Or, students paying for college for that matter.
Advice 1: Don't enter college right after high school. Instead get out in the real world, get a job (easier said than done today) or join the service, hike the Appalachian trail, hitchhike across the country, anything but sit in classrooms. After 12 years of solid school, most student's motivation is exhausted. With little real world experience to anchor them, college freshmen are suckers for all the weird ideology pushed by college profs. College will be a much more meaningful experience, and your grades will be much better after a year or two out of school and out in the real world.
Advice 2: Pick a real major, one that is of some economic use and that requires you to actual learn stuff. Engineering, computer science, physics, biology, chemistry, math, business administration. Avoid gender studies, race studies, sociology, political science, theater, these are of no value to anyone after graduation.
Be aware that majors in Astronomy, English, history, art, and music lead only to careers in teaching. OK if that's what you want to do. If you like students, and are willing to put up with the sheer boredom of education classes, teaching can be rewarding for many. But for many more, teaching can loose its allure after a few semesters. Think over carefully. Same goes for an education major. Super boring, but mandatory to get a job in the public schools. Totally worthless outside the public school system.
Beware that geology, although a real science, is a favorite with football players because it doesn't use any mathematics. There are some jobs with the oil companies, but the field is not large. Think over carefully.
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I agree with time off after school before college. With the rising cost though I would suggest two years of community college and then transfer to another school to finish your degree. My brothers all did that for Clarkson and it saved them at least $50k-100k.
Geology is in demand, but you have to go to a respected geology school - Colorado School of Mines, New Mexico Tech, Boston University, etc.
The community college deal is a good one. Jonathan did one for freshman year for about $8000. His three years at Brooklyn Politec each cost a LOT more than that.
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