Don't know what to do after high school. Need Help!?

Answer 1

Either go to college or find a way to serve your fellow man.
Not matter what you choose, give of yourself. You will be better for it.

Answer 2

Well mainly it is up to you to make the final call of your future but I will give you some advice. Some people just decide to skip college all together and get a job. The benefit of doing this is that you can start earning money right away. On the down side however people who get jobs that only have diplomas do not make a lot of money and it is very hard to get a good job without some college degree. The next option is to start college right away. The great side to this is that you get all of your work started right away and you get out of college at a young age. However attending college is very expensive. The tution fees are completely outragous and most textbooks are in the cost range of $200-300 dollars. The average cost of getting into school is about $1,500 dollars and this could be a lot more depending on how many classes you are taking. I saw a banking presentation once and I remember the presenter saying that 95% of college students drop out and it is not due to acadamic failure but rather it is due to financial problems. The last option available is really the only one that is reliable and won't get you into trouble. That is to get a job for a year and then to start college. That way you are earning money in order to get into college and you are taking a break from school as well. Even if you wanted to start college right away classes don't start until after labor day for most schools so you could get a job for four months August-September and have quite a lot of moneyu stored up that you could use. I hope that this information has been helpful and you will put it to good use as the time draws closer.

Answer 3

It would be best to keep a job in mind. High school was preparing you for the world out there, a job is the steps of taking in the world. Looking for that job is one of things you should do, once you get that job then that's when you'll figure out what you want to do. Your not alone out there. There are plenty of people out there that still dont' know what they want to do after high school as well. Don't sweat this, you'll figure it out some day. People some times don't know what they really want to do tell thier like.... 25, 30 years old. some times even longer, and not only that but even people who said they know what they wanted to do and then they change thier minds about it.

Answer 4

Go to community college, and stay the course until you get an associates in something practical like business or computer science. That way you can get a good paying job and maybe go on to University without worrying about saddling quite as much debt. Don't switch community colleges, stay in the same college all the way through so that you don't have to take extra coursework to satisfy different graduation requirements. And don't EVER drop out mid-term, they really hate that and they may forgive but they'll never forget. Don't worry about how long it takes to graduate, college is a much better place to meet people than bars, parties, church, or on the job. You have to really hate learning to hate college.

Answer 5

How are your grades?
What do you like to do---enough that you do it on your free time?
What are your strengths?

You need to sit down and think these things through. Go online and check out a career strength indicator. . .just google them, there are a ton out there. Then think about your personality.

Love learning, and can't choose just 1 thing to focus on? Then you belong at a liberal arts school. These colleges allow you to try out everything and still graduate in 4 years. You can change majors several times, see the world, explore a talent, and be surrounded by others who love learning just like you.

Love learning academic subjects and can focus on 1 thing? Go to a university. There, you can learn everything on the 1 or 2 subjects you love from professors who are also researching in the field.

Love learning in a hands on way? Go to trade school. There are a ton out there, and you'll get to focus in on 1 trade and learn without the frustration of lots of bookwork. The work will be just as hard, it'll just be more doing and less reading. You'll spend fewer years in school than at a traditional college, and you'll get to do and internship--work--and get college credit for it.

Love learning and technology? Go to technology school. There are a bunch of tech institutes around, and you can study everything from designing video games to rebuilding computers.

Don't really like school much? Consider a branch of the military. You'll start at boot camp, and then as you age and progress through the enlisted ranks, they'll send you to short specialist courses. You'll work your body and your mind. They'll even give you a test (ASVAB) to tell you what you're good at. Just be sure to research each branch carefully before you choose.

No matter what you do, please don't immediately go out in the work force. Almost every field pays employees with training more than those without. Training of any kind (college or military or trade) allows you to walk into a job making more than your peers without it, and to rise in the company heirarchy faster.

Answer 6

What are you good at? What are your interests? Meet up with your guidance counselor and have him/her point you to careers which you can use your interests or talents. The time to think about this is now. Don't wait until graduation.

Answer 7

Go to college.

Answer 8

Go to college, undeclared. It will help u figure out what you want to do.go see ur college advisor.