[insidious]

I'm not 18 (just a tad older) but there are many of you on this forum which are that age, and many others who are older. Maybe this thread can help people who are around this age on the forum.

Let's say you graduated High School and are going to officially start your life. What would you do differently? What advice would you give yourself if you were able to?

If I were 18 out of highschool (not too long ago for me, currently almost 20), i'd probably choose one thing I was doing at the time and put all my effort into it since my interests were quite scattered. Because of that I didn't really get anywhere with any of my interests, rather, I just felt overwhelmed with all the things I could do.

[Despised]

Simple said, I would've been more productive.

[pvnk]

Tried to collect a STD through unprotected sex.

[Customer]

Not worry about the next year so much. It got to me for a while.. and here I am.

[pvnk]

Not worry about the next year so much. It got to me for a while.. and here I am.

Here I am, on Sinister?

am i missing something?

[Customer]

Not worry about the next year so much. It got to me for a while.. and here I am.

Here I am, on Sinister?

am i missing something?

Here I am, the next year. lol.

[Aeolian]

Pursue my career is music, and not completely throw it away to be an Electrician.

I used to play the drums *alot*.

[Dismas]

I'd probably do things more efficiently and avoid basic crap (i.e. bad professors/transferring to wrong unis). There's not too much that I'd do differently, though.

[insidious]

Pursue my career is music, and not completely throw it away to be an Electrician.

I used to play the drums *alot*.

Hey it's never too late to start. Many actors/musicians started late in their careers and they were still very sucessful.

I'd probably do things more efficiently and avoid basic crap (i.e. bad professors/transferring to wrong unis). There's not too much that I'd do differently, though.

Tru that. Easy to say in hindsight but difficult to do in stride.

[Dismas]

Pursue my career is music, and not completely throw it away to be an Electrician.

I used to play the drums *alot*.

Hey it's never too late to start. Many actors/musicians started late in their careers and they were still very sucessful.

I'd probably do things more efficiently and avoid basic crap (i.e. bad professors/transferring to wrong unis). There's not too much that I'd do differently, though.

Tru that. Easy to say in hindsight but difficult to do in stride.

Definitely difficult to do in stride. Transferring to a university in my home state has basically been hell. I started as a Computer Science major in Florida (scholarship), then switched to Business/Info Systems. After completing 40 or so credits, my family wanted me to transfer back home, so I did. I attended community college (cheaper) to cover the core/state requirements. After completing the requirements, I transferred to a branch of one of my state's top unis.

Unfortunately, the branch I transferred to, under bad/faulty advice, had mostly night classes and there were very few. I then decided to transfer to a well known Catholic/Lib. Arts university. They offered me a large scholarship and I was going to get a place in the area. Unfortunately, they were trying to screw me out of a lot of credits. I'm now back at the same community college (w/ 60 credits) taking night classes in accounting/marketing. I'll be transferring to the proper branch next semester, with an even better GPA.

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This is also the long explanation of why I've been inactive.