I will be graduating school after few months. I have decided not to join a college immediately after it. I'm planning to stay put for one year to have my life in order and decide career options. This is something I changed my mind about recently.
In my experience, when people take a break it's really hard for them to go back to studying/learning/working, I recommend that you get a job or something so you don't loose the habit of working, that's what I have seen, maybe your case is different
So much this. After high school, I joined the army (to get the college benefits). When I got to college three years later, it was really hard to get back into the swing of academic life.
Go to college. You don't have to know what you're going to do right away -- try different things. Or as they say, "fuck around and find out." You can knock out a bunch of general ed class requirements while figuring out what you want to do for a living.
Might as well get your gen-eds out of the way while you're deciding IMHO. When I was in college a few years ago, they said 80% of students change their major or minor during college, so it's not super important that you know exactly what you want to do with your whole life before you get there, and if you're trying to decide, it's helpful to have professors around to talk to who've had careers in a variety of industries and fields of study.
Also, be sure to check all your scholarships--a friend of mine in high school was an LDS, so he had to take two years off, and he ended up losing most of his scholarship money because it was earmarked for graduating seniors starting college immediately.
Just my two cents.
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I will be graduating school after few months. I have decided not to join a college immediately after it. I'm planning to stay put for one year to have my life in order and decide career options. This is something I changed my mind about recently.
What do y'all think? Good decision?
In my experience, when people take a break it's really hard for them to go back to studying/learning/working, I recommend that you get a job or something so you don't loose the habit of working, that's what I have seen, maybe your case is different
Yeah I can relate to what you are saying. I'll keep working on projects to not get diverted 🙋🏻♂️
So much this. After high school, I joined the army (to get the college benefits). When I got to college three years later, it was really hard to get back into the swing of academic life.
Go to college. You don't have to know what you're going to do right away -- try different things. Or as they say, "fuck around and find out." You can knock out a bunch of general ed class requirements while figuring out what you want to do for a living.
Yes. Take your time and get it right, there's no rush. 👍
Might as well get your gen-eds out of the way while you're deciding IMHO. When I was in college a few years ago, they said 80% of students change their major or minor during college, so it's not super important that you know exactly what you want to do with your whole life before you get there, and if you're trying to decide, it's helpful to have professors around to talk to who've had careers in a variety of industries and fields of study.
Also, be sure to check all your scholarships--a friend of mine in high school was an LDS, so he had to take two years off, and he ended up losing most of his scholarship money because it was earmarked for graduating seniors starting college immediately.
Just my two cents.