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Hello, I am 15 and I live in the Western part of New York State. I am almost 16, and gonna get a job soon. But my parents want me to go to college and do something. But I am not amazing at school. I am good at social and terrible at math. Ok at science and good at English. I like playing sports but I also love spending hours and Hon, star craft 2 and soon WoW Cataclysm. I don't play any school sports cause I know I am good enough but to lazy to put the effort. I have a media class where we film stuff and put it on TV. Our school has its own PEG channel in the Western New York area. I really enjoy doing that and Directing videos.
From where I live their is not any jobs. My brother is unemployed and looking for a job. When I get out of High School I have no idea what I want to do.
Im a 1050 diamond Zerg. I keep practicing and maybe someday hope to be good. I am 1800 PSR at Hon. I'm good at games I practice. I was at 1800 in WoW arena when it mattered.
I decided to post this on TL because a lot of you are older and have figured out what to do. My dream is to do something that effects people in E-Sports. Maybe you TLers can help me out.
TL;dr READ IT I TOOK MY TIME! 5(Minutes)
  
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Go to college. In the shot run, its a pain in the as, but once you get a diploma, it opens up oppourtunitys (Plus by then there may be job openings).
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On October 20 2010 11:09 TheWarbler wrote:
good at English
Really?
Anyway, go to college. It's the sensible thing to do. It may be boring, but it's worth it.
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Go to college. That's my plan. Hopefully by the time we get our diplomas the economy will be out of the shithole and there will be more job openings.
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You gotta go to college nowadays man. And even if you do, there's no guarantee you'll get a good job
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I would probley have to go to NCCC which is what my brother went to for 2 years. He said its basically like highschool, but he wants to go back but its hard here any other places. Cause you have to pay for college car and have a job all at the same time. I know Im not gonna have a scholar ship.
What I am probley gonna do is do boccie's(I cant spell it) But in 11 and 12th grade you leave school on a bus each day and go learn like a trade or something. It earns you a degree or certificate.
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On October 20 2010 11:11 57 Corvette wrote:
Go to college. In the shot run, its a pain in the as, but once you get a diploma, it opens up oppourtunitys (Plus by then there may be job openings).
If your parents can pay for your college, you should at least consider going there part time to see if it's for you. It's not like you need any more Math classes in college... unless if your major requires them.
Also, does your brother have a college degree? If he doesn't then you should know how hard it is to get a job in your area without a college degree. Right now IMO the best choice is to go to college for 4 years and hope that when you graduate, the economy will be better. Tons of my friends have elected to go to grad school after their bachelor's because the economy is so shitty.
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On October 20 2010 11:17 Khenra wrote:Really?
I was not thinking hard when doing this. One of our core classes is ELA. English Languish arts. Its commonly refereed to here as English not the language but the class.
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Go to a community college if you're not into it. Start from there.
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Even though I want to do something involving eSports, my intuition tells me that the chances of it happening are pretty slim, so I'm still taking courses to act as insurance.
You probably qualify for a scholarship already and just don't know it. Or at least that's what people told me.
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College. Esports can get you somewhere if you're top 50 in the world, college can get anyone somewhere. Community college if you can't get into a public school, or if money's an issue, but the experience is better at a residential place imo.
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you love media work? get into that. look at day9 and tasteless, two gamers who also got into media. now they are ridiculously efamous and get work opportunities broadcasting major SC2 tournaments.
you have the advantage of being young and can make a name for yourself now, and can add things to your 'psuedo resume' if you want to get into a good media program. who knows you might get a scholarship. its good you are thinking about it now. google around to see if there any scholarships for media work and try to pursue them.
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Like everyone's said, college is the way to go. You need a college degree to do just about anything these days, and you can take a whole bunch of random and interesting classes that could really open up new possibilities for you.
Also, there are collegiate leagues for StarCraft 
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Zamboni driver, ultimate dream job.
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do you have enough money to go to college?
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I would make the games your hobby, and try to get the best education you can, and go to college. Honestly, if your a 1050 zerg now, I don't think you have much of a chance of making money off of starcraft 2 any time in the near future (next 3 years). I don't want to discourage you, and I'm not saying to quit, because its an awesome game, but play it as a hobby. I'm an 1850 diamond zerg, but I don't expect to be able to make a cent off of starcraft 2 for at least a year, maybe I'll be good enough then, but for now, my plan is to play in my spare time, and put school first.
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Community College is easy. Easier than high school. It is more than worth it.
If you find that you're better at school than you thought you were at the community college, continue on. If not, you have a degree that will let you make a lot more money than if you hadn't done it.
EDIT: another benefit of staying in school is you're pretty much exempt from any military draft if we had one!
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You have to continue education after high school. Nowadays, high school diploma gets you nowhere unless your family has strong connections to large unions.
Gaming is good and all, but try to keep your grades at a minimum of B (or 75) across all subject areas. I wouldn't go for part-time jobs just yet if it's going to interfere with your school performance or your health (being overworked). If your family can't support you for college, you can always try to apply for student loans. Part-time jobs are easier to get once you're in college (depending on your schedule).
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Go read my blog: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=116530
it's a shameless plug, but I put a lot of thought into it and I think it will help you a ton. Basically do whatever you want to do. At some point you are going to have to sit down and think about what you really want. To be honest the best way to do that is to work a ton of different jobs. If you weren't really happy working one summer, the next summer find a job doing something completely different. For instance, I thought I wanted to work with computers and shit, turns out I hate it. College also isn't for everyone, but it is for most people. Don't not go to college unless you are 100% sure you don't need to go. Yeah you can go later, but it gets harder to motivate yourself the longer you wait.
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What about video game journalism?
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