Help me decide what to do with my LIFE!

Ok end of high school is nearing and i know there are a lot of intelligent people on these boards...(right?).  So i was wondering what the hell i should do when schools out...then i thought i would ask you guys what you chose when coming out of high school.

I know getting a decent job is probably a popular answer but im wondering for the people that went to collage or are currently attending,.......what are you majoring in and what is your desired job for the future?

Im taking pretty much every class i can in highschool so im not "closing any doors" to any educational area but i find that im really good at the math and science classes so im leaning more towards engineering or astronomy...

Has anyone followed or know someone who has followed this same path?  If so, how were the job oportunities coming out of your education? and how was the pay?

I dont know how many responses im going to get out of this, but even if you didnt follow this path, please share your experiences with choosing a major and your experinces as you came out of college.

Well there is really no right answer that any of us can give you man. The only thing I would suggest is to follow anything that interests you. You never know what will pan out for ya!!!

yeah, its basic dude. do what you want.

Well, I just graduated on the 20th (go me!) and I am attending college in the fall. Right now I plan to major in political science and then continue on in some law school or just taking business administration.. Still deciding. It\'s really hard to decide. So many things coming at ya, it\'s really intimidating. Just take it a step at a time.. That\' what I\'m trying to do now.

I recommend having a year off before going to college.

Get a full time job and earn lotsa money, buy a decent car, get a head etc...

well done for graduating man, it sucks that Australia doesnt have colledge....instead we have uni, well i dont know about u guyz but i wanna do "IT" or Networking i already have 2 semesters up my sleeve of cisco and passed the exams....i love computers!!!

University in Australia is college. We have colleges where you study highschool, but alot of Uni\'s are very similar to the American college life.

Alot of them have boarders etc, when they are from outside the city.

Yeah, true i think that S.A has one called flinders uni with dorms, but it aint like America, becasue all the chicks are really nerds!!!
no offence but i wouldnt go there anyway a close one to my house would be prefered!!!

Hehehe, you live in SA though, nothing happens down there.

In Brisbane, we have UQ and QUT, two of the best uni\'s in the country. Sydney and Melbourne also have excellent uni\'s.

QUT has 27 000 students. It have dorms too.

So when are u inviting me over......Lol

yeah sa sucks but i wanna go overseas!!! JAPAN the big quest for me!!

If I said anytime, then Bobs Hardware would never leave me alone about that.

[Bobs_Hardware]

Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
If I said anytime, then Bobs Hardware would never leave me alone about that.

puh

to be honest we cant awner that question for you..... just get a few college thing, and look at job oppourtunities afte youve doen the course.....


im doing engineering, in my 3 rd year now.. its getting hard

Well gookd luck in engineering!!!!

Definitely go to college so you can defer the decision for several more years.

If you\'re into math and science, I\'d recommend that you try to adopt a very long vision of what types of technology-related skills will be needed in the future.  Sure everyone says "computers" when discussing a good math/science careeer, but I believe you should look beyond that.  It could be that during our lifetime computer techology will advance to the point where human intervention is not needed to the extent it is today.  Then that field won\'t be a great place to be stuck in.

I think you should consider anything having to do with robotics, space flight, genetic engineering, abstract physics, etc.  Use your imagination.  I especially feel that robotics is a field that is currently very small compared to what it will inevitably become.  If you\'re able to think about the Earth of 30-40 years from now, that will help you make the right choice.