DESPERATE AND LOST 17 YEAR OLD!!

[saftey]

im so lost god i know someone here can help i graduated earlier than my whole class who are still in school till june i never gave college much thought becasue my counsilers were inexperience and could only recomend a local commmunity college thats trashed.i so deperately dont want to spend 2 or 4 years in a college taking courses that dont go no where i know what i want to do already and its computers im 17 i run a webhosting gig im very familiar with unix/linux im very efficent with windows and can adminster iss servers and all kinds of stuff i know tons about electronics from years of nitro and electric rc racing ,i know about audio cars i want to do something in any kind of technological or engineering field but im lost whats good?are devry and itt tech an option and what did you guys out there with computer jobs do to get where your at please help!

 

[StageLeft]

You should go to college. I recommend majoring in English.

 

[Beau]

<< You should go to english. I recommend majoring in English. >>

I recommend it, too.

 

[LordMaul]

<< im so lost god i know someone here can help i graduated earlier than my whole class who are still in school till june i never gave college much thought becasue my counsilers were inexperience and could only recomend a local commmunity college thats trashed.i so deperately dont want to spend 2 or 4 years in a college taking courses that dont go no where i know what i want to do already and its computers im 17 i run a webhosting gig im very familiar with unix/linux im very efficent with windows and can adminster iss servers and all kinds of stuff i know tons about electronics from years of nitro and electric rc racing ,i know about audio cars i want to do something in any kind of technological or engineering field but im lost whats good?are devry and itt tech an option and what did you guys out there with computer jobs do to get where your at please help! >>



A total of 4 characters of puncuation.


Go back to school.

 

[djheater]

<< You should go to college. I recommend majoring in English. >>



I second that recommendation.

~~edit: damn confusing doubled consonants

 

[StageLeft]

<<

<< You should go to english. I recommend majoring in English. >>

I recommend it, too. >>

shhh

 

[Cattlegod]

<< You should go to college. I recommend majoring in English. >>



took the words right outta my mouth

 

[Viper GTS]

He tossed in a few characters that require a shift key, so we know that his shift key works...

Viper GTS

 

[rawoutput]

Did they put all the English classes in the senior year of your high school? Just tuggin yer meat there. You sound like your pretty skilled when it comes to computers and electronics, go to a community college and get a degree in EE or CS or whatever (don't forget the English classes). Then at least you'll have a college education, which will put you in a better position when it comes to jobs. Or just start your own RC car or computer business, do whatever you'll be happy with.


Edit: Look at the previous 3 or 4 posts, they can be your motivation to get a higher education. Don't end up like those jackasses.

 

[notfred]

This post illustrates the sad state of our public school system.

 

[Hammer]

i dont know what to tell except that if you really want to go to college you shoud of course you would have to deal with all the typical college stuff like partying and chicks which of course takes time away from studying and then you end up skipping classes and not learning that much like i use to skip english all the time and its not like its really affected me in anyway because i still write just and good as any of these other people good luck

 

[Carl Uman]

If you not sure yet what you want to but want to start college then take the core classes that most degrees are going to require (math, accounting, english, etc). If there is a remote chance of doing your our business then take plenty of business classes and little law so you can understand some of the things that will be required of you. Hopefully by this point you will at least have a general area of interest so you can focus your energy one or maybe two areas.

Good luck!

 

[Booster]

<< DESPERATE AND LOST 17 YEAR OLD!! >>



Man, when I was 17, I was so desperate and lost I couldn't tell. I still feel the post-effects of it. I also suggest you just need to go to college.

 

[saftey]

wow yah real Fing helpfull here i am franticlly typing all of this in a hurry and you guys sit there at your computers just counting this kids errors in his effortless typing wow i guess honors english for 4 years and my 4.0 wasnt good enough wow how ever did i graduate from school if my english was so bad?wow especially ahead of a 5000 student school

 

[Platypus]

Jesus, the kid just wanted some help, you don't have to nef it up trying to be cute because his post is full of grammar mistakes.....

Anyway, I would apply to a college man, or start a small community college and then transfer to a university. You don't want to waste the talents you have in some shady job. Go get a degree and make some money and a life for yourself.
Good luck.

 

[StageLeft]

<< wow i guess honors english for 4 years and my 4.0 wasnt good enough >>

Hey man you said it, not us! If you were such a champ at English you'd probably realize that being well spoken helps bring your point across

Anyway booster is right. Aren't all 17 year olds desperate and lost? I was!

 

[Viper GTS]

<< wow yah real Fing helpfull here i am franticlly typing all of this in a hurry and you guys sit there at your computers just counting this kids errors in his effortless typing wow i guess honors english for 4 years and my 4.0 wasnt good enough wow how ever did i graduate from school if my english was so bad?wow especially ahead of a 5000 student school >>



Grades don't mean jack here in the real world.

If you want to be taken seriously, present yourself in the best way you can. Punctuate properly, use your shift key like you're supposed to, & in general present yourself as a responsible, intelligent member of society.

Viper GTS

 

[Mani]

Go to college. A bunch of people delude themselves into thinking a college degree won't do anything for them but it can work wonders. Just do something practical and try to have an idea by your second year of what you want to do.

 

[LordMaul]

<<

<< wow yah real Fing helpfull here i am franticlly typing all of this in a hurry and you guys sit there at your computers just counting this kids errors in his effortless typing wow i guess honors english for 4 years and my 4.0 wasnt good enough wow how ever did i graduate from school if my english was so bad?wow especially ahead of a 5000 student school >>



Grades don't mean jack here in the real world.

If you want to be taken seriously, present yourself in the best way you can. Punctuate properly, use your shift key like you're supposed to, & in general present yourself as a responsible, intelligent member of society.

Viper GTS >>



Listen to Viper. He's right.

 

[Bignate603]

I was desperate, lost and mildly depressed. Feeling better now that I'm 18 though, and looking forward to leaving for college is helping with that. If you got that kind of average you can go alot of places, I'm heading down to Tulane and that place would probably guaranteed to give you a good time...

 

[StageLeft]

<< Go to college. A bunch of people delude themselves into thinking a college degree won't do anything for them but it can work wonders. Just do something practical and try to have an idea by your second year of what you want to do. >>

That is true. Althogh I still maintain my psychology degree has benefitted me in no way directly having a BSc on my resume has helped get a job and will only help in the future since the sort of field I'm in and will be likely to be in in the future will look favorably on people who have blown 4 years in university. Unless you start your own company when you're up to get hired having no degree will be a big black mark against most employers. Whether it should in practical terms or not is beside the point.

 

[Noirish]

<< You should go to college. I recommend majoring in English. >>



if you are that smart, why can't you think up something you can do?
no one can make decisions for you.
it all depends on you.
you might choose something now, but who knows, maybe you would find something more interesting half way through your learning.
you should just get into a college and see where it takes you from there.

btw, i don't think the few punctuations will slow you down that much.
they all come naturally.

 

[philmacrevis]

Is wow a new way of starting sentences?

 

[saftey]

So the tech school route isn't really the best?No one has recomended it so far.I just want to jump into what I already do and love.

 

[777php]

<< i never gave college much thought becasue my counsilers were inexperience and could only recomend a local commmunity college thats trashed. >>





<< honors english for 4 years and my 4.0 >>



Somehow these two statements do not equate. If you are intelligent enough to get a 4.0 and take an AP English class you should have enough common sense to know which colleges you would like to attend, without having some overworked and un-caring counselor tell you what to do.

With a 4.0 and AP courses I am sure you should have plenty of choices when it comes to choosing a school.

A college degree will take you far, a degree from DeVry or ITT Tech will not. College is a place to broaden your horizons, nobody wants to be one-dimentional in any aspect of their life. Go to college, learn about other cultures, learn how to appreciate shakespeare, just learn period. Get a degree and feel proud that you not only know how to administer a linux/unix/windows server but can actively particiapate in coversations regarding philosophy, physics, art, and music. Trust me, all these things come in handy in the real world.