thoughts on HRCs free college tuition/loan plan

[GMDino]

(08-11-2016, 05:27 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Yes, not everyone is cut out for College, Some would rather learn a trade.
If possible, what should happen is before the kids leave School, they should take some kind of personality test to help guide them onto a career path. I took one and mine told me that I loved numbers (which is true) and suggested that I would be happiest as either a Programmer or Accountant. So funny too, cause now I'm a programmer that works closely with accountants..
I know that there is no one test that would solve all of the problems, some people will want to be something other that what it recommends and that's ok, but the goal would be to help steer the kids in a good direction so that they aren't lost for their first year or two trying to figure out what to get a degree in.

I always wanted to be a lawyer.  But I was shy and didn't like to talk in front of people.  When I broke out of that I decided I wanted to be an accountant since I loved numbers.

One semester of accounting told me otherwise.

So I went into Communication and worked in radio instead.

Now I do sales.

But I HAD to go to college as I have no sort of physical skills at all.  I am mechanically DEclined!  Luckily I've made three careers so far from being able to talk.