The idea that all people shall know what they'd like to do with their lives by the time they graduate high school is like expecting a baby to start walking right out of the womb, crazy. While some may figure it out early on in life most of the time that is not the case. As a senior in high school approaching the end, I for one can say that I am completely unsure about what I'd like to do after high school, which I strongly believe is a widespread conflict.
For those who have their lives all planned out from a young age, their college life is all figured out, the classes they'll take, how long they'll be there, the degrees they earn, and of course where they will go after. Having your life figured out is ideal, however, rarely realistic. More often than not you're going to be completely lost and terrified by the end of high school. …show more content…
Day by day I wonder what steps I should be taking to prepare for life after high school, and day by day I find myself completely lost. I have gone through several phases in my teenage years first I wanted to be an engineer, then a lawyer, a cop, a detective, a psychologist, now once again I have no clue. I recently felt myself feeling hopeless about my future and worry that I would be stuck at my minimum wage daycare job my entire life, never even attending a college or attempting to better my life. For years college was a goal of mine, but unfortunately I found myself straying from that goal. I recently read an article that got me thinking about college and all it has to offer once
For those who have their lives all planned out from a young age, their college life is all figured out, the classes they'll take, how long they'll be there, the degrees they earn, and of course where they will go after. Having your life figured out is ideal, however, rarely realistic. More often than not you're going to be completely lost and terrified by the end of high school. …show more content…
Day by day I wonder what steps I should be taking to prepare for life after high school, and day by day I find myself completely lost. I have gone through several phases in my teenage years first I wanted to be an engineer, then a lawyer, a cop, a detective, a psychologist, now once again I have no clue. I recently felt myself feeling hopeless about my future and worry that I would be stuck at my minimum wage daycare job my entire life, never even attending a college or attempting to better my life. For years college was a goal of mine, but unfortunately I found myself straying from that goal. I recently read an article that got me thinking about college and all it has to offer once