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A degree of any kind is just a worthless peice of paper. It may get you a job but it won't keep you a job.

My concern for you would be your reluctance to learn and evolve as a person. Learning is a life long process and should be what it's all about. You don't need to learn it all or like it all but there is value in learning how to do something that you don't like.

I've been a musician, electrician, building superintendant, roofer, paramedic, network administrator and a well driller in my life so far. Now I'm a musician again.

You can be as happy or as miserable in this life as you choose to be. It's your life. It's the only one you have. Don't let anyone live it for you. But....the trick is to not close doors and to not limit options. If you can do that, you can always change your mind and go back to school, change jobs, whatever you want.

There's something to be said for construction. You'll never get rich but you'll never go hungry.

There's something to be said for white collar work. You'll stay clean, get nice and fat and get outsourced to a third world country because they will do it cheaper.

There's something to be said for military service. Training, life experience guaranteed employment benifits...if you don't get shot, blown up or decapitated first.

Keep your options open. Stay out of prison's and maternity wards and don't put so much pressure on yourself right now to get it done right now.

Lots of people are "testaphobic" you can get guidence with that as well if you choose.

It's amazing how many problems will sort themselves out if you ignore them long enough.
 
Personally, I don't believe that some people take tests poorly; you either know the information or you don't. Unfortunately, it doesn't matter how hard you work in life. Your boss wouldn't care how hard you worked on a project if someone else does a better job.

I would recommend that you do the college route anyway, but if you are hardworking, you can do well in construction. I know a number of construction workers who make over $100,000/year. To do that, you need to be extremely hardworking, ambitious and self employed.

Brendan: By community college, do you mean a public college? I don't have any decent community colleges in my area, but I would definetely recommend going to a public college over a private one. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for wanting to go to a public college over Ivy league or a similar upscale private university, but it depends on what your goals are.

If your goal is to get a job immediately after college, then name recognition is important. If you plan on continuing the educational process, then college is meaningless. Both of my parents are graduates of public colleges and medical schools, and I'd say they're doing alright.

It really saddens me when I hear close friends talking about the dorm experience, finding one's self and being on their own. The dorm is the biggest crock of **** in the American educational system, but it's their prerogative. The real reason they want to go to an out of state public school ( :rolleyes: ) is so that they can get away from their parents for purposes of drugs, drinking and general mischief. Then there are out of state private schools, but at least you're not paying twice as much to get the same thing out of state as you can get in state; you get ripped off regardless of where you're coming from ;)
 
Ericman197 said:
Brendan: By community college, do you mean a public college? I don't have any decent community colleges in my area, but I would definetely recommend going to a public college over a private one. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for wanting to go to a public college over Ivy league or a similar upscale private university, but it depends on what your goals are.

Maybe.

Generally I've heard them referred to as Community Colleges, and most/all 4 year colleges referred to as state colleges, 4 years, state universities ect (though there are private universities, colleges, etc).

I'm currently attending Mt. Hood Community College (Invalid Link Removed). Poke around if you're so inclined. Maybe we're talking about the same thing, maybe not.
 
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