There's a way you can; volunteer. You get to work and get credit for working in a bunch of different fields, and from that you get a feel for what you love to do.
That only works if you have enough support in place. If you're struggling to feed yourself, volunteering isn't an option. But if you can do it, I agree it's helpful.
That only works if you have enough support in place. If you're struggling to feed yourself, volunteering isn't an option. But if you can do it, I agree it's helpful.
Yeah, nobody actually expects you to have it figured out at 18. That's pretty much a myth. It's also not a huge deal to do a degree later in life. Post secondary schools are used to 'mature' students.
In addition to that, sending 18 year old kids to the military is wrong. And brainwashing them at a younger age to join is wrong. I support our troops, but the age we send them to the front lines is awful. I know this is a different subject but it feeds into life choices at 18.
It's not making the career decision at 18, that changes all the time as you figure things out in your 20s and even 30s. The problem is giving crippling school loans to kids who weren't even taught how to do taxes in high school. College is meant to be fun but the financial reality hits hard after graduation often forcing them to take any job they can get.
In Portugal we have to choose a course at the age of fifteen, this equals to highschool. The four main courses have different "futures" (science, economy, languages and arts). There are also other specific courses. It was extremely hard for me to choose even though we did "tests" and had the help of a psychologist. I'm still not sure if this was the right choice for me. Btw i chose languages wich can lead to law, turism or journalism for example.
It's not wrong... 18 is the point in your life where you are done with high school. What you are asking for is more high school because you are not ready to become an adult and make decisions. BUT it's okay, the first year of undergrad will not determine what you do for the rest of your life. You can change your path.
You can get a job that doesn't require college and see what you like/don't like about it. You can get a related-field education...I know a Toolmaker (four year apprenticeship) who is also an engineer. It sure doesn't hurt his design abilities to know how things are made. Of course, that took him 8 years of study. If you "feel yourself out" before going to college, you won't earn a lot right away, so your lifestyle will be more modest. There are many many routes to take other than decide at 18 what your whole life will look like. You just might need to do something other than your 19 closest friends and acquaintances are doing.
Step 1 is acknowledging you have responsibility for your life, even when the decisions aren't easy or straightforward. There are two ways to take this post:
-Isn't t ironic/tragic how we put this decision on ourselves,
-Life is unfair and hard because I can't do everything I want without having to live with the social and financial consequences.
this should help
Step 1 is acknowledging you have responsibility for your life, even when the decisions aren't easy or straightforward. There are two ways to take this post:
-Isn't t ironic/tragic how we put this decision on ourselves,
-Life is unfair and hard because I can't do everything I want without having to live with the social and financial consequences.