I realize that employers of good salary-based jobs look for college education and degrees received in a paticular field of study. I know not going to college seems like the easy way out. But having experienced it myself, I just am starting to think it's not for me.
I guess I'm just looking for suggestions for ways that I can get on top of my career success WITHOUT going to college. I am HIGHLY interested in Fitness and Nutrition and have been for a few years. I have already attained much knowledge in these subjects and practice what I have learned in my own life.
If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts I would love to hear them! :)
College and University isn't the be all and end all of life.
basically, if all you care about is earning money, college/university may not get you where you want to be. if choice and fulfillment in your career means anything to you, you should probably stay in school.
and take it from me, what you want at 20 and what you want for the rest of your life are two very different things.
I had a been offered a place and university and even a scholarship but the lifestyle just doesn't appeal to me what so ever.
There could be other routes, could you do an apprenticeship or somthing along those lines?
um, maybe you just aren't at the right college for you. not every school works for every person.
i went to a small liberal arts school in the middle of nowhere, where the campus was the focus of your social life, and i loved it. one of my friends hated it and transfered to a big college in the city where at the end of the day he left campus and didn't return till his next class. likewise, another friend from high school hated going to a big party school, and eventually transfered to a small school with a dry campus.
before giving up on college all together, i would recommend shopping around for a better school for you.
Not every job requires a college degree, but most need some kind of training.
Guaranteed $60k starting, guaranteed?? I've never heard of a college that hands out guarantees. With the way the economy is tracking lately I would be wary of anything that is "guaranteed." There will be a sh**load of college graduates unemployed once big business starts cutting back, the first to go is always middle management, well educated but not always necessary for a company to turn a profit...
- Join the military (awesome benifits, free food, housing, good pay, stable job etc just check out military.com)
- Work pay check by pay check at a low paying job
- Get your butt back in college and tough it out.
Okay...you don't NEED college....Both my parents didn't even get out of HS and they both make more than enough money....although it had been tough going years ago.....also my older brother.....no college at all and he runs the computers for a cancer research company!
Also take my BF....he has a masters degree....but it doesn't guarantee him a high paying job! he worked at gas stations for years and just this past year or so got a decent paying job....that doesn't have anything to do with what he studied...which males his work for that MA pointless as far as his job goes.....
$28K Average income of with high school diploma
$78k Average income of with advanced degree
LINK (based on 2004 census)
Salary separate hobbies from careers. If you expect to be paid for your information, you need to be qualified and accredited particularly in such a science based field.
NUTRITION: Salary separate hobbies from careers. If you expect to be paid for your information, you need to be qualified and accredited particularly in such a science-based field. Your acquired knowledge can aid you but not provide the comprehensive education necessary to fill a nutritionist job whether researcher, scientist, food service advisor, etc. You might start as an employee for such a trained professional to help determine if its the career you want to pursue.
EXERCISE: This field provides options but many states require certification and if not required, it will still bring you in at entry level and impact your income potential. There may be gyms or fitness centers willing to work with you training wise towards certification.
Occupations in which you are paid for your knowledge are looking for education, not life experience. There are jobs that will pay you for skills rather then education though.
Heres a list of 20 top jobs not requiring a degree: LINK
Some trades pay extremely well, if you don't mind getting dirty. Auto mechanics get paid okay, and plumbers often make a LOT, but those do require additional education, too.
Don't let people tell you that college is the only way, because I know a lot of people with worthless liberal arts degrees working at Kinkos for chump change. You have to take an honest look at what you're good at and compare it to the job market, what fields have labor shortages and good pay.
Original Post by loriklorik:
yea, you could "live" off of no college... but if you want the real money, you need college. I think i would be "ok" with about 100k ... its not that much, but if invested wisely it would be all i need. (i really really dont want to be forced into working the rest of my life at some 50k job o.O and thats where education comes in heh)
Households earning more than $50K represent the top 56% of income earners in the US.
100K is the top 17% of income earners in the United States. (again, households, not individuals)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Personal_Household_Income_U.p ng
Just wanted to inject a little realism here. Yeah, you would be doing DAMN well to be earning $100K as an individual, and quite a bit better than average if you and your spouse had a combined 6 figure income.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income _in_the_United_States
The fact that $100K doesn't go as far as it used to doesn't change the fact that $100K is still a very high income for the vast majority of the US.
Original Post by ornellanicole2007:
Here are some options :
- Join the military (awesome benifits, free food, housing, good pay, stable job etc just check out military.com)
- Work pay check by pay check at a low paying job
- Get your butt back in college and tough it out.
Or learn a trade, seriously, many trades pay very well and are in high demand.
BTW, the military is a low-pay job unless you are a commissioned officer, which requires a Uni degree, or if you become a non-com which takes considerable time and training. The benefits and freebies are nice, but the pay for the first several years is terrible.
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