Comment on Any advice for me a guy turning 18 yo old??
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
When I was in high school, I wanted to go to a couple specific unis. Being rejected was one of the best paths ever. I went to community college, made lots of friends, had amazing professors, took part in lots of programs where I made long term friends who even stuck with me to transferring to my current uni. I took a bunch of fun classes there that allowed me to get the skills I need to land the internship I have.
So my advice is, as a you guy, you have lots of time so test the waters, experience stuff, have fun, and you’ll enjoy whatever it is you end up in.
MITM0@lemmy.world 1 week ago
But what if you have controlling parents ?
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Some parents think you should just pick a path and run for it and never stop. But, they should realize that life is never a straight path. Some people run for that path and find out that’s not for them. Taking fun classes that isn’t part of your degree program can give you skills that make you more hireable because everybody else is that same cookie cutter person who took the exact same classes. You might meet a professor and have long lasting connections.
It doesn’t make sense if you started off going down the math teacher route, find out you hate math, find out you hate teaching, and end up struggling through a path you hate and have a stressful life.
I have friends who added like 5 years on their lives, because they immigrated here from their country, as a young person, you have so much time to figure out what you want to do. If your controlling parents want the best for you, they should understand this.
MITM0@lemmy.world 1 week ago
What if they don’t realize.