School

[Halie]

In my opinion success is determined by how happy you are, not how much money you make. I'd much rather be living in a shitty flat doing a job I love that doesn't pay well than something I don't enjoy that pays really well. And if you can find a job that you both love and pays well then you are one lucky bastard.

I finished high school last year, I got 11 GCSEs out of it, I'm in college/sixth form but I don't have a major, I think it's a bit different here in the UK. I'm hoping to study either Art or Performing Arts in University if I go, but I'm not completely sure yet.

[Yoko]

Hahaha, degrees are necessary for management positions. If your happy with a low level job, by all means, stick with it. I'm not. That said, some people can't afford to be in college or university. Having a college diploma doesn't mean you're inferior either. Many lower management jobs do accept just a college diploma, but if you're looking for upper management they requite you have at least a degree or a masters. That's now it is. It doesn't mean you're smart, but it doesn't mean your stupid either. If you have the money and the time to get these things, by all means GET THEM!!!!

That said, I'll answer these questions.

I am in my third year college. In order to be where I am, I needed to have graduate high school. That's a given really. My major is Aviation Management. I do not have a degree yet, but if I play my cards right, I can turn my diploma into a degree by pure magic and go for my masters and have it in my hands in about a year or two. The only extra cost to me will be the two years of university instead of four. That is insane. Yay for articulation agreements.

Now, since it is clear that some people can't afford extra education, don't be discouraged. There are plenty of jobs out there for you. However, you might not be happy with them until you get further education.

Or you can be purely magical like che

[Mystyrion]

In my opinion success is determined by how happy you are, not how much money you make.

I like this, but I'd phrase it differently.
"My happiness is not determined by how successful I am"

I have no aspirations to be rich or famous. I have no aspirations to work a high paying job that I don't like. I don't exactly love my job, nor the union that comes with it, but I do enjoy the people I work with, and I enjoy the pay. It fits me nicely, its lets me live my life. It lets me afford all the fancy electronics I want and make my car, rent, and phone bills.

That being said I do have aspirations to move up in the world, I will go to college in the next few years and get either a general or choose a field to go into. Just not yet.