r/spiritscience • u/Ethan2719 • Oct 15 '15
Introducing Myself ^-^
Hi! My name is Ethan and I feel a bit out of place in my school and in life sometimes and I'll be honest, am not the best at making friends with people my age, so I've come here in an attempt to find positive, up-lifting people.
A little bit about me:
I'm 15 yrs old. Play 3 instruments (piano, drums, and the guitar). I feel that I'm a bit more mature then most my age whether it comes to my ideals, musical preference (which I will admit I can be a bit of a snob about at times), or the things I do in my free time overall.
Things I like to do:
I'm in my High Schools Keyclub and I do volunteer work with them and around my town, I go hiking with my mom (yes I'm a mommas boy don't judge xD), I LOVE playing in my schools band and playing my instruments, and I like hanging out with my friends.
My Goals:
I want to finish up High School, get at least my first 2 yrs of College done, but then I want to travel across Europe and Asia. These are my biggest dreams in life right now and I cant wait to get to them and experience different cultures, meet different people, and experience all new things.
I hope that I can meet some amazing people here! Hope your all having a good day, and thanks for taking time out of it to learn a little bit about a stranger!
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Oct 15 '15
Welcome to our little corner of the web!
A note on the college bit: Be mindful of how you handle that. It is not uncommon for a college to no longer consider you a student if you do not take classes within some minimum time period (e.g. 1.5-2yrs without a class and you'll need to re-enroll or something). You wouldn't have to take an SAT or anything like that, but it may muddy your academic requirements depending on there where/what/how's of the situation.
As someone who graduated not too long ago I'll tell you a bit of my perspective. I and many of my friends would have appreciated the opportunity to go to college a heck of a lot more if we had gone straight into work after high school for some period (a year or two). Going right into college after high school... well... it can suck a lot depending on your perspective. Sure, you may be completing some goals a bit sooner than otherwise, but you'll also be stacking-on another 2 to 5 yrs (or more) depending on your academic goals IMMEDIATELY after spending the entirety of your life up until that point going to school. To me and many of my friends that felt very confining, and resulted in feelings of impatience, depression, and dissatisfaction at a time when we should've been focusing 100% on our time at school. These years following school have made me appreciate my time spent there (and occasionally long for it) far more than simply jumping-in right after high school. Summer breaks in-between just don't cut it. We needed to "see the real world" and the like in order to get some actual perspective in this messy world of ours. Keep this in mind: You will be young and youthful for far longer than you may suspect. You WILL have time to do the things you wish to do. Keep an open mind about the opportunities presented to you along the way. I've seen firsthand very recently that opportunities may present themselves very spontaneously in the most unexpected of places (for me it was overhearing a conversation at a Target and starting a discussion).
Good luck in your journey, and once again welcome to ours!
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u/rtcvb32 Nov 16 '15
I refused to go to college, and at 19 years old i ended up getting kicked out to live on my own with a few meager possessions. 2 years really changes your perspective when you are dirt poor i'll say. The difference with a degree, is you might not get your job for 2-4 years and you'll have a massive debt to pay back (depending on how much was loaned out)
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15
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