Your future, does it look bright?
I want to hear other people's future life plans.
If you're still in high school, then what is your career plan?
How do you plan on making it happen?(Parents pay, get a job, student loans, money grants, etc)
If you're already out of high school, what are you studying to become? Or did you already start your career? What is it?
If there's anything else related, post it.
Me:
I screwed up high school.
I just started as a senior and I'm doing good, but my freshman and junior years were not so good.
I just wised up, but it might be too late.
My sister just started college and I HIGHLY doubt my parents can afford sending us both with our financial status.
As for career plans, I HAVE NO idea. I'm just not good at anything that I can think of.
I'm still searching.
If you're still in high school, then what is your career plan?
How do you plan on making it happen?(Parents pay, get a job, student loans, money grants, etc)
If you're already out of high school, what are you studying to become? Or did you already start your career? What is it?
If there's anything else related, post it.
Me:
I screwed up high school.
I just started as a senior and I'm doing good, but my freshman and junior years were not so good.
I just wised up, but it might be too late.
My sister just started college and I HIGHLY doubt my parents can afford sending us both with our financial status.
As for career plans, I HAVE NO idea. I'm just not good at anything that I can think of.
I'm still searching.
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I am currently in junior year of High school. I have alright grades, a few C's per year because of slacking off. I am planning in majoring in either Business, Actuarial Mathematics, or some type of physical engineering. The college i have in mind is Umass Amherst, great state school about 30 miles from my house. I am probably in the top 5 smartest kids in my grade, and i destroyed the PSAT's so getting in should be a breeze for me. Looks pretty good to me.
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College student. Mechanic. A couple grand saved in the bank. my friend for 12 years lives in Texas works in a Corvette dealership. I have to have 3 years experience with cars to get the job his boss has for me on hold. as a favor to him. and when i do were getting an appt close to where we work. do what we want until we save up enough money to start our own car part shop in LA.
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ChubIzntCool wrote: »I am currently in junior year of High school. I have alright grades, a few C's per year because of slacking off. I am planning in majoring in either Business, Actuarial Mathematics, or some type of physical engineering. The college i have in mind is Umass Amherst, great state school about 30 miles from my house. I am probably in the top 5 smartest kids in my grade, and i destroyed the PSAT's so getting in should be a breeze for me. Looks pretty good to me.
Colleges don't care about PSAT's. -
I'm in grade 8 0.0 but my future plans would be to get good grades then in grade 9 I get to go to Ireland for that year after that i come back to Canada and then more school but when I graduate I'm thinking of either a Game tester or Maker at EA games. That or a Chef :P
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Colleges don't care about PSAT's.
PSATs: National Merit Scholarship exam as well. Being a national merit award winner makes the application look that much better. also, i haven't taken SATs yet, but if it trends from the PSAT's then i am going to do great in that.
So you sir, are wrong. -
ChubIzntCool wrote: »I am currently in junior year of High school. I have alright grades, a few C's per year because of slacking off. I am planning in majoring in either Business, Actuarial Mathematics, or some type of physical engineering. The college i have in mind is Umass Amherst, great state school about 30 miles from my house. I am probably in the top 5 smartest kids in my grade, and i destroyed the PSAT's so getting in should be a breeze for me. Looks pretty good to me.Colleges don't care about PSAT's.
True.ChubIzntCool wrote: »PSATs: National Merit Scholarship exam as well. Being a national merit award winner makes the application look that much better. also, i haven't taken SATs yet, but if it trends from the PSAT's then i am going to do great in that.
So you sir, are wrong.
You should bust your ass on the SATs now. Colleges like Berkeley aren't going to be happy when they see C's, and be more dissapointed with several C's.
But then again, looks like your not going to that or another high level school...
I'm a senior with 4.65 GPA, 4's or higher on all my AP tests, and looking for chemistry as my major. Wanted Nuclear chem but job opportunities aren't looking too good so I may just go into the physio or pharmaceutical branch. Maybe even Nano related Chemistry. Flash is looking like may boom and studies on Quartz as a possible memory hold is looking great as well... -
RawrJafrikan wrote: »True.
You should bust your ass on the SATs now. Colleges like Berkeley aren't going to be happy when they see C's, and be more dissapointed with several C's.
But then again, looks like your not going to that or another high level school...
I'm a senior with 4.65 GPA, 4's or higher on all my AP tests, and looking for chemistry as my major. Wanted Nuclear chem but job opportunities aren't looking too good so I may just go into the physio or pharmaceutical branch. Maybe even Nano related Chemistry. Flash is looking like may boom and studies on Quartz as a possible memory hold is looking great as well...
i may get C's, but i take the most advanced classes possible so it is just a tid justified.
Also: my parents went to a college that is a bit worse than the one that i want to go to, and they each make over $100,000 a year. So yeah i think im good. -
RawrJafrikan wrote: »True.
You should bust your ass on the SATs now. Colleges like Berkeley aren't going to be happy when they see C's, and be more dissapointed with several C's.
But then again, looks like your not going to that or another high level school...
I'm a senior with 4.65 GPA, 4's or higher on all my AP tests, and looking for chemistry as my major. Wanted Nuclear chem but job opportunities aren't looking too good so I may just go into the physio or pharmaceutical branch. Maybe even Nano related Chemistry. Flash is looking like may boom and studies on Quartz as a possible memory hold is looking great as well...
colleges don't really look at weighted GPA -
ChubIzntCool wrote: »i may get C's, but i take the most advanced classes possible so it is just a tid justified.
Also: my parents went to a college that is a bit worse than the one that i want to go to, and they each make over $100,000 a year. So yeah i think im good.
Consistent C's, whether in an advanced class or not, are straight crap. -
colleges don't really look at weighted GPA
Some may, others do not.
Regardless, my classes are pretty up there, and I have test scores to back up my education. Only B's to get were 3 classes in which 2 were English and one was in my freshman year (which most colleges don't even look at).ChubIzntCool wrote: »i may get C's, but i take the most advanced classes possible so it is just a tid justified.
Also: my parents went to a college that is a bit worse than the one that i want to go to, and they each make over $100,000 a year. So yeah i think im good.
And you're satisfied with that?
K...Consistent C's, whether in an advanced class or not, are straight crap.
True. -
im a junior now, planning on getting straight A's for the rest of the year and senior year. sophomore and freshman years added up to be about a 3.0 GPA which is definitely not good. by the time i get out of highschool i plan on having at least a 3.8 GPA. then if i get enough scholarships ill go to an actual college, if i get a job ill go to community college, if none of those happen, ill go to the military for 4 years and have them pay it for me.
planning on becoming a computer engineer or computer programmer. -
RawrJafrikan wrote: »And you're satisfied with that?
K...
i went on a $30,000 trip to italy this summer after going on a $5,000 school trip to costa rica in the spring.
My sister is going to a $42,000 per year college.
I live in a $500,000 house.
My mother drives an Audi A6.
yes, i'd say im pretty content with two parties making ~$100,000 a year. -
im a junior now, planning on getting straight A's for the rest of the year and senior year. sophomore and freshman years added up to be about a 3.0 GPA which is definitely not good. by the time i get out of highschool i plan on having at least a 3.8 GPA. then if i get enough scholarships ill go to an actual college, if i get a job ill go to community college, if none of those happen, ill go to the military for 4 years and have them pay it for me.
planning on becoming a computer engineer or computer programmer.
I might have to go to community college to, maybe a couple of years, then transfer.
Allot of you seem to want to go into a computer-based career.
I am thinking about about that to, but I don't have much experience, Especially not the actual physical computer, I've only been able to afford one computer so I couldn't really mess with it.I just know the basic stuff.
I've been taking graphic design classes since junior year and now senior, but it doesn't seem to be my strong suit. I am not a creative/artsy person. -
I might have to go to community college to, maybe a couple of years, then transfer.
Allot of you seem to want to go into a computer-based career.
I am thinking about about that to, but I don't have much experience, Especially not the actual physical computer, I've only been able to afford one computer so I couldn't really mess with it.I just know the basic stuff.
I've been taking graphic design classes since junior year and now senior, but it doesn't seem to be my strong suit. I am not a creative/artsy person.
computers are the future. i know the basics of computers too, but im willing to learn more about them. community college then a university is the way to go because its so cheap. -
ChubIzntCool wrote: »i went on a $30,000 trip to italy this summer after going on a $5,000 school trip to costa rica in the spring.
My sister is going to a $42,000 per year college.
I live in a $500,000 house.
My mother drives an Audi A6
yes, i'd say im pretty content with two parties making ~$100,000 a year.
I doubt you spent 30,000 on a trip to Italy. Have went to Japan several times, and have not spent near as much money each time I have went or even in combination, and prices in Japan are definitely much higher in anything there as compared to Italy.
Secondly, if your parents make 100,000 a year, I doubt they would live in a 500,000 dollar house. (I'm speaking with a Dad that makes just as much or even more; doesn't tell me, but we have 3 houses and 2 large land properties in two foreign countries).
What school is your sister going to?
Honestly though, regardless of what your parents make or not, C's aren't necessarily going to cut it. You have to look at colleges with the mindset that there is always someone out there which is going to try and beat you to it, and aggressively at that as well. -
Allot of you seem to want to go into a computer-based career.
This is a gaming forum, generally as far as I can tell, gamers tend to be geeks. So technical career plans aren't surprising to see here.
I must say, colleges are overrated. In most cases you can learn faster and more on your own then some class. It can be helpful yes, but I wouldn't rely on it. In the long haul it's commitment and personal studies that get you where you want to go. -
I might have to go to community college to, maybe a couple of years, then transfer.
Allot of you seem to want to go into a computer-based career.
I am thinking about about that to, but I don't have much experience, Especially not the actual physical computer, I've only been able to afford one computer so I couldn't really mess with it.I just know the basic stuff.
I've been taking graphic design classes since junior year and now senior, but it doesn't seem to be my strong suit. I am not a creative/artsy person.
MY two cents is don't become a computer engineer. My dad is one, and he tells me that he has to deal with some very arguably irksome people on a daily basis.
He tells me the money is really great, but the work he puts in is crazy compared to what some people get. Keep in mind that if you are going to do computer engineering on a software or even hardware level, you are most likely going to have to pull Pager duties on a regular basis. AKA just as stressful as a surgeon's job in that you have to be ready to work at all times.
Go for STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math.
There is always a need for that everywhere in every level in every aspect of everything.
You might overlook math, but Math PHd's make serious bank making equations for Casinos to that of Ocean scanning software.
Just throwing that out there. -
if you dont plan on starting your own business then you literally have to go to college to get a good job.This is a gaming forum, generally as far as I can tell, gamers tend to be geeks. So technical career plans aren't surprising to see here.
Though I must say, colleges are overrated. In most cases you can learn faster and more on your own then some class. It can be helpful yes, but I wouldn't rely on it. In the long haul it's commitment and personal studies that get you where you want to go. -
This is a gaming forum, generally as far as I can tell, gamers tend to be geeks. So technical career plans aren't surprising to see here.
I must say, colleges are overrated. In most cases you can learn faster and more on your own then some class. It can be helpful yes, but I wouldn't rely on it. In the long haul it's commitment and personal studies that get you where you want to go.
Colleges are good if you're undecided about a career, but if you KNOW what you want to do, then might as well go to a technical college. -
Colleges are good if you're undecided about a career, but if you KNOW what you want to do, then might as well go to a technical college.
No, colleges are good for people who have decided as well.
For example, I want to go take a Chemistry route, so why go to a school which doesn't have a huge lab or high tech equipment when I can? It would be absurd for me to not take that opportunity. Moreover, these schools tend to be the most funded and the ones that take an active role in experimentation and innovation.
You may get the same education in a community college, but you won't have the tools necessary to help you obtain or lets even say make a new compound or drug, or study a aspect of chemistry.
Same could go for any field. Even computer engineering, or nano technology (also chemistry). -
RawrJafrikan wrote: »MY two cents is don't become a computer engineer. My dad is one, and he tells me that he has to deal with some very arguably irksome people on a daily basis.
He tells me the money is really great, but the work he puts in is crazy compared to what some people get. Keep in mind that if you are going to do computer engineering on a software or even hardware level, you are most likely going to have to pull Pager duties on a regular basis. AKA just as stressful as a surgeon's job in that you have to be ready to work at all times.
Go for STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math.
There is always a need for that everywhere in every level in every aspect of everything.
You might overlook math, but Math PHd's make serious bank making equations for Casinos to that of Ocean scanning software.
Just throwing that out there.
Math is DEFINITELY not my strong point.
If anything I'd like a technology based career, since it's advancing and growing.
I'm also interested in astronomy, but we'll see how much it really interests me based on my current astronomy class at high school. -
RawrJafrikan wrote: »No, colleges are good for people who have decided as well.
For example, I want to go take a Chemistry route, so why go to a school which doesn't have a huge lab or high tech equipment when I can? It would be absurd for me to not take that opportunity. Moreover, these schools tend to be the most funded and the ones that take an active role in experimentation and innovation.
You may get the same education in a community college, but you won't have the tools necessary to help you obtain or lets even say make a new compound or drug, or study a aspect of chemistry.
Same could go for any field. Even computer engineering, or nano technology (also chemistry).
You can obtain the same tools, just later.
I can see how you guys think it's not necessary, but not useless. -
Hmmm George Brown? You moved back to Toronto right? My sister almost went there, but she ended up going to Sheridan.If we're being serious: I studied psychology @ uoft for a year but I really didn't like it, now I'm at george brown studying architecture and I actually like it so far
If we're not being serious: I want to be an astronaut. -
Do eet.
I already have like 4 American friends that might join me later.
I have a name for the studio too. (:
It's only a couple of hours away, wouldn't be too much trouble moving a bit closer.
If I do decide to go into tech, it would sound good to have a place to start of once I finish my studies.
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