im not sure exactly what i want to be yet but i want it to be a stable job with flexible hours. my mom wants me to go to college but im not sure if i want to. currently i work at a greenhouse and im really interested in whorediculture but that does not require a degree. i was thinking of maybe managing my own greenhouse later in life. im a senior in highschool and im supposed to be looking at colleges and figuring out what i want to do but i just cant decide. any suggestions??
2007-07-29 17:01:32 · 12 answers · asked by poisongirl 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
No, I don't regret going to college. In fact, I feel very lucky to have been able to attend a 4 year university right out of high school. Its an experience that can't be replicated - even by people who try to go back to school years later.
To be surrounded by a group of your peers and have unlimited learning opportunities available to you. Not just book learning (which is important, of course), but also learning about yourself, life, the world, your peers. Who would want to pass that opportunity up if it were available to them?
2007-07-29 17:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by sarah314 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't regret going to college but I regret my choice of college. I made a poor choice because I was unclear on my values.
I'd suggest you focus on what excites you about horticulture. What do you want to do with plants? Sell them? Study them scientifically? Design landscapes? Or is your interest really in starting a business and this is the only business you know? You should be able to zero in on some classes at a community college and continue your greenhouse job at least part time. This is a much more efficient way to find a direction than wandering around an expensive university hoping to find something interesting because you're expected to get a bachelor's degree right out of high school.
If you find that you need an MBA or a degree in botany or whatever to do what you want, then you'll have the motivation to go for it and the information to find a program that fits your needs.
2007-07-30 01:49:58 · answer #2 · answered by Houyhnhnm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
College gives you two things that you will never find without it, and lots of things that you will never forget: Aside from the social aspects of college, with a college degree you get to make more money over your lifetime - it's a fact. No matter what you are doing career wise, a college graduate will make more money over their lifetime than a non-graduate. that is the first thing.
The second thing is time - College graduates have more choices as far a work hours, setting their own schedules and time off and are able to live a little more, with holidays and weekends off....you will find that when you have that time + the extra money you will get a lot closer to that happiness everyone wants when you are older. Invest your time and money now to make more of both later. Start at a community college for your generals to keep costs down (unless you have a scholarship) then finish up the bachelors.
Took me 18 years to finish college, now I'm happier and healthier than I've ever been, the only thing I regret is that I was not done much much sooner. Get it done! Your future can always include working in a green house - but get that degree first!
2007-07-30 01:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my dear :( it's called horticulture not whorediculture. but that's okay...just for the future. If you don't know what you want to do yet that is OK! I didn't know what I wanted to do when I was your age either. I went to a local community college and had fun trying different things until I picked something. That way I saved money and got to discover what I really enjoyed. You may like botony if you like plants. There are for me three reasons that college has been the best thing I have ever done for myself.
1. No matter what I was studying I learned more about myself and the world around me. If I hadn't gone to college I wouldn't have grown so much as a person.
2. I get to get paid to do something I love, I am chosen over other people in my field because I have a degree.
3. I would not be getting paid what I am paid without a degree.
Good luck with whatever you chose but happiness matters most of all.
2007-07-30 00:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by Ollie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I regret not going to school until after having kids and getting old. Take a year off, than go. No Matter what degree you may want there are classes that everybody no matter what your major is. Go ahead and take those classes, (most credits are good for seven years) and than take a break or go to school part time until you figure out what you want to do.
College is very enjoyable, you'll make better friends than high school. You will open many doors to opportunities and find interests that you may not know you have. I went at 19 and than quit until I was 27. I was glad for the credits I took at 19 they still transferred and saved me having to retake those basic classes.
2007-07-30 00:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by accounting girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not regret going to college, but I regret not continuing on to get a degree. Education is very important, and will always help you in your adult life to attain a good job.
There's always time to be with your friends and have fun. That's doesn't require a degree, just the spare time.
If you enjoy gardening, then taking some courses in Horticulture would be a very good choice for you. You want to pick a subject that interests you and is in demand.
Good luck!
2007-07-30 00:13:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are interested in horticulture and managing or owning a business someday, I would think you could totally benefit by taking botany and/or business classes.
Personally I wish that I'd taken some time off to just live and work in between hs and college. I wasn't really ready to decide what I wanted to be (I'm still not and I'm 29). But I wouldn't trade my college experiences for anything, even if I could.
2007-07-30 00:15:53 · answer #7 · answered by Emily V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really regret it, but regret that I went while I didn't know what i wanted to do. You get a degree in history and can't do anything with it unless you want to teach or get a phd. Now i'm going back to school while i'm a union theatrical stagehand, and i'm doing a work from home computer thing which are both really easy.
2007-07-30 00:07:24 · answer #8 · answered by bbbils 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to manage your own business later, going to school would be a great idea. Then you can know at least the basics of business and it would be unlikely for you to have someone coning you.
2007-07-30 00:15:10 · answer #9 · answered by Andrea B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved college. It was a great experience and I am going back for my graduateds degree.
I cant get enough of it.
2007-07-30 00:04:55 · answer #10 · answered by coyiesworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋