younginhuman
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Yes! I am. probably should've made that clear in my post
does high school really matter?
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younginhuman
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I've spoken to a couple of my teachers about it. I've sent emails to them apologizing for my spotty attendance and I pretty frequently stay after school for help and stuff. While I don't utilize as much time as I could, It's still fairly difficult for me to push myself to do the things that I have too. I've been trying much harder recently though, and I hope i can continue with that
younginhuman
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I've read everyone's messages in this thread and it's incredibly helpful! thanks for the advice, I appreciate it a lot 
abe11825
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I feel like anything in the medical field really does need some sort of education past high school, and you should evaluate your likes / dislikes / things you are not willing to do. You're also probably going to need to take courses that you think is not applicable to the psych field, but you have to take the general stuff before you can get into the heavy stuff (it's like taking color theory and drawing 101 in order to do [computer] graphic design work).
I can give you an example of likes and dislikes - where you drawn the line on stuff.
I work with someone who's step daughter has said she wants to work in a zoo. The girl is a senior in high school (18) and doesn't have the best of grades... she doesn't even have the best of middle of the road grades. But once she graduates (IF she graduates), she thinks she's going to be able to apply to the zoo to sit and play with the animals all day. However, even the lowest level of animal keeper positions still needs basic certification. Most zoos require the absolute minimum of a full 4 year degree before they even let you pet the creatures let alone do anything else (besides clean their shit). The girl hates needles and from what my coworker and I have looked at for jobs, a lot of positions require you to be able to give a shot (antibiotic / immunization / vaccine, numbing agents for surgery, etc) to the animal and if you can't deal with needles, you can't have the job.
My coworker and her husband are worried about the child, but because she has other things going on (she doesn't live with them due to specifics I can't talk about here.. it's related to the mother and not the husband). They don't know if the girl can really survive on her own past graduation, let alone be able to go to school for something that they think she won't finish.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying you'd not finish your education, since you've come here asking for opinions and suggestions. It's a great start for your future endeavors, for sure. But try to re-evaluate where you feel you want to be in the next 4 to 6 years. Raise the bar high, but don't raise it to a level that will cause you more harm that good or give you that door to questioning any mistakes.
If you want to do a startup of any kind, maybe do community college and get an associates in business. That way you have the groundwork laid for creating a company you can take advantage of and succeed with. Listen to your gut and keep asking questions. Be curious about things and learn something new every day. That'll help you 15 / 20+ years down the road if you're concerned an education might not be worth it. At the very least, see if you can apprentice some where that would lead to helping you further an education. Gain the right certificates to get into the right places.
I can give you an example of likes and dislikes - where you drawn the line on stuff.
I work with someone who's step daughter has said she wants to work in a zoo. The girl is a senior in high school (18) and doesn't have the best of grades... she doesn't even have the best of middle of the road grades. But once she graduates (IF she graduates), she thinks she's going to be able to apply to the zoo to sit and play with the animals all day. However, even the lowest level of animal keeper positions still needs basic certification. Most zoos require the absolute minimum of a full 4 year degree before they even let you pet the creatures let alone do anything else (besides clean their shit). The girl hates needles and from what my coworker and I have looked at for jobs, a lot of positions require you to be able to give a shot (antibiotic / immunization / vaccine, numbing agents for surgery, etc) to the animal and if you can't deal with needles, you can't have the job.
My coworker and her husband are worried about the child, but because she has other things going on (she doesn't live with them due to specifics I can't talk about here.. it's related to the mother and not the husband). They don't know if the girl can really survive on her own past graduation, let alone be able to go to school for something that they think she won't finish.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying you'd not finish your education, since you've come here asking for opinions and suggestions. It's a great start for your future endeavors, for sure. But try to re-evaluate where you feel you want to be in the next 4 to 6 years. Raise the bar high, but don't raise it to a level that will cause you more harm that good or give you that door to questioning any mistakes.
If you want to do a startup of any kind, maybe do community college and get an associates in business. That way you have the groundwork laid for creating a company you can take advantage of and succeed with. Listen to your gut and keep asking questions. Be curious about things and learn something new every day. That'll help you 15 / 20+ years down the road if you're concerned an education might not be worth it. At the very least, see if you can apprentice some where that would lead to helping you further an education. Gain the right certificates to get into the right places.
zedr
new but not *that* new
have been doing lots of careers advice for teenagers recently and think there’s loads of good suggestions on this thread. i think the important thing to keep in mind is that the grades you get in your high school exams will dictate what options are open to you directly out of school, but they do not have to dictate who you are, or what you can do with your life. even if you don’t get the grades you want do to the think you want straight away, there will be other opportunities. that doesn’t mean they will be easy, mind.
it can be really hard to comprehend what some jobs are really like until you’ve done them, or spoken in detail to people with experience. if you have some ideas about what you’d like to do, try to find out a) what qualifications are necessary and b) what their day to day job is actually like. many young people i work with don’t realise how much dull as fuck paperwork is involved with seemingly social jobs like teaching, medicine, law etc.
lots of school pedagogy doesn’t support young people, it’s been that way for ever. but that’s not a reason to give up on learning. there are other forms of education out there and more and more routes into various jobs and careers. also… you don’t have to love the job you do. it can just be there to earn cash to do the things your love in your spare time. that’s not the nicest thing to learn, but in the immortal words of blink 182, work sucks.
unfortunately yr social class plays a huge role in whether you have the free time available during or straight after high school to pursue this education or not. it may mean doing reading/studying/night courses around a job which can be really tough. it may mean that it takes longer to train/retrain. it may mean sacrificing things you enjoy. you’ll have to weigh these things up when you get there.
good luck with it all.
it can be really hard to comprehend what some jobs are really like until you’ve done them, or spoken in detail to people with experience. if you have some ideas about what you’d like to do, try to find out a) what qualifications are necessary and b) what their day to day job is actually like. many young people i work with don’t realise how much dull as fuck paperwork is involved with seemingly social jobs like teaching, medicine, law etc.
lots of school pedagogy doesn’t support young people, it’s been that way for ever. but that’s not a reason to give up on learning. there are other forms of education out there and more and more routes into various jobs and careers. also… you don’t have to love the job you do. it can just be there to earn cash to do the things your love in your spare time. that’s not the nicest thing to learn, but in the immortal words of blink 182, work sucks.
unfortunately yr social class plays a huge role in whether you have the free time available during or straight after high school to pursue this education or not. it may mean doing reading/studying/night courses around a job which can be really tough. it may mean that it takes longer to train/retrain. it may mean sacrificing things you enjoy. you’ll have to weigh these things up when you get there.
good luck with it all.
