What is/will be your career?

[RightToCensor]

Mechanical Drawer

[Nowitness]

Ancient/Religious Historian.

Or McDonald's employee if that fails.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Stay at home husband/father by day, Fruit basket maker by night

[Done_And_Done]

Addictions / mental health field...

[BlakFrankWhite]

Nikka 24/7

[RightToCensor]

Great to see everyone's ambition to be successful...

[ace23]

Nikka 24/7
this slash rapper

[hateraid]

A whistle blower salesman who gets in the heads of people in denial of the truth in the supplement world.
I'm extremely successful at it

[BigNBAfan]

The circle of colleagues in my profession are tight knit and small so i can't say much other than I work clinically for monitoring facial and vestibucochlear nerves during surgery. I do vestibular research on weekends/clinical time sometimes. Almost done with my doctorate.

[Nowitness]

Great to see everyone's ambition to be successful...

If you're skills in mechanical drawing ever come into fruition, I will call upon thee for a task.

[KevinNYC]

Mechanical Drawer
BTW, I glad you have a goal, but it probably would help if you were honest about yourself about the ease or difficulty of achieving that goal.

You seem to be posting to convince yourself that not going to college is the right decision. Debt seems to be your main argument. You keep mentioning exorbitant amounts of debt. My argument to that would be, go to cheaper college.

I don't think everyone needs to go to college, but there are definitely benefits. Yes, you get a lot debt up front, but over a working career of 40 years or so the average difference in salary for those with a college degree and those without is something like $2 million.

Yes, you have the occasion Gates or Zuckerberg who doesn't finish college and ends up extraordinarily successful, but for most folks who are able to go, not going is bad decision.

When I hire people a college degree is definitely a differentiator. For the positions I hire for, you probably are not getting an interview if you don't have a degree unless your experience is really impressive.

[KevinNYC]

Some info on your profession
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/drafters.htm


Number of Jobs, 2012 199,800
Job Outlook, 2012-22 1% (Little or no change)
Employment Change, 2012-22 2,200

Entry-Level Education
Associate’s degree

How to Become a Drafter
Drafters typically need specialized training, which can be accomplished through a technical program that leads to a certificate or an associate’s degree in drafting.

Job Outlook
Employment of drafters is projected to show little or no change from 2012 to 2022. Although drafters will continue to work on technical drawings and documents related to the design of buildings, machines, and tools, new software programs are making the work more efficient, thus requiring fewer workers. Competition for jobs is expected to be strong.This is not a growing field which means you will have competition.

[RightToCensor]

BTW, I glad you have a goal, but it probably would help if you were honest about yourself about the ease or difficulty of achieving that goal.

You seem to be posting to convince yourself that not going to college is the right decision. Debt seems to be your main argument. You keep mentioning exorbitant amounts of debt. My argument to that would be, go to cheaper college.

I don't think everyone needs to go to college, but there are definitely benefits. Yes, you get a lot debt up front, but over a working career of 40 years or so the average difference in salary for those with a college degree and those without is something like $2 million.

Yes, you have the occasion Gates or Zuckerberg who doesn't finish college and ends up extraordinarily successful, but for most folks who are able to go, not going is bad decision.

When I hire people a college degree is definitely a differentiator. For the positions I hire for, you probably are not getting an interview if you don't have a degree unless your experience is really impressive.
I want to at least get my Associate's Degree. Two-Year College isn't 100% out on my things I want to do after High School. But I want to try and self employ myself for a year and see go it goes. If it's not going good I'll look to enroll in a Community College.

I've got some ideas I'd like to explore, chasing dreams seems like it's harmless. Best do it before I commit to college.

[John Tesh]

Musician and TV/radio host.

[AkronAngel]

I'm going to make a career out of making youtube videos geared towards tricking wanna be architects into designing faulting structures.

[RightToCensor]

I'm going to make a career out of making youtube videos geared towards tricking wanna be architects into designing faulting structures.
Explain how the tutorials I posted were faulty. Don't worry, I'll wait. No really.

[AkronAngel]

Explain how the tutorials I posted were faulty. Don't worry, I'll wait. No really.

I didn't say that your tutorials were faulty. Nice reading comprehension. :hammerhead:

[KevinNYC]

I want to at least get my Associate's Degree. Two-Year College isn't 100% out on my things I want to do after High School. But I want to try and self employ myself for a year and see go it goes. If it's not going good I'll look to enroll in a Community College.

I've got some ideas I'd like to explore, chasing dreams seems like it's harmless. Best do it before I commit to college.

I don't think college is necessary post high school, but I definitely think education is. You can get that in a variety of ways and for most people the structure of college and learning from Professors is the best way to do it.

You're also talked about running a business and my guess is that you benefit from college education in that area as well.

Perhaps the right move for you is take a year or two off and go to college when you are ready to be dedicate to it.

[CasterL]

Been a Recruitment Consultant for a while now. The work isn't too bad but it is soulless and all about money. It does pay well. I never wanted to make a career of it and I want to do a complete 180 and get in to ngo/humanitarian work.

Easier said than done but I have saved a lot of money to give me options. I'm also doing a tefl qualification so I can support myself while getting voluntary experience (which is pretty much essential) whilst not pissing away all my savings. I will probably have to do a masters after that. Long road ahead but I'm pumped for it.

[Draz]

Well I this accounting intro course weeded the out already. Looks like I'm going into human services. Rather do what I love. Hopefully the money will come. Looking into social work.

[BigBoss]

I don't know these days. The field i'm in I'm not passionate about, but i don't have many alternatives to get the bills paid. I feel i'm caught in the stream sometimes--where because I have student loans to pay i'm brainwashed into thinking that i HAVE to keep going. I defiantly will not get married within the next 10 years because then I have no OUT in regards to a career because my expenses would go way up. I hope to run my own business within 10 years and self-sustain myself through that until my time is up. Working for someone for the rest of my life is a fate worse than death in my opinion because your just going through the motions and rewarding yourself with stupid purchases or vacations to justify all the time you commit to working in a field that is insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Self employed musician is what I currently am, and plan on being

[MrC1991]

Ironworker.

[BigBoss]

Self employed musician is what I currently am, and plan on being

You'll end up bartending.

[J Shuttlesworth]

You'll end up bartending.
No I won't. I already get gigs on the regular and have practically a full time job with private lessons. Bartending is a waste of time

[DeuceWallaces]

You'll end up bartending.

[mlh1981]

PE teacher

[Bandito]

I want to at least get my Associate's Degree. Two-Year College isn't 100% out on my things I want to do after High School. But I want to try and self employ myself for a year and see go it goes. If it's not going good I'll look to enroll in a Community College.

I've got some ideas I'd like to explore, chasing dreams seems like it's harmless. Best do it before I commit to college.
I wish I had your balls when I was that age:cheers:

I went the easy route and I screwed years of my youth to the point I am so screwed economically.

[gts]

PE teacherYou'll end up bartending

[irondarts]

I'm a teacher.

[RightToCensor]

PE teacher
Elementary, Middle, or High?

[BigBoss]

No I won't. I already get gigs on the regular and have practically a full time job with private lessons. Bartending is a waste of time

What type of music do you play?

I have a couple rapper friends, dj friends, a friend in a metal band, and college buddies in a folk/classic rock band. They all play gigs and a few have gone on tourss. They're are all talented but found no success because they drink too much and/or do drugs.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I know of one guy trying to become a music production executive or rapper. The rest of my friends are pursuing boring careers like me.

[JGXEN]

Probably an accountant after graduation. Afterwards, I want to be a part of a tech startup eventually.

[DeuceWallaces]

What type of music do you play?

I have a couple rapper friends, dj friends, a friend in a metal band, and college buddies in a folk/classic rock band. They all play gigs and a few have gone on tourss. They're are all talented but found no success because they drink too much and/or do drugs.

Most every successful band does.

[gts]

Elementary, Middle, or High?

If I remember right elementary

[BigBoss]

Most every successful band does.

True :lol. My friend in the metal band is straight edge because his dad was a coke head. He writes and does all the administrative stuff for his band while his bandmates are going to court for attacking a police officer while high and had to cancel a tour last summer. He said he feels the band would be doing way better if they were all clean and straight edge.