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mitch.mounts 5 months ago
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As a senior in high school I face some of the largest decisions of my life. What do I want to be, what college do I want to go to, what majors/minors should I take? The list goes on and on. Basically what this thread is about is I'm wondering what helped you make your choice for those who have made it and what are you contemplating for those who are still facing it like myself?

Olin Johnson 5 months ago
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I am facing my second semester of community college right now, with no decided major or minor. My advice would be to definitely sign up for some sort of financial aid. That will really help with paying for college. As for what you should do, Your best bet would be to take a few aptitude tests to determine your strong points and what you do best. For me personally, a lot of my tests showed me to be a hands on kinda guy, so I have been debating on going into some sort of physical type of work, but at the same time I am a musical & technical kind of guy too. So there are options for you. You just need to figure out what those options are. Once you narrow things down a bit. Find a college that suits that. I chose a community college because I can get a kickstart there, and figure things out more crucially once I have an Associate in Arts degree.

mitch.mounts 5 months ago
ActivityRank: 152

I have taken quite a few tests and almost always they come back with the results of 'You can be anything!' lol. One year my friend had me do a personality test for his psych class. I was every color, no joke.

Tom Watson 4 months ago
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It looks like I was one of the lucky ones. I myself am a senior as well, but I've known mostly what I was interested in since I was a sophomore and knew where I wanted to go since I was a freshman. Again, I was lucky that I was accepted into that sole university that I applied to and it happens to be a great one to get my major. It's also in sort of a place that I want to be (large city, I've been a medium-sized town kid all my life) As for advice, I would assume that all sorts of roadblocks would appear. My main ones were related to transcripts not being sent and having to motivate myself to fill out those friggin' scholarship applications. I guess all that I can say is that you need to do your best to get over or around these rough patches. As I understand it -- and anyone may correct me on this, as I'm possibly wrong -- these disappointments and setbacks are pretty much par for the course. And as for my future rough spots... I've been pretty terrrible in social situations in the past, which is going to be something I need to get over in or before college, because I'm not sure I'll make it without a good group of friends. Also, such social skills are necessary for the workplace, so I'm sure I'll benefit from that more than most other things. I wish you good luck in your search. Keep fighting those dragons.