What advice do you have for a poor, stupid 18 year old who doesn't

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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:05:16 Post No. 17137734 [Report]

What advice do you have for a poor, stupid 18 year old who doesn't know what to do with his life?

Basically, from a poor family. Been poor all my life. Recently got a job, working part time making $8 an hour. Graduating high school in three weeks. Now, I just barely met the requirements for graduation. Just barely. I have a 1.4 GPA and my ACT/SAT scores are low as shit. School was hard for me. I was accepted into a community college which my parents will help me pay if they can, but all of the money from my job will be going to it. I feel like I'm too stupid and will fail classes in college.

College starts in three months and I have absolutely no idea what I want to study. I've been thinking about it for years, nothing interests me. I have no hobbies. I've played sports and I hated them. I tried to learn guitar for years, never got the hang of it. Could play the violin as a kid but it bores the hell out of me now. It amazes me how most of the people in my grade already know what they want to do with their life, and have multiple hobbies that they enjoy and are good at. I just feel like nothing's for me.

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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:10:09 Post No.17137755
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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:10:09 Post No.17137755 [Report]

>>17137734
If it helps, nobody your age knows what they want to do. Most of their career path decisions are completely impulsive and they will almost certainly be changing it at some point (maybe even several times). I know that wasn't any real advice, but I hope it helped in some way.

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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:13:06 Post No.17137769
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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:13:06 Post No.17137769 [Report]

Try a trade school.
HVAC, welding, plumbing, auto repair, etc.

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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:16:12 Post No.17137776
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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:16:12 Post No.17137776 [Report]

>>17137755
Pretty much this.

Started working at UPS during high school and while going to college. Two years of college decided after 3 major changes that I dont like school. Now im a driver.

Lifes strange after high school but not definite. Find yourself in a positive way in the coming years.

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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:20:27 Post No.17137785
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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:20:27 Post No.17137785 [Report]

Join the military, then go to school after you get out.

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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:25:29 Post No.17137800
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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:25:29 Post No.17137800 [Report]

>>17137734
I'm in a similar situation to you, and I realized that not much has to be set in stone at this point. You don't need to know exactly what you want to study until your 3rd year of college. Just get your general education associates degree, and move from there.

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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:27:12 Post No.17137809
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Anonymous 2016-05-12 23:27:12 Post No.17137809 [Report]

Easy solution: join rotc and go be a commander in the army.

Or if you can't wait, sign a long fucking contract with the army as enlisted. In 4 years you'll be sergeant [last name]. There's worse paths to be on.

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Anonymous 2016-05-13 00:47:20 Post No.17137977
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Anonymous 2016-05-13 00:47:20 Post No.17137977 [Report]

Learn computer programming and make bank. It's really simple