There's a difference between being smart and memorising schoolbooks

In my experience

Yep

I would much rather just go and get a job. And lo and behold, I actually got several while I was just out of highschool lmao

See I'm both dumb and forgetful

Bad combo xD

I live in one of the most expensive states in the US, so at minimum to live here you need a good 2-3 jobs.

So, welcome to hell.

One of the dumbest and shittiest people i've known always momorized everything in school

Still got bad grades though 🤔

I don't have a highschool diploma

You can get into college without one

As did I.

Jup. And be succesfull

And you went into a pretty decent field iirc

And you can graduate with a degree, again, without a diploma

I forget what you're studying Dan. Blah.

I'm done, well, with degree wise. got my welding degree in Auguest.

Tho i'm not done with education cause i wanna learn a few new types of welding, which i have to get hired for

the type i wanna learn

they pay me to learn it

Beat the fuck outta Phoenix, can't even play shit anymore.

i have 3 welding certifications for flux core and mig

vertical, and overhead

I think the best concept is still what we call "Ausbildung" here... you work in a company half a week and go to school the other half. Get money while you're at it. After 3 years you get your degree

My oldest brother is a welder, they make good money

The welding, physical weld tests are hard as fuckl

I'd be surprised if they weren't.

and they go thru full x-ray and bend tests

Makes qualified people and you don't need anything like a diploma to get in

The one field I wanna get into super bad is metal smithing

But it's a BITCH

a lot of people fail them. i wanted to get 6 certifications in 2 years

but it was to much

I know enough to do basic shit, but because of my hand I don't think I'd ever succeed in that industry lol

i got 3 instead

plus the test is l ike 300$ and if you fail any aspect in anyway, you fail

as simple as a spark mark on the metal

Lol that sounds like the driving tests here in MA

no joke

300 to test and if you fail it goes up.