Thoughts for a new high school graduate?

[bjcheung77]

@savvyg, Welcome to the board, is there more info on what the Bachelors is you're looking at? Mentioned are Business, Liberal Studies, Zoo, etc... but there really isn't a specific college or degree you're interested in at the Bachelors level. I would focus on three things, get some certs for that industry you're looking into, the degree of your choice, and experience. Review this thread Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid392935

You're 18, you're not in a rush to jump into things, go at your pace as everyone has their learning habits and study methods... You need to mix/match your study opportunities to suit you. My suggestion is, check those community colleges that have a degree completion option entirely at the institution, as I mentioned in the linked thread above, there are at least 17-18 colleges that now have a Bachelors option, if they take 75% transfers from CLEP/Alternative Education options, you'll be done pretty quickly...

Edit to add: In regards to the experience, you can find a company like PetSmart to work for and use their tuition assistance/reimbursement to fund your local Bachelors. You get the experience and the degree from a local university of your choice. Find the degree/school program and see if it's within budget, energy, time to complete. That's why I recommend completing the template/addendum, and extra details you can think of, to get the fuller picture...