Career choice, suggestions?

[Lordbob75]

I'm not a social person, that is one of my largest fears, don't tell me to face them, that will not work...

Been there, done that. Trust me, its worth it.

~Lordbob

Than how about, I don't want to know them simply because I cannot stand them. Seriously, at school, they're unbelievably immature and simply pathetic. It's hard to make friends, even if I wanted to I'd be repulsed...

I lack skills to make friends, let alone approach them or even start a conversation.
(Hah, 500th post)

My high school was similar. College is different.

People (here at least) are here because they WANT to go to college, not because they have to. My school is big on engineering, so most of the students are pretty smart. Can't say they are all mature, but hey, it is college.

~Lordbob

 

[Skulblaka]

Been there, done that. Trust me, its worth it.

~Lordbob

Than how about, I don't want to know them simply because I cannot stand them. Seriously, at school, they're unbelievably immature and simply pathetic. It's hard to make friends, even if I wanted to I'd be repulsed...

I lack skills to make friends, let alone approach them or even start a conversation.
(Hah, 500th post)

My high school was similar. College is different.

People (here at least) are here because they WANT to go to college, not because they have to. My school is big on engineering, so most of the students are pretty smart. Can't say they are all mature, but hey, it is college.

~Lordbob

I obviously want to go to college. I'm a very eccentric person, I cannot find a "group" of people to fit into. I cannot find any of my kind to be able to communicate with.

 

[bigmck]

sometimes you have to just go for it... try new things

It's a lot harder than simply listening to what someone tells you, I don't know what to even try, I'm simply blank on that subject.

How old are you? Have you started college yet?

 

[Skulblaka]

sometimes you have to just go for it... try new things

It's a lot harder than simply listening to what someone tells you, I don't know what to even try, I'm simply blank on that subject.

How old are you? Have you started college yet?

I'm only 17, a junior in High School, still many years ahead.

 

[DirtyElf]

oh man. you have so long to go. i wouldnt sweat it now. high school you are forced to take certian classes to prepare you for college. (at least i was)

once you get to college you can open up, be yourself, try new things (even if you do it alone, and antisocially)...

just enjoy the last two years of high school the best way you know how. save these questions for college.

its not bad that you are thinking about it now, but in no way do you need an answer as to what you want to do for the rest of your life as a junior in highschool. ive graduated college and i still am not 100% sure what i want to do for the rest of my life

 

[Skulblaka]

I simply want to know what college and courses I should take. That way it should be more efficient. Also, it should save a lot of time since I may not "jump" classes still deciding what I want to do.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

First....Get all your basic requirements out of the way!
As you are doing this you will meet other students feeling the same way you are and that's when you start getting ideas of where you want to go with your degree. IMO

 

[Skulblaka]

First....Get all your basic requirements out of the way!
As you are doing this you will meet other students feeling the same way you are and that's when you start getting ideas of where you want to go with your degree. IMO

Sounds doable, but there's still a problem, which college would be fit?

(Also, what do "IMHO" and "IMO" stand for?)

 

[The Howling Wolves]

I started with a junior college to get basics requirements done that were going to be transferable to a 4 years school.
IMHO= In My Humble Opinion
IMO= In My Opinion
I grew up in Southwest Corner of Minnesota. Little town called Tracy, Mn.....Where are you from?

 

[Skulblaka]

I started with a junior college to get basics requirements done that were going to be transferable to a 4 years school.
IMHO= In My Humble Opinion
IMO= In My Opinion
I grew up in Southwest Corner of Minnesota. Little town called Tracy, Mn.....Where are you from?

Well, I currently reside in Minnesota.

 

[Lordbob75]

I am going to California PolyTechnic (CalPoly) San Luis Obispo right now. Great tech school for engineering, etc.
I am a computer engineering major (and loving it).

As for eccentric, you would fit right in here
(I am too a little).

As for classes: Get your basic GEs out of the way. Take some classes that interest you, like computer classes (programming, hardware, etc). Take things that sound interesting even if you are not sure about them.
The whole idea is to figure exactly what you want to do!

~Lordbob

 

[DirtyElf]

the first two years is usually dedicated to the exact situation that you are in, finding out what you want to do.

of course everyone wants to be the most efficient, etc... but sometimes you just need to take a step back and start to enjoy things (life)... im sure you will figure out what you want to do in due time

if you have to take an extra year of school to do it, so what? college is the best time of your life

 

[Trucidation]

I didn't think it would be a good idea to try to transfer a hobby into a career. Many times if you are forced to do something you enjoy, you tend to not enjoy it as much.

This.

Dunno how you guys do things over there, but "finding yourself" and "you can always change majors later" imho isn't the best advice for everyone. Maybe the societies I grew up in were more materialistic, but it seems to me drifting uncertainly is not something you want to do when you're already in college. You want to make a decision now, while changing your mind is still easy; not when you're already several years and semesters down the road and with loans or debts hanging over your head. Not trying to scare you but that's the reality unless your family is bloody rich and can simply enter you into other colleges as many times as you like. I've known people like that... pff, sometimes I wonder why they even bother.

 

[Skulblaka]

Great advice everybody, I'll still ponder upon what I want to do.

 

[DirtyElf]

heres what i think:

you are obviously interested in technology, computers and the like... instead of making computers your JOB try something related. many technological fields require computer knowledge. as an engineer 75% of the work i do is on a computer. withot my knowledge of how computers work (because of my hobby) i would be left behind other engineers and forced to catch up.

i say you try to find something that is related to technology (which isint hard to do now a days) but doesnt specifically require you doing what you enjoy now with your free time. some ideas - graphic design, engineering, software programming, architecture, even try accounting or marketing

go research colleges that you are thinking about attending and/or colleges in your area and start calling them up, ask to speak with professors and advisors from those programs.. read about the programs and the jobs they offer when you graduate.. if you do that for a month you will be light years ahead of where i was when i went to college and i made it out ok

most of all it takes determination, and hard work. many people seem to forget that part.