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And please, no comments urging me to go back to school. I've seen and heard about so many stories about unemployed and grossly under-employed college graduates who make less money than I do with just my high school diploma.
Any career suggestions or advice would be wonderful.
I'm not urging you to go back to school, but if your reason for not going back to school is because of this reason, then that is just not right.
If your reason is because you hate it or you just don't feel like it, then those are valid reasons.
And please, no comments urging me to go back to school. I've seen and heard about so many stories about unemployed and grossly under-employed college graduates who make less money than I do with just my high school diploma.
Any career suggestions or advice would be wonderful.
A lot of people don't realize that when you choose to discontinue your education, your career options shrink exponentially and you'll most likely end up doing something you have to do in order to get by as opposed to something you want to do or enjoy doing.
I definitely agree with the poster who said if your main reason for dropping out is because you're heard stories of people being underpaid after graduating then that is bad rationale. You do realize that you have a lot of influence on what happens to you after college, right? For example having internships while still in college can greatly affect your post grad employ-ability. Also people tend to start out at a lower salary, but after gaining experience, they get promoted because of the time they put in and the fact that they have a degree. You really can't base a decision that will affect the rest of your life merely on what some friends' or peers' experiences have been.
go to military or jr college and get a trade. u did not fail u got smart, the losers are the college grads with no job and a big fat loan to pay. when u can hold down a job and pay the rent and put groceries on the table mama will stop saying u r a loser and so will u.
If you want a career in writing, start a blog and find your beat. Find your niche and write consistently. Contribute to other blogs as a guest writer and build your credibility in your field. ALL writing is QUICKLY moving to the internet, so you must become well versed in social media. Newspapers are QUICKLY dying, same with magazines, I even predict book stores like Barnes and Noble will die. Just because newspapers and magazines are dying doesn't mean there isn't a need for journalists, authors, and PR it's just moving towards a different medium.
Just because newspapers and magazines are dying doesn't mean there isn't a need for journalists, authors, and PR it's just moving towards a different medium.
All of which require a college degree, which the OP has said he is unwilling to earn.
If you're poor you can get a Gov grant to study a trade program, like at a Community College. This happened at Wright College where poor students are given $5600 to study a 9 month Industrial Maintenance program.
I sometimes see a Tech Writer job where all you need is good English and a H.S. degree because companies are too cheap to pay a Tech Writer with a B.S. degree.
All of which require a college degree, which the OP has said he is unwilling to earn.
Correct. There is a direct relationship between the quantity of a person's "I won't(s)" and their rate of success. The more restrictions, the more limited your potential.
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