quitting school

[newchic]

@Jenn

Well, Thank you for the comments. I feel I qm mature enough to do school. For those of you who don’t know I moved out the day after I graduated and have been going to school full time and working 40+ hours a week for 95% of that time. I know what I want to do. However, I cannot get into a real college and I have failed more than I’d like to admit at CCAC. I work hard in my schoolwork and my parents are beginning to refuse to help at all with my school expenses. Therefore, I am facing the inevitable decision to not attend school for a few years while I make more money and save to pay my own way to school. I know I can get a good job without a degree. I know plenty of people who have no degree at all and are doing very well for themselves- even taking on positions that ‘require’ a degree. Therefore I am confident that if I market myself and do it well… I can land a job making enough to put myself through some night classes for a while. I have more to think about for now… but thats what it is looking like from my stand point.

Well I’m glad to hear you haven’t totally given up on school. Maybe going out and working for awhile will be good for you. But if you seriously plan on going back… don’t wait too long. It is extremely hard to get anything done once kids and husbands show up. My personal opion is that all “kids” should have to work before they start college. It is too hard at 18 years old to decide the rest of your life. I couldn’t even decide what jeans to wear at 18.
My personal experience was to get into the work force and start following my path. Which means I started working and saw where my natural skill was. Believe it or not… my natural skill is not in PC Support but in customer support… that single skill has taken me far. It has taken me from $3.15 an hour (old minimum wage) up to $50,000 per year.
Good luck… not that you need it. You’re a bright young lady… you’ll do fine.

[1320]

Stay in school, keep trying. Out in the real world in a career, you’ll watch complete idiots with college degrees get chosen for promotions and better jobs simply because they have their degree. It really sucks.

[jinxxycat]

@newchic

Well I’m glad to hear you haven’t totally given up on school. Maybe going out and working for awhile will be good for you. But if you seriously plan on going back… don’t wait too long. It is extremely hard to get anything done once kids and husbands show up. My personal opion is that all “kids” should have to work before they start college. It is too hard at 18 years old to decide the rest of your life. I couldn’t even decide what jeans to wear at 18.
My personal experience was to get into the work force and start following my path. Which means I started working and saw where my natural skill was. Believe it or not… my natural skill is not in PC Support but in customer support… that single skill has taken me far. It has taken me from $3.15 an hour (old minimum wage) up to $50,000 per year.
Good luck… not that you need it. You’re a bright young lady… you’ll do fine.

+1 I think 18 is WAY too young to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life! I have my degree in Psychology…then after I graduated I realized that I couldn’t tell MYSELF how to feel, let alone others heehee…I guess I used the degree for 8 years bartending :dunno: LOL But since then, it’s a piece of paper hanging on the wall saying that I can go to school on my own volition and pass. I think it’s impt these days to have a degree on some level, for interviews and stuff, but on the other hand, there are ppl making millions of dollars that have NO degree…

[system]

I am in the same boat. I am puttin out resumes and seeing if I find anything I like that will pay well.

[Jenn]

Welp… I’m 21 years of (next month) and have been going to school since the semester after I graduated highschool.

I’m starting to think maybe some sort of Art school might be more suitable for me…

[mp3ray]

We’re looking for someone to take over part of our digital media group here in DC!

I think you are making the right decisions. Even knowing what you want to do is more then half the battle. At 29 I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up - although I’m getting there

Good luck!

[rookee]

@Jenn

Welp… I’m 21 years of (next month) and have been going to school since the semester after I graduated highschool.

I’m starting to think maybe some sort of Art school might be more suitable for me…

i have more than one friend/family member who got a degree from the art institute and make good money 30-60k.

however… i’m under the assumption that a degree from there costs as much, if not more, than a local college :dunno:

[fshowcars]

@grnteg98

can you carry my paystub, i’m not allowed to lift anything heavy…

[vw16vcabby]

strip.

[Darkstar]

@TwoFortySX

when i graduated high school i didnt think college was for me. it was laziness not for lack of intelligence because i graduated with honors from west allegheny hs. i got a full time job at abercrombie of all places. it was nice having more money that i knew what to do with being that i still live at home.

after a year i felt left out and tried to get myself back in school. it was a huge mistake on my part. i missed the money and ended up failing 3 of 4 classes i attempted at CCAC. i was still too immature to realize why a college education is important.

well i bounced between dead end jobs until i lost my most recent job about 6 months ago. i havent found anything better than 7 or 8 bucks an hour. during my job search i realized that i have absolutely no oppurtunity for more because i lack a college education. i decided to finally make an intelligent choice and go back to school. so this fall im poised to be a 22 year old freshman at RMU while all of my friend are graduating college with a bachelor’s degrees. it kinda sucks to feel left behind but i know this is the best choice i have ever made.

dont be stupid, stay in school and put effort into.

Jimmy

fuck college. hard work, moderate intellegence, dedication, and some entrapaneurial spirit are all you need.

[Converted2LSX]

@vw16vcabby

strip.

x2

i got some money laying around

[Darkstar]

@RedLineGSR94

x2

i got some money laying around

cash in a week’s worth of nickels?

[Jenn]

Ummm, I don’t want to strip- good money yes… but nobody wants to see a 65 year old stripper at her retirement party… I am still thinking about Art school.

I didn’t fail stats, I got a B… by the way.

[BlkP42E]

w00t!