my folks pressuring me to go into Law I needed a breath to figure out what I wanted to do. Life has so many pathways to take to get to the same goal that 9/10 it's worse to just leap into a course of action. Look at what is best for you and start from there. It's easy to plan once you have that base level down. College doesn't have to be 4 years and out either. I'm taking my time with mine. One year left on the BS at this point.