JENNR8R 0 #1 March 26, 2006 If you were able to go back to being a recent high-school graduate, but knew then what you know now, would you make the same decisions about higher education/career? Specifics please - what did you choose, what would you replace it with, and why?What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #2 March 26, 2006 I'm happy where I'm at. If I had it to do over again? Being that I'd know then what I know now, it seems obvious I would make better decisions than I did then. But, then who's to say I'd end up in a better place than I am now? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #3 March 26, 2006 No, I would go a completely different direction. more education and I would take the oppertunities that I passed up.Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #4 March 26, 2006 With higher education/career, I'd make the same decisions. My problem has been with men. I think I'd make different choices where they're concerned. I would have liked to have had a marriage that actually lasted forever. I'm sad about that. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #5 March 26, 2006 If I had to do it all over again, I would make different choices. Instead of a BS in accounting, I would pursue a degree in journalism or something more creative.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #6 March 26, 2006 There are a few things I'd change but for the most part I like things the way they've turned out so far so I guess I would say no....The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #7 March 26, 2006 Yes, I would make the same decisions. Each career that I go into has built on my previous career and experience. All of them combined will help me in my new endeavors. Edited for career specifics: Past: Waitress Cosmetologist Bartender Fitness consultant Administrative Assistant Applications/Web Developer Web Specialist Business Analyst Manager of Technology Business Applications Zookeeper Intern/Vet Assistant Senior Operations Manager Present Inventory Control Manager Coming up this summer: Research assistant Coming up in a little over 5 years: VeterinarianLife is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #8 March 26, 2006 I am happy with where I am at right now...but it was a long row to hoe...LOTS of mistakes and "do overs", BUT I got here and whatever doesn't kill ya only makes ya stronger, right? I wouldn't trade my kids for the world....I am a unique person because of my "adventures". Knowing what I know now....I would have gone into the military....they could have used me and I could have used them... BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #9 March 26, 2006 I would be smarter with my money.I pissed away so much money when I was younger I could be comfortably retired by now.But damn what a ride. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #10 March 26, 2006 Had I known then what I know now, I would have put some effort into high school and then went straight to college. I would not have joined the fire dept., and would have gone right for the PhD. If I had done that, I would have probably avoided the life situation I am in now: Trapped in a job I hate for no other reason than the health insurance and the promise of a pension next year.Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROK 0 #11 March 26, 2006 If I knew in high school what I know now, I'd probably be in prison. I believe experiences and knowledge are a trial and error thing that you're dealt as you mature (hopefully). I wouldn't change one day of my past, the bad or the good. I'm happy with who I am, and I've discovered that most material things just don't mean squat. They won't make you happy. If I were forced to go back and do it different, I would have stayed till 20 years hit in the military, and I would have started skydiving when I was 16. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrairieDoug 0 #12 March 26, 2006 Good question, Jennifer. I'm OK with my education/career path. I was kind of a late bloomer academically (very unfocused in high school), but ended up getting a PhD in economics. I'm currently a partner in an investment firm that specializes in financing alternative energy projects (primarily wind power). To broaden the question, my biggest regret in life is that I didn't take better care of my mom when she was terminally ill. I was a self-centered teenager at the time and didn't fully grasp what was going on, but the bottom line is that I wasn't there when she needed me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #13 March 26, 2006 I'd do exactly the same thing. finish my BA, get my MA, and start law school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #14 March 26, 2006 I would have liked to have had a marriage that actually lasted forever. I'm sad about that. Quote Been there, done that, feel your pain. I got two great boys out of the deal so I don't think I would change who I married. We're actually friends. I know I can ask him for a favor, and he would gladly do it for me. We'll always have our boys to connect us. It's a shame we couldn't make the marriage work.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #15 March 26, 2006 Instead of a BS in accounting, I would pursue a degree in journalism or something more creative. Quote I would have studied something different too. I didn't think I was smart enough to go to a four-year college so I got an Associates Degree in Secretarial Science. I've ended up mainly doing the 'books' for two companies and no secretarial work. I would have studied to become an Architect. I would have loved to design houses/buildings to have an outlet for my creativity.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #16 March 26, 2006 QuoteKnowing what I know now... I would have gone into the military... they could have used me and I could have used them... Bobbi One of my dreams was to join the Air Force. Instead a 'boy' persuaded me to give up my dream and my horse. I traded my horse for a husband. Now I don't have either. But I do have many blessings today. Who's to say that I'd be happier if I had made different decisions? No matter what I decided to do, I'd still be stuck with myself.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #17 March 26, 2006 QuoteTo broaden the question, my biggest regret in life is that I didn't take better care of my mom when she was terminally ill. I was a self-centered teenager at the time and didn't fully grasp what was going on, but the bottom line is that I wasn't there when she needed me. Wow! Does that hit close to home. My Mom suffered a major stroke last week. I have her powers of attorney, and she lives six hours away. I am already spread pretty thin with two jobs. Now I have to figure out a way to take over her life and manage it. I just don't have the time to go sit with her and hold her hand. Hopefully, administering her affairs well will keep me from feeling guilty about that when she passes.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #18 March 26, 2006 I would have liked to have had a marriage that actually lasted forever. My marriage is one of the few things I've done right. I'd have worked harder in school, gone into law or journalism. Only thing about college I wouldn't change is that I started skydiving as a freshman, I'd still do that exactly the same. It helped me with a lot of self confidence issues in other areas of my life. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites friendofGod 0 #19 March 26, 2006 Absolutely! I went to college as a "non-traditional" student - meaning that I started college more than 5 years after I graduated highschool. I was married and went thru college pregnant twice, as if college isnt hard enough.... What I would have done different is I would have stayed in the Navy longer, possibly for life and would have completed college while in the Navy. I also would have stayed away from a business major... what a boring degreeExodus 20 Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven 1 cross + 3 nails = 4GVN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wingnut 0 #20 March 26, 2006 i'd proly do it diffrenttly, most likeley would of gone to college and then joined the military, but then again, i think it worked out okay so far.. so maybe not..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LisaM 0 #21 March 26, 2006 The only thing I would do differently.... is to save my money better.... live more frugally right out of college..... ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveStMarys 0 #22 March 26, 2006 "No matter what I decided to do, I'd still be stuck with myself." Ain't that the truth Sista!!?? BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #23 March 27, 2006 QuoteYes, I would make the same decisions. Each career that I go into has built on my previous career and experience. All of them combined will help me in my new endeavors. Edited for career specifics: Past: Waitress Cosmetologist Bartender Fitness consultant Administrative Assistant Applications/Web Developer Web Specialist Business Analyst Manager of Technology Business Applications Zookeeper Intern/Vet Assistant Senior Operations Manager Present Inventory Control Manager Coming up this summer: Research assistant Coming up in a little over 5 years: Veterinarian Yeah...I couldn't keep a job either so I can relate.... My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #24 March 27, 2006 I left school at 15, without finishing year 10 so I'd go back and finish school go to uni, and start a career. BUT There is no guarantee that my life would be better or that I'd even be alive. Your past history is what determines your character and shapes you as an individual. My life has had a lot of ups and downs which have made me who I am today, 'm pretty OK with who that is. Taking away all the work I've done to get here and changing it, would make me a completely different person, that person I may not be so happy with.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #25 March 27, 2006 QuoteMy life has had a lot of ups and downs which have made me who I am today, I'm pretty OK with who that is. Taking away all the work I've done to get here and changing it, would make me a completely different person, that person I may not be so happy with. I couldn't agree more!What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
JENNR8R 0 #15 March 26, 2006 Instead of a BS in accounting, I would pursue a degree in journalism or something more creative. Quote I would have studied something different too. I didn't think I was smart enough to go to a four-year college so I got an Associates Degree in Secretarial Science. I've ended up mainly doing the 'books' for two companies and no secretarial work. I would have studied to become an Architect. I would have loved to design houses/buildings to have an outlet for my creativity.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #16 March 26, 2006 QuoteKnowing what I know now... I would have gone into the military... they could have used me and I could have used them... Bobbi One of my dreams was to join the Air Force. Instead a 'boy' persuaded me to give up my dream and my horse. I traded my horse for a husband. Now I don't have either. But I do have many blessings today. Who's to say that I'd be happier if I had made different decisions? No matter what I decided to do, I'd still be stuck with myself.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #17 March 26, 2006 QuoteTo broaden the question, my biggest regret in life is that I didn't take better care of my mom when she was terminally ill. I was a self-centered teenager at the time and didn't fully grasp what was going on, but the bottom line is that I wasn't there when she needed me. Wow! Does that hit close to home. My Mom suffered a major stroke last week. I have her powers of attorney, and she lives six hours away. I am already spread pretty thin with two jobs. Now I have to figure out a way to take over her life and manage it. I just don't have the time to go sit with her and hold her hand. Hopefully, administering her affairs well will keep me from feeling guilty about that when she passes.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #18 March 26, 2006 I would have liked to have had a marriage that actually lasted forever. My marriage is one of the few things I've done right. I'd have worked harder in school, gone into law or journalism. Only thing about college I wouldn't change is that I started skydiving as a freshman, I'd still do that exactly the same. It helped me with a lot of self confidence issues in other areas of my life. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #16 March 26, 2006 QuoteKnowing what I know now... I would have gone into the military... they could have used me and I could have used them... Bobbi One of my dreams was to join the Air Force. Instead a 'boy' persuaded me to give up my dream and my horse. I traded my horse for a husband. Now I don't have either. But I do have many blessings today. Who's to say that I'd be happier if I had made different decisions? No matter what I decided to do, I'd still be stuck with myself.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #17 March 26, 2006 QuoteTo broaden the question, my biggest regret in life is that I didn't take better care of my mom when she was terminally ill. I was a self-centered teenager at the time and didn't fully grasp what was going on, but the bottom line is that I wasn't there when she needed me. Wow! Does that hit close to home. My Mom suffered a major stroke last week. I have her powers of attorney, and she lives six hours away. I am already spread pretty thin with two jobs. Now I have to figure out a way to take over her life and manage it. I just don't have the time to go sit with her and hold her hand. Hopefully, administering her affairs well will keep me from feeling guilty about that when she passes.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #18 March 26, 2006 I would have liked to have had a marriage that actually lasted forever. My marriage is one of the few things I've done right. I'd have worked harder in school, gone into law or journalism. Only thing about college I wouldn't change is that I started skydiving as a freshman, I'd still do that exactly the same. It helped me with a lot of self confidence issues in other areas of my life. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
friendofGod 0 #19 March 26, 2006 Absolutely! I went to college as a "non-traditional" student - meaning that I started college more than 5 years after I graduated highschool. I was married and went thru college pregnant twice, as if college isnt hard enough.... What I would have done different is I would have stayed in the Navy longer, possibly for life and would have completed college while in the Navy. I also would have stayed away from a business major... what a boring degreeExodus 20 Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven 1 cross + 3 nails = 4GVN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #20 March 26, 2006 i'd proly do it diffrenttly, most likeley would of gone to college and then joined the military, but then again, i think it worked out okay so far.. so maybe not..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #21 March 26, 2006 The only thing I would do differently.... is to save my money better.... live more frugally right out of college..... ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #22 March 26, 2006 "No matter what I decided to do, I'd still be stuck with myself." Ain't that the truth Sista!!?? BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #23 March 27, 2006 QuoteYes, I would make the same decisions. Each career that I go into has built on my previous career and experience. All of them combined will help me in my new endeavors. Edited for career specifics: Past: Waitress Cosmetologist Bartender Fitness consultant Administrative Assistant Applications/Web Developer Web Specialist Business Analyst Manager of Technology Business Applications Zookeeper Intern/Vet Assistant Senior Operations Manager Present Inventory Control Manager Coming up this summer: Research assistant Coming up in a little over 5 years: Veterinarian Yeah...I couldn't keep a job either so I can relate.... My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #24 March 27, 2006 I left school at 15, without finishing year 10 so I'd go back and finish school go to uni, and start a career. BUT There is no guarantee that my life would be better or that I'd even be alive. Your past history is what determines your character and shapes you as an individual. My life has had a lot of ups and downs which have made me who I am today, 'm pretty OK with who that is. Taking away all the work I've done to get here and changing it, would make me a completely different person, that person I may not be so happy with.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #25 March 27, 2006 QuoteMy life has had a lot of ups and downs which have made me who I am today, I'm pretty OK with who that is. Taking away all the work I've done to get here and changing it, would make me a completely different person, that person I may not be so happy with. I couldn't agree more!What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
