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. I want to know what you guys do, or are striving for because we all love Starcraft, and I would never want to give it up :D!What is your career?
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MikeTheBike
New Zealand136 Posts
. I want to know what you guys do, or are striving for because we all love Starcraft, and I would never want to give it up :D! | ||
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skyzzang
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Empyrean
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Anyway, you're not even in college yet. Explore a bunch of things you like and then decide from there. I never got a single A in math in high school but I ended up being a statistics major. Then I decided I also really liked geology so I declared a double major in earth/ocean sciences three semesters before graduation. Now I'm working in pharmaceuticals/biotech. EDIT: By "now" I mean "next year." I haven't graduated yet, but I'm going to sign my offer. | ||
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:22 Empyrean wrote: Rich Dad Poor Dad is a horrid piece of work. Anyway, you're not even in college yet. Explore a bunch of things you like and then decide from there. I never got a single A in math in high school but I ended up being a statistics major. Then I decided I also really liked geology so I declared a double major in earth/ocean sciences three semesters before graduation. Now I'm working in pharmaceuticals/biotech. EDIT: By "now" I mean "next year." I haven't graduated yet, but I'm going to sign my offer. Nice! Welcome to the Pharma phamily...I also work in pharma currently in a project management role. Looking to move into Health Economics/Market Access once my masters is complete. 6 months baby! | ||
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
edit: Decent paying job and free time is ezpz. You may end up bored though. Get a bunch of hobbies and follow your passion. You can make 30-45k right out of highschool pleanty of places. | ||
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shawster
Canada2485 Posts
i still have no idea what i wanna do. | ||
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
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Redfish
United States142 Posts
My situation is a bit unique. I work between 60 and 80 hours a week (think teaching and meetings from 8:00 to 3:30 with a half day Saturday, sports coaching from 3:30 to 5:30 and supervision duty one to four nights per week from 6:45 until 11:00 pm, not counting lesson prep time and grading) so I don't get a lot of time to play. I also live in a historical building in the middle of nowhere, and so my only available internet is via a Mobile Broadband USB stick. This means no watching internet broadcasts, as I don't have the connection speed and I have a 5GB monthly internet usage limit. However, despite the obstacles of a monstrous work load and having to play SC2 on a cell phone signal, I've still managed to reach my goal of Diamond as Random (without cheesing, ever!). I fit in ladder games when I can and also have a session of 2v2 with my brother in South America once a week. School also happened to be out during IPL3, and so I was able to roadtrip down to Atlantic City to watch. The reason I write this is to show that you shouldn't be concerned about what free time your job or career will have - worry first about what you want to do that will make you happy, and time to enjoy gaming will still be there. Good luck! | ||
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
Personally I think people get a carried away with defining their lives based on what they plan on doing when they leave college. It is quite likely that by the time you leave you will want to do something else. Choose what interests you and has decent career prospects. That's my advice. | ||
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:51 DONTPANIC wrote: I'm personally anti-college. I do understand that is the path that is chosen for some people. My point is exactly what you're saying. Most people just goto college because it's "the next step" rather than have an idea of what they want out of it. If you don't know why you're there then you're wasting your money. Being in that environment is great for social interaction and general learning. You'll learn all the things your highschool wasn't allowed to teach you. This is true to an extent. Here is Aus the government pays for our university and we pay it back once we start earning a certain salary. It works really well as more people enter Uni but you still have to pay. What it allows is for people to grow at Uni and make mistakes in choosing their degree without being really punished economically. For the poor bastards in the US, the decision become much harder. | ||
Chill
Calgary26003 Posts
Your thread is too general to give you any meaningful advice. Try to research as much as possible and make an informed decision, rather than "trying out some classes and figuring it out later." Not much is going to change in 4 years, so you should have some sort of gameplan when entering university. | ||
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Ludrik
Australia523 Posts
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sashamunguia
Mexico423 Posts
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MaestrO_
United States591 Posts
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
Enjoying what you do. It sounds cliche, but money won't buy you happiness. Anything beyond basic necessity is just a frivolous attempt at the high score. Majored in Electrical Engineering in college. Intentionally stayed away from business, so I can find out what's out there. | ||
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DeadCell
Canada256 Posts
Anyway I chose electronics because I've always liked the idea of being able to make my own amplifier and hopefully even design my own guitar one day. Also I like knowing more so about what components inside my PC actually do because I've always been interested in building and troubleshooting them. It's not something I ever really dreamed of, or even considered in high school. I was just your typical general laborer working one job to the next after high school. When I found out I was going to be a father I knew I needed to secure more income so I scheduled an appointment with a university counselor to see what options I could apply myself to with the courses I had taken throughout high school. I'm happy with the job I have now because I make MUCH more than I ever have before and there is a lot of room for growth with the company I work for. Especially if I take more courses related to my field. The only problem I have now is whether or not I want to take industrial instrumentation, wireless RF networks, or communications for my diploma. Anyway you can't really decide what career path you should take based on "a decent paying job" You should rather be choosing a path that would lead you to a job you think you would enjoy! btw, I'm quite impressed with how many TL members are well educated. | ||
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LeKiNGG
Canada110 Posts
I'm lovin it now Theres no other thing Id like to be doing right at the place of putting criminals in jail. | ||
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ene13
50 Posts
My pay is: Free rent, food, games, PC upgrades and some money sometimes. I feel great about it and I don't plan on leaving the house in the foreseeable future. Finished college btw (civil eng), however, I dont wanna move out of this great city called Toronto. So my day consists of waking up, cleaning a bit, playing sc2, cleaning some more, playing some sc2, going shopping, playing some sc2, eating, playing some bf3, showering, and yah, watching animuz and learning Japanese. I sure hope these days never end! So thats another avenue that exists for people, although Im not sure how feasible it is for most. | ||
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skyzzang
31 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:22 Empyrean wrote: Rich Dad Poor Dad is a horrid piece of work. Calling someone's work "horrible" and not giving a single letter of explanation really doesn't look good with the red ban hammer status of yours. P.S - I hope you read a book called "How to win friends and influence people" You are quick to criticize on someone's work and yet look at your own position. I don't think you are anywhere near him to be speaking like you just did. The only thing you should ever criticize is yourself. I don't mind you pointing some things you find wrong about his work. But, the way you said it really made it sound like you had something against it. Afterall, why do you criticize someone for their imperfection when you know for a fact that you are the "imperfect" being. Just criticize yourself if anything. I liked his work, it helped me grasp much of rich people's mentality when it comes to money and their approach. Care to explain why you called it "horrible" ? I think Will Smith's video captures the importance of Rich Dad Poor Dad. | ||
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