What should I do? serious input only!

[WayFast84]

Well I want to learn mechanics and autobody, im 99.9% sure I want to have a hot rod or resto shop as well as a maaco type paint place with base paint packages but really good paint,prep and customer service.

My question for you is to

A. stay in my regular high school, full time for 3 more years then go on for busness and a technical after high school type of deal.
B. go to votech half a day, and regular school half a day.
c. go to votech full day.

The reason I didnt go to votech this year was freinds, I dont really have lots but I wouldnt be able to make any new ones.
also the people in votech arent the nicest and usually get into lots of trouble..theirs also not enough girls...

Matt

[Tsar]

you're 14 stay in HS u n00b, you need the education. Plus you need money to open up all those shops and guess what you dont have any.


that wasnt even hard....wtf.

[BonzoHansen]

The only advice I can give you is don't do **** in high school becuse of girls or friends. They all come & go. Most of the people you know in HS are gone by the time you reach 21.

[project89]

if ur gonna do votech half day is a joke.eb votech has the best autobody program out of the votech schools.i went to eb votech and took welding shop,with machine shop classes during the summer.+what i learned from working in my uncles shop.the first 1/2 ur freshman year u pick 6 shops to try u rotate threw each shop for 2 weeks if i remeber right and at the end u pick which shop u want to take

[qwikz28]

get at least a high school degree before you go to votech. you'll kick yourself in the ass if you dont and then change your mind (which is always a given ;))

[enRo]

The reason I didnt go to votech this year was freinds, I dont really have lots

Im sure thats not hard to figure out, you spend 3/4's of your day here :lol:

[Tsar]

Im sure thats not hard to figure out, you spend 3/4's of your day here :lol:
OMGWTF! :owned:

[NJSPEEDER]

if you are that serious about it i would suggest the half day votech and half day regular school thing. work on math and business classes at regular school to prepare you to run the business.
it woudl be the best of both worlds as long as you stick to it.

[Firebirdgm2000]

For you WayFast I think you should watch 50cent Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

http://pixhost.eu/avaxhome/media/images/Get%20Rich%20or%20Die%20Tryin%20Soundtrack%20-%20WORKS!.jpg

[project89]

u get the same classes at full day votech u do at half day high school/votech,and either way u stil get a hs diploma,votech also offers job placement when u graduate

[qwikz28]

For you WayFast I think you should watch 50cent Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
why? i heard it sucked

[Dark_Knight7096]

Go to regular school now, get at least your full diploma, then later if you decide you want to go into that, go to like penco tech or something like that. This way you have a full diploma and then you can decide if it's really something you wanna do or not.

[ShitOnWheels]

I was always under the impression if you went to votech you still got a HS diploma.

[79CamaroDiva]

yeah, the vo tech people still walk with the people in the high school that they would normally attend. its still a regular diploma..

[BonzoHansen]

I was always under the impression if you went to votech you still got a HS diploma.diploma<>education, I think that is their points.

[12secondv6]

Stay in school.... you may find another passion in life besides cars

[Dark_Knight7096]

I should have specified a bit more, take more classes, get more of a "formal" education, that's all. I know votech people get diplomas, my sis took votech for cosmotology or whatever, she only had like 4 classes and went there. The way I figure it, stay on a full and normal college tract, then once you get done highschool you have a couple more options and might possibly be better prepared for different choices, now i'm not saying people who have votech are poorly prepped for college but I still think it would be beneficial taking the extra couple of courses then you can always enroll in an auto tech specialty school or whatever when you get done, JMHO, if you disagree that's fine, but u asked for opinions.

[ShitOnWheels]

http://www.njn.net/workforce/vocational.html

You still get a HS diploma. Since I assume it lacks in the math and other preparation, you may need to go to community college to get the math and business classes, then go on to a 4 yr for the degree.

HOwever, as James, said, you may do all that and find it's not your real passion, and lose all that time. You may also regret missing certain aspects of the traditional HS.

[Untamed]

Finish high school. Go get a 4 yr degree in ME or some other tech major, while taking a business course or three to satisfy some of the requirements. Work part time for a shop while in school, then go get your career in one of the many auto-related jobs out there. Then, when you are 30+, have a college education, work experience, money in the bank and CREDIBILITY in the eyes of the bank that your business MIGHT succeed, you can think about going out on your own.

Matt... you are 14. You have a LONG life ahead of you (if you stay smart and keep out of trouble). It will take YEARS to get where you want to be today. Tomorrow you will change your mind. Go get the education. Endure it. Work part time for he experience. Then, and only then, should you consider launching your own business. Right now, the only thing you know, is the regurgitated stuff that comes from these other 20-somethings on this board. You'll learn a little, but you have a long way to go.

Keep tinkering with that 84 while you finish high school. Then go to college. If not, all you'll have is a long list of woulda, shoulda, coulda's.

[Dark_Knight7096]

It will take YEARS to get where you want to be today. Tomorrow you will change your mind.


Word. I graduate college with a degree in psych which fits my job perfectly, and when I get back to work the day after my graduation I get, "State's cutting funding, you're laid off on June 30th." Now I'm scrambling to find something, things are constantly changing nothing will stay the same for long. Don't wanna plague yourself with the two most horrible words in the universe, "What if?"

[Tsar]

Finish high school. Go get a 4 yr degree in ME or some other tech major, while taking a business course or three to satisfy some of the requirements. Work part time for a shop while in school, then go get your career in one of the many auto-related jobs out there. Then, when you are 30+, have a college education, work experience, money in the bank and CREDIBILITY in the eyes of the bank that your business MIGHT succeed, you can think about going out on your own.

Matt... you are 14. You have a LONG life ahead of you (if you stay smart and keep out of trouble). It will take YEARS to get where you want to be today. Tomorrow you will change your mind. Go get the education. Endure it. Work part time for he experience. Then, and only then, should you consider launching your own business. Right now, the only thing you know, is the regurgitated stuff that comes from these other 20-somethings on this board. You'll learn a little, but you have a long way to go.

Keep tinkering with that 84 while you finish high school. Then go to college. If not, all you'll have is a long list of woulda, shoulda, coulda's.what u got against us 20-something year olds nukka? :lol:

[WayFast84]

Well the main reason why Im even considering going now Is because I want to do things to the 84, but I cant even do a simple thing like headers or a intake manifold. I would love to learn how to do more **** to cars! I really would but I can tell, its going to be verry hard to with out having help.

[Untamed]

what u got against us 20-something year olds nukka? :lol:

LOL nothing... I need someone younger than me to make me feel wise. :wink:
I figure if I can keep responding to Matt's posts with someithng that sounds like wisdom, I'll start believing all the bumps and bruises I got through the years are worth it. :)

[Untamed]

Well the main reason why Im even considering going now Is because I want to do things to the 84, but I cant even do a simple thing like headers or a intake manifold. I would love to learn how to do more **** to cars! I really would but I can tell, its going to be verry hard to with out having help.

Patience young padawan. You must learn patience. You are 14... you should be downloading illegal music, playing video games, going to high school and talking about cars like you know everything about them. he fact you are actually tinking with yours is a good step in the right direction. But for now... keep your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open.

[Tsar]

honestly the only way you're gonna learn how to work on cars or anything else for that matter is by taking it apart...

/being nice to matt.

go swallow a razor blade now.

[BigAls87Z28]

Simple.
Go to HS and finish up with a formal education there.
You dont need to go to a votech school or anything like that to work on your own car. Sure, it helps but unless you plan to make that your profession when you get older, then you dont really need to do that. Go to HS, and work on your car at your own speed. You have 3 years to learn anything you want to know before you drive that car. I didnt go to a votech school, and I know several people that never went to a votech school, and they can work on thier cars pretty easily.
If after you go to HS and you realize that you want to be a mechanic, then you can go to a community college and get into an automotive training course there. If not, you can go to a 4 year college, get a degree in something, and go out into the business world, while still having your car hobby.

[BonzoHansen]

You know, you really should not do anything to specific right now. You are only 14 and you seem to change your mind a lot.

[bad64chevelle]

The only advice I can give you is don't do **** in high school becuse of girls or friends. They all come & go. Most of the people you know in HS are gone by the time you reach 21.
QFT...Finish HS trying to figure out what you want to do in life at 14 is damn near impossible. Go with the flow and see what you like and dont like but NEVER make decisions because you dont wanna go far and leave friends. The true ones will always be there. I made the worst decision of my lift going to Rutgers, and now I am 3/4 the way through it and i get booted out. I had the chance to go to McPhearson College, in Kansas for Automotive restoration. I was one of the bery few (less than 30) people picked to go there that year and I passed up for the reasons you stated. I would have had the chance to work on some of Jay Leno's cars and do alot of really awesome things. I chose not to, and went to Rutgers, ****ed up and now I am SOL until spring of next year. My excuse was that I didnt want to make my hobby a career. May be a good thing, may not have, but all i know is that I would be graduating next year and going into a really nice career. Think wisely and logically. Think ahead and make sure that you are making the CORRECT decisions for the futute, even if they dont work to the best now.

[Tru2Chevy]

Finish high school. Go get a 4 yr degree in ME or some other tech major, while taking a business course or three to satisfy some of the requirements. Work part time for a shop while in school, then go get your career in one of the many auto-related jobs out there. Then, when you are 30+, have a college education, work experience, money in the bank and CREDIBILITY in the eyes of the bank that your business MIGHT succeed, you can think about going out on your own.

Matt... you are 14. You have a LONG life ahead of you (if you stay smart and keep out of trouble). It will take YEARS to get where you want to be today. Tomorrow you will change your mind. Go get the education. Endure it. Work part time for he experience. Then, and only then, should you consider launching your own business. Right now, the only thing you know, is the regurgitated stuff that comes from these other 20-somethings on this board. You'll learn a little, but you have a long way to go.

Keep tinkering with that 84 while you finish high school. Then go to college. If not, all you'll have is a long list of woulda, shoulda, coulda's.

This man types the truth....

- Justin

[unstable bob gable]

Stay in school, drink your milk, take your vitamins, say your prayers, and always remember:

CRACK IS WHACK!!!

[jola]

i would recommend staying in school full time until you graduate. if nothing else for something to fall back on. college is becoming more of the norm now, which means just having a high school diploma isn't always going to cut it, and not having one at all is asking for hard times. if you don't go full time, you're more likely to drop out. that's my .02.

[BigAls87Z28]

Stay in school, drink your milk, take your vitamins, say your prayers, and always remember:

CRACK IS WHACK!!!

and dont forget to spade or neuter your animals.