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@evan Qualified no. My parents pressured me into immediately attending a four year college. 17 yo me had not a crumb of a plan future wise, but the only thing I didn’t hate was music. So I went to music school.
While I did very much enjoy my time there and do miss it today, I put very little effort into anything but performing. Halfway through junior year decided healthcare would be a better option income wise. Still finished my degree and graduated with 100k in debt. (cont.)

@evan Then I did 3 more semesters of pre-med before I decided I didn’t want to be in school much longer. Did another 4 classes to apply to a masters in athletic training only to not apply because my honest answer to the personal statement was “Idk it sounded interesting”
Quit school to work full-time in EMS and healthcare and hope an inspired career choice would emerge. It didn’t until a year ago and then I almost went back to school for a CS degree. (cont. 2/3)

@evan Basically teenagers shouldn’t be pressured or feel obligated to fully commit to school until they’re ready. I wish I had just put my foot down and gone to a community college the first couple years while I figured things out.

Sorry for the long reply, but I’m salty about all that and then spending a mere year (in comparison) learning for free and with the most exciting and highest paying job prospects of my life and I didn’t even “go to school” for it

@kerraspring as the parent of teenagers, I appreciate this a lot!