May 4, 2018 I didn't apply myself in the least during high school, and went to college for Multimedia Design & Production because I was interested in web and it didn't really require good grades or any math/science to get in. I then took a one year advanced web dev course after completing the first program (i'm in Canada). I'm self employed right now and have been working contract for a company in SF for about 2 years and do pretty well for myself. Apply yourself, network, and constantly try to improve your craft.
May 4, 2018 Have you thought about learning a trade? Not sure how much you like that kind of work but you can make pretty good money with that. All that college shows a potential employer is that you can put up with years of bs. It’s essentially an insurance policy that costs thousands of dollars. I’m in college but i try everyday to find a suitable alternative. And to answer your question writing and math classes are required across the board.
May 4, 2018 Math & English are GE (general education) requirements in college so yeah, there’s no getting around them. If you don’t want to put up with that, I’d say learn a trade.
May 4, 2018 Based upon your posting here I feel like there's no way you'd fail a writing class, I bet in HS they just made you write about s--- that doesn't interest you. In college you're able to be a lot more creative in terms of what you can write about, like I wrote a bunch of papers that had to do with rap and the wire. With math my recommendation is to take those classes right away cuz the longer you wait after HS the less you'll remember and you may end up testing into a lower math class and have to take three classes instead of 1-2 to fulfill your math requirement. If your major has nothing to do with math they're not gonna care if you get a C in a general requirement class. I say go for your associate's at community college and if you wanna continue to college after do it and if you don't then look into a trade like @Sign Language said.
May 4, 2018 I was a pretty average student in high school and I'm now just about to finish a PhD. I struggled like crazy the first few years of college then got more into it over time. Then again I suppose the education system here is probably pretty different to the US. Either way, learning anything is absolutely always worth it in my opinion.
May 4, 2018 @Caine the biggest lie anyone will tell you is that you need to go to college to succeed in life
May 4, 2018 I went to community college for one year, then another year of night school I s----d at Math in high school.... well, s---... I s----d at Math all my life, not just high school
May 4, 2018 I went to college on the strength of my abilities in soccer (football!), if I didn't have that scholarship there would have been no way I got accepted (granted 5 schools rejected me) due to a horrible conduct & below average grades. I honestly didn't apply myself in high school, it happens most of us go through rebellious phases of immaturity, but I made sure as h--- I would not take college for granted and luckily I graduated with honors and found a living that gives me a significant purpose in life. Not trying to flex but it really wasn't that long ago I was floating in uncertainty. I co-sign everything everyone has said already, take a moment to contemplate this decision since financially it's a devastating trap especially if you don't reap the benefits and resources certain schools offer. You look like a smart kid, if you defeat your vices and with some perseverance you can find something in college or even without it.
May 4, 2018 For the people telling you not to go to college: telling people college is worthless is just as much of a lie as saying you have to go to college to be successful. It works for some people and for others it doesn't. But only you can figure that out for yourself. To me college was worth it not even because it would help get me a job or whatever but because I'm the type of person who school comes easy to and I love learning in that type of environment. But not everyone does. For me however that and the friends and connections I made and the overall experience was invaluable. It sounds cliche but it really is a time where it's easy to start "finding yourself" (I say start because I'm four years out and still figuring myself out)