Comments by "Daniel Bradford" (@Falconlibrary) on "" video.
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My advice to my students was always the same when it comes to college:
1. Community college for the first two years. It's cheap and in some states, free. Rather than go deeply into debt, have a gap year after CC, live at home that year, and work/save.
2. Major in whatever you want, but get a minor in a practical field like accounting, etc. I did that and ended up working as an accountant for years when no one was hiring teachers.
3. College is part of your education, not all of it. Work in the summer, do internships, etc, to get practical experience and see what fits with you. Get skills, experience, connections.
4. Money isn't everything. I know highly-paid people who are miserable in their work. Find out what you're good at and find a way to make a living at it. Not having a huge student loan debt will help you make better choices.
5. College isn't for everybody. Many successful people have quit college or skipped it altogether to start their own businesses, acquire skills, etc. My nephew joined the Navy and acquired a lot of technical skills and training. Don't try to force a square peg into a round hole.
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