# The 5 year theory. Does it apply to you?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843
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**Created:** [August 24, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843 "2012-08-24T05:35:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/21 "2012-08-26T17:22:45Z")
“The last check you ever write should be to your undertaker, and it should bounce.”
-My friend Shawn who owns an E46M race car, new E92 M3, and a 996 GT3 lol.
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### Author:  [@Sketchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sketchy)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/22 "2012-08-26T17:36:58Z")
The only thing I wish I could go back and change is my job choices also not gaining weight weighed 260 at 20 now 330 at 25 FML
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/23 "2012-08-26T17:44:21Z")
> [@Auto Financing - Options?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/auto-financing-options/50564/49):
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> waste of time and money. I went for 3 years, got two degrees I dont use and bought a ton of tools I never use.
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> I went for what I thought I wanted to do but ended up not wanting to do it. I dont know of another major I wouldve picked.
Any god damn idiot can make it through 2 or 4 years of college. If you don’t have what it takes to make yourself stand out from the competition (which keeps growing every year) then yes, it is going to be a waste of money. Plenty of students explore different fields of study through classes and/or internships and work in order to find out what their interests truly are. You’re not just supposed to pick something because it sounded cool when you were a senior in high school and then rush to the finish…
You’re killing me, Pauls.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/24 "2012-08-26T18:04:12Z")
well Ive always liked cars and thought working on them was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I apparently was wrong because thats not what I want to do.
It wasnt a split second decision to go to school for that. I even did Votec in high school and loved it.
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### Author:  [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/25 "2012-08-26T19:12:47Z")
If you want to apply yourself you can survive without college.
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### Author:  [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/26 "2012-08-26T20:25:00Z")
i’d like to tell myself 5 years ago to stop fucking around in school. i know i’d be a much happier person now without those regrets. and shit i’m not even done with school yet.
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### Author:  [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/27 "2012-08-27T11:15:49Z")
i think people have stages in life in which they change. not a specific year
simply from a baby to a child to a kid to a teen to responsibile teen to a young adult to a wiser adult etc we could label with years but everyone is different. someone could reach one before another in my opnion.
you always have atleast 2 choices/paths ahead if you pick one its leads you down a different road than the other. so the choice you make must be wise and best for you at present time and the person ahead.
enviroment changes and different people can change things faster or slower depends on situation.
theory should be called coming of age. definition is a persons transition from child to adult. but theres a bit more steps in between
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### Author:  [@DrunkieTheBear](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrunkieTheBear)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/28 "2012-08-29T21:00:09Z")
Yup I would beat my ass silly.
Wouldn’t have gone to Embry Riddle and gotten into so much debt, would also like to go back to 18 and told myself to wait a year so I didn’t pay out of state for school, then stay in state schools and get your Certs sooner while you got your degree.
It is what it is, but I agree with the 5 year theory.
By the way Florida schools are $1,000 a semester for Community College and about $1,500 a semester for state school.
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### Author:  [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-5-year-theory-does-it-apply-to-you/264843/29 "2012-08-30T13:16:34Z")
i’ve always been pretty mature and headed toward the same goals. i was exactly the same person 5 years ago
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