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Hi. im 15 and i still dont know what i want to be wen i get older. i no i have a little longer to decide but i need to come up with a career before skool so i can set my classes to help me prepare for it. like if i was a doc. id do heath... but im squmish... i LOVE kids and people so i wanna do somthing like that. i want good pay but i dont want to go to collage more then 5 or 6 years. any advice for wat i could be?
You shouldn't be "setting classes" this early in your schooling. Just get a good, basic education -- algebra, trig, geometry, U.S. history (or the history of the country you live in), world history, biology, physics, chemistry, a couple of years of a language, English lit, and especially the grammar/spelling/punctuation basics that you still seem to need. That should get you through high school. Then in college, you will take more basic courses and begin to consider a major, a career, that you figured out after taking all those classes. Like, maybe you really enjoy biology. That could lead to medical, agricultural, even florist-type careers. Say you loved all the math classes. That might lead you into a career in insurance or engineering or business/finance.
Spend some time over the next years paging through the published-every-two-years Occupational Outlook Handbook. That will give you lots of ideas too, plus will tell you training needed, work expectations, salary expectations, and where else to get information about a particular career. Here the link to the online OOH -- Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition
The important thing is to get those basics out of the way so you can later build on them with something more specific.
I really like the answer above! If I were you, I would keep in mind what Wondergirl has to say.
I would like to add, that you have a lot of time to decide what you want to do in life. Please don't feel the need to pressure yourself to make a decision concerning the rest of your life at your age. Even when you do decide, you might change your mind later and try something else. That is part of the beauty of living, is that we have choices to make and that we can also change our minds, depending on what we want and the circumstances that help to determine the decisions that we make.
I also think you need to pay more attention to your classes, especially english, if you want to go to college. Your spelling and grammar is pretty bad.
Unfortunately I have to respectfully disagree with you Wondergirl and Clough. You see, here in my school system beginning in 9th grade they choose a "path" that they follow throughout high school Say if I were in high school now, knowing that I want to be a nurse, I would choose the health field. I would have the regular englishes and math, but I would also be following the sciences so that when I get to college my Anatomy & Physiology is already done, Chemistry out of the way, etc. In that manner a student can apply for nursing school straight out of high school as the prerequisites are already taken.
Someone who wishes to be a rocket scientist would be focusing on the maths, etc.
Well, Ashley, you have already decided you want to be a Mom, remember you want to get pregnant NOW? Or have you changed your mind? If you like kids go with teaching. Maybe early childhood development. Talk to your school counselor, most of the high schools now have a test that you can take to see what your strong points are and from there you can pick your "path."
Wow, J_9! Is there guidance counseling and/or various presentations given (e.g., "Career Day") to help students decide? Like our questioner, so many teens don't know where to start with thinking about a career. I do totally believe in vocational guidance and graduating from high school with skills toward a career. Your school system is definitely on the right track.
Yes, this is all very new. When my daughter goes to high school she will pick her "path" or "track" she will still have the regular classes like english etc, but the majority of her courses will be at the college level so that most of the prereq's are out of the way. She wants to be a marine biologist, so she will be going down the science "path/track" and take AP (Advanced Placement) Biology, etc.
It's a real money saver when thinking about college expenses as well as admissions to colleges. Many colleges automatically admit students who have taken the AP classes.
j9 You are correct my son wants to be a nurse and his studies are geared toward nursing. These classes are going to save us money and him time. He will be entering his senior year of high school in August and he already has college credits.
I just wanted to comment that my High School was set up the same way. I pursued nursing and by 10th grade I was learning CPR, etc., by 11th I was on a bus to a nearby hospital were I worked as a nurse aide in the morning before taking the bus back to class. By graduation, we were all certified.
Ultimately, it did help me get into college and I turned it into a career in healthcare admin.
Ashley, I'm glad you're thinking about having a smart future! Know what might help? Volunteer at a women's shelter!! You'll get to help kids/babies there who are in tough situations. That could help open your eyes to some adult possibilities.
It's great that you are making conscious choices about your future in the now. Something that might give you a bit of insight would be to take a Myers-Briggs test
Just remember that you are still advancing at an incredible rate right now and these tests only give you a rough idea about where you are at now. None of this is written in stone and the previous recommendations to do some volunteering and getting into AP classes will help you in the long run. In this day and age, a Bachelors degree is almost a minimum as far as credentials are considered. If you are really sure about your path, an accelerated approach may be to take your GED and just jump into college ASAP. The caveat here is that there is a social learning curve that would get "steeper"in college.
Whatever you decide to do, remember it's your life, "Know thy self," and the only stability is change
All I can say is, YOU GO GIRL!!
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