(ADULTS ONLY)need some advice

yeah did you do bad in high school but went to a pretty good college and gained a successful job/career. Did you always know what you wanted to be or did you find out later on i would like to know I'm very unsure about my future right now.

i don't know how but my cousin had a 78 GPA, and got into Penn State :?

but anyways yea, i'm still unsure of my future. My cousin didn't decide her major till her Sophmore year so no need to rush.

I did well in both high school and in college. I enlisted in the army in between the two.....

Well you know what they say, the A students end up working for the C students.

Really though I wouldn't let it bother you. There aren't a lot of jobs where they worry about what grade you got, more so if you graduated or not.

I am actually kinda scared about my future, i am screwing up in high school, will i still get into a good college..somebody please anwser..George__1992

I did, I only had a 3.1 or 3.2 and I made it into Xavier...But supposedly I wrote this amazing entrance essay that sealed the deal for me early, and they probably looked at my good grades in English also (I'm an English major).

do any of you remember what GPA you ended up with..and what do you think about pharmacy as a career choice?George__1992

Become a pharmacist? Those dudes do pretty darned well.

[QUOTE="George__1992"]do any of you remember what GPA you ended up with..and what do you think about pharmacy as a career choice?duxup

Become a pharmacist? Those dudes do pretty darned well.

Yeah, not too shabby. Look here.

It's not unusual to not know what you want to do. In fact, most people change careers 3 or 4 times even after school. Find something you love doing and you will be happy. Find something you love doing and can make money with and you'll be rich.

You're never really tied to one job, but a 4 year degree is going to help regardless of the position. Most colleges don't make you declare for a year or two anyway. I wouldn't sweat it.

You don't have to know what you want to do, but you do have to realize that there are a lot of things you can do to increase your chances of getting a good job:

* Choose something you like to do, make it your major, and excel at it.
* Take school and work seriously, but not too seriously.
* Consider taking an aptitude test to determine where your interests lie.

There are plenty of jobs you cannot get without a degree: medicine, law, engineer

I believe it was a pretty solid 3.0.

Pharmacists make very good money. There is also quite a bit of schooling and continuing Ed involved. I'd say that you might be able to gauge a bit of that option based on how you feel about chemistry.

do any of you remember what GPA you ended up with..and what do you think about pharmacy as a career choice?George__1992

I believe it was a pretty solid 3.0.

Pharmacists make very good money. There is also quite a bit of schooling and continuing Ed involved. I'd say that you might be able to gauge a bit of that option based on how you feel about chemistry.

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yeah, you need to like chemistry...

pharmacy is going to be what i will be doing..

i messed up in high school...gonna try to finish it up close that chapter in my life and try to get straight A's in college..

i dropped out when i was 16, got my GED when i was 18 and now im 28 and im making about 40k a year which isn't bad for a high school dropout who spent about 5 years getting smashed. i have coworkers making less than me and they're college grads. its all about how you present yourself and how hard you're willing to work to make a living. that being said i do regret not going to college as i know i would be better off in the job market so i suggest going to college, even if its a rotten no name community college. most non-specialty jobs (astrophysicist, biochemist, doctor, lawyer etc) just look at your resume and schooling to see "did he/she have what it took to stick through college" z4twenny

[QUOTE="z4twenny"]i dropped out when i was 16, got my GED when i was 18 and now im 28 and im making about 40k a year which isn't bad for a high school dropout who spent about 5 years getting smashed. i have coworkers making less than me and they're college grads. its all about how you present yourself and how hard you're willing to work to make a living. that being said i do regret not going to college as i know i would be better off in the job market so i suggest going to college, even if its a rotten no name community college. most non-specialty jobs (astrophysicist, biochemist, doctor, lawyer etc) just look at your resume and schooling to see "did he/she have what it took to stick through college" Darthmatt

im going to college.....even if i have to sell my body...seriously..

*feels cheated by thread title*

I got into uni through clearing after a major fudging on the A-Level side of things. There are few jobs that require specific degrees (like medicine, law etc.) but most will just look at if you have a degree. Just pick what you're most interested in and decide when you're ready, forcing yourself to do so will just cause more problems then they solve.

I did horrible in highschool. I got C's and D's and never did any of my work. Now I'm in my first year of college and I'm doing a lot better and getting A's and B"s. I had no clue what I was going to with my future at the beggining of the year but now I'm starting to think of becoming a biology major. College is a new chance to straighten yourself out and figure out what you want to do.artichoke

beatifully said...that gives me hope..