Sort of stuck in life....deciding what to pick as a career.

[Marcem]

he's talking about how silly "computer school" sounds. 

But nobody ever said that.

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[Mr.Noßody]

Yeah that's the problem, I'm sort of slowly moving away on that as time passes. I'm 16, might seem a bit young but my highschool has some courses similar to this.

At 16 I really don't think you should be worrying too much on your career.
I'm 20 and in college and I only have a rough idea where I'd want to end up.

Don't obsess over that stuff.

[Tokerovin]

Learn  to program Javascript, Objective-C, and a few other languages then make apps for Android and iOS.

I have ideas for apps that I could try to help you make if you are serious enough.

[devildogelite]

Go for a comp sci degree, apply for as many scholarships as possible. There are stuff tons of scholarships available for that Computer and Science degrees. I know pennsylvania has the board of governors grant. It's richard easy to get and it covers full tuition at a state school for a science related degree. I'm also pretty sure most states have it too.

[weaver123]

Get a degree in everything and do everything.

[Robo]

Is it me? or are the useless posts increasing around here increasing at an astonishing rate?

To more or less answer your question, My dad has spent 35 years or so working for the railroad. Every day he comes home and complains about how much he is looking forward to retiring. That's longer than you've been alive.

I recommend figuring out something you can do that you'll enjoy AND make money with. as for what that is, I couldn't tell you.

[Evan5626]

At 16 I really don't think you should be worrying too much on your career.
I'm 20 and in college and I only have a rough idea where I'd want to end up.

Don't obsess over that stuff.

By the time you're in college, you should know where you're going to end up.
That should be figured out before you get there, so you know which classes to take and who to talk to.

[devildogelite]

By the time you're in college, you should know where you're going to end up.
That should be figured out before you get there, so you know which classes to take and who to talk to.

Except a lot of people switch majors in college. Also just because you know your major doesn't mean you know what job you're going to go for. You can get more than one type of job with a major.

[otto-san]

You can program for Windows as a primary job at first, developing on Linux in your spare time. If the latter turns out well, you could decide to do that full-time instead.

Realise you will not start where you want to be right away. It takes time and effort to get there, and you have to make sure you work for it if you want it.

[Nickelob Ultra]

But nobody ever said that.

well forget, idk then...

[Mr.Noßody]

By the time you're in college, you should know where you're going to end up.
That should be figured out before you get there, so you know which classes to take and who to talk to.

Of course I'm in an enrollment plan, but they only get you into the broad spectrum of what you can do with the knowledge gained in college.

By the time finish my base course I could excel in any many fields regarding my major.
It's not like you go to college to become one thing.

You can never know where your going to end up, you can only know where you might want to be.
Worrying about that at 16 isn't worth the headache.

[Maxx_²]

Develop a new OS and become richer than Bill Gates.
Profit.