People that have stable and well paying successful jobs, what led you to this occupation and did u need good grades in highschool to get it?

As long as I met the minimum requirements for admissions to the colleges, my HS grades didnt matter. What I enjoyed/learned did (communications/presentations/debate, literature, and helpful math teachers).

Literature was just good for life/connections with folk.

I wasnt in student govt. Clubs. Sports. I didnt have extra curriculars. I had to work at a shitty resturaunt unfortunately. So no. Hs was bare minimum.

Once I was in college, getting experience was clutch. I joined a club and joined a research lab. I was cheap labor but in the end. It was helpful.

The only thing I would have done differently given the chance is go to community college initially. I would be debt free now with all the $ saved. And CC (at least now adays) has equivalent opportunities to join a lab, connect with folk in an industry, network. Good counselors.

I'd just try to take a more liberal arts curriculum if I could afford it. That was also helpful. and make sure I was in a club or something where I stayed connected to the same professors for more than a class to get LORs or PRN jobs.

Otherwise. My particular career. Most do well with typical Hs and college degrees. Followed by job hopping for advancement. I made the mistake of graduate education. It's done very little for me.

Anyways. Just do ok or better. Dont do anything too stupid/legit criminal nonsense.

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