Life after high school work or college?

Hi Hatley, I left school and went straight out to work at 16 and then about 8 years ago went to night school to study Law and passed that and at present am in the middle of a home course in Advanced Criminology and I am 45. You are never to old to learn. Ellie :D

I did both. I went to college right after high school for Journalism/English. I dropped out in my Soph. year too. Then at 33 I went back for nursing and I'm still in school. It is taking me forever because I have kids now but it's worth it.

I went to college right out of high school. I first started at a community college, & because of my heavy work load. It took a while because of a relatively heavy work load. Then I transferred to a private college to complete my junior & senior year. That took a while because again, heavy work load, & limited availability of classes at times I was able to take them. This time, tuition costs became a factor. When I got my four-year degree, it was right in the middle of Daddy Bush's recession, & jobs were not available. So I went on for my master's. Jobs were still not very available to me, & it was not until years later, I was told why. Despite that I had some experience in my field, I was still somewhat of a beginner. What also shut me out was that Master's degree without plenty of experience. Companies would prefer hiring someone with only a four-year degree because they did not want to pay that master's degree differential.

hi friend, i like my college life than my school life. Because in my school age i look like a small boy. I don't know how to lie in this world. But in my college life i know about this world. and i have more friends in college. Life is after college life.take care.

I went straight from high school to college, but knowing what I wanted to study definitely helped me stay focused. And I think the fact I went to a small college about the size of my high school really helped me transition.

I jumped head first into the workforce out of high school. Now five years after high school graduation I am kicking myself for not going to school. I have been talking about going after a degree, but with work and money issues, its too hard to get back in the classroom. I have been considering online college. It is so much easier to get a better job with a degree or any college experience. I feel left in the dark, like my skills don't matter without a college degree.

I went to college right out of high school. At the time, I basically did it because I knew I could keep getting services for my disability and I wanted to live out of my parents' house. I think that no one should be forced to go to school in order to get services and I hope that kids are more educated now so this doesn't happen and they can go to school in their own time when it is best for them. I would be a very different person had I been able to take six months off between high school and college without losing my services which allowed me to get out of bed and go to the bathroom.

Hi Hatley, I went to college right after my high school and finish it for 5 years! Then got a job after my graduation! I worked for 3 different companies and I quit.. This time I wanted to finish my masteral or I will be getting another diploma..I am still waiting for a good chances!

If the conditions allow, I think it's better to study in a college after graduate from high school. People can work for many years, but the study time is limited. I studied in the college after high school. After I graduated from college, I started to work. And I attended to study a foreign language BA courses 6 years ago. And I finished to have a BA degree after that. I love China

Hi there Hatley! First and foremost, I would like to tell you that I admire you for giving yourself the chance to get a degree no matter how old you were when you were able to get it. I went to college immediately after high school. And of course, I am glad I did. Some of my high school friends did not go straight to college after high school. Some of them started a family at a very young age. Others, decided to work. Some joined the military.

I went straight to college after leaving school to do my a levels and then after that I am planning on going straight to University after that. The reason is that I want to get all my qualifications as soon as possible, so I can start going up the career ladder, therefore I can get to a good position at a youngish age and make my fortune.

well i actually waited about 2 years before i went to college after i graduated. i wanted to take some time off since i just went through 12 years of my life waking up almost everyday going to school. ( not saying that it was a bad thing but i just wanted a break.

I just graduated high school and I am going straight into college. I think that that's the best way to do it. Most people who plan on waiting a year or two first, get too caught up in life and get to busy and never end up going at all. That's really amazing that u went to college so late in life. I think that that is great that you could summon up the willpower and courage to do that. So what did u end up doing with your degree once you graduated college?

In my country most people go to college right after high school. It's usually not a matter of choice, it's just the way things are. So I did just that as well. By the way, before somebody starts to counteract what I'm saying, the operative word in my first sentence is "most". I do know some people who didn't go to college immediately, some had a years stint at some other country, while others went straight to find a job.

Here in the Philippines, it's not a decision whether to go to college after high school or not. We just go straight after. I'm speaking in general here, most of us go straight to college after high school. I'm one of those. My dad is one of the biggest fan of graduating from college on time, cos here the advisable and "normal" age to graduate from college is 20-21 and that is with a 4 year course. I took up Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management major in Hospitality Management. I'm not thinking of taking up Master's for it though. I feel like I've been studying and going to school for too long, waking up early, doing reports, all those routines and maybe that's part of the reason why I still don't feel like working although I know I should already and I'm waiting for my application in Dubai before applying elsewhere.

When I left school I went straight into work, but the place where I worked paid for me to go to college and take further qualifications. So I went on day release once a week. I could have made something of myself but was on self destruct mode and threw it all away. It is still a bit of a sore subject for me even now all these years later!

Now I have just graduate at University. And now I don't have work. I'm stay at home all day. The life after university is very difference from study period.I'm looking for job but I still no job. I'm very sad about myself.

you sound not so young enough to get that course. but still you made it. well for me, i went straight to college after high school. it's actually a diploma course not a degree course. it was completed in three years before but i don't have the idea if the course still exist. i actually have an option to continue the course to bachelor's degree if time and money will be available. it would only be two years more to complete the engineering course that i dreamed of. (red star 91 @ 1457)

Hello i am from the philippines.After high school i go directly to college because here in my country if you did not finish your studies let say college it is very difficult for you to find a decent job.Most likely you will find a janitorial job if you don't finish your high school and here in my country,a janitorial job doesn't earn much unlike in other country i believe that if the job is manual it pays a lot here it the other way around.So most of the people in my country strive to go to college for us to have a better job and support the family after graduating from college.

Hi,guy,I just the one who finished my 4-year college life this summer. In my humble opinion, if everything permitted, contuning your study life without halting.