School: Is Community College Or University My Path To A Great Job?

GOING TO COLLEGE-DECISION TIME

Senior year is finally here. Everyone is talking about SATs and ACTs and why this university is better than that community college. You have always planned on going to college but the specific school and major has been something that only the real smart kids have decided on. You are not necessarily "honor roll" quality but you did all right so, what's next. You can decide on a major university (if you can get accepted), a smaller school, a community college, a technical school or just buy some time and go into the military. Your first priority should be to do something. Take action. Develop a plan. The nice thing about plans is that they can be changed.

FIND OUT WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO

Forget test scores, college costs, what your friends are going to do or what others want you to do. For right now think only about what you want for yourself. Don't be limited by what you and your parents can afford. Just concentrate on what kind of life you would like to have. First determine your minimum desires in life. Maybe it is a nice home, being respected by others, getting attention and being high profile, raising kids or doing some exciting work like being a test pilot. You should begin now to start eliminating certain possibilities. Those could be anything. Truck drivers are away from home too much. Doctors spend too many years in school. The military keeps calling about opportunities and benefits. So, what do you do? The nice part about this is that there are no right or wrong answers. The goal is to focus on what you want and do not want. Forget about what's your grades have predetermined for your life. I know a high school dropout who got a PHD and retired as a college president. Mom and dad may not have the money for your goal but we will deal with that later. Right now, today, find your goal.