Career questions tagged life
How can I use my life experiences to do better in the education aspect of life?
I am struggling with finding myself, life happens and I drop-in classes; grades drop, and it takes me some time to get back up. How can I switch or get up faster?
FontanaHow can this website help me do better in life?
I want to excel in life, and I want to take every opportunity I have to excel.
Fontana
How do you balance a career as an underpaid artist with the current cost of living ? #Spring25
I am pursuing a career as a dancer, and I am currently in college for it and living with my parents. However I am concerned that once I start working full time I won't be able to pay for a house, insurance, or just regular bills. Any advice on how it's done?
Buckeye
How do you get a scholarship set up?
I am a 56 year old Female going to college for the first time. Unfortunately, many people from my generation didn't get to go to College. We are now attempting it, however with a lifetime of bills, dependents, houses, etc., it would be lovely if there was a scholarship geared toward helping us most forward .
New York
Is it hard to maintain a life as an accountant Is it very time consuming? Is it hard to manage a family while being an accountant? ?
If it is time consuming to work and maintain a family, what other jobs would pay well, but allow you to spend more time with your family that would be like an accountant?
Antwerp
What is the best way to meet with people in college? #Spring25
I play golf all the time and I love playing the sport. It helps me get away from things and also helps me meet more people. I also love entertaining people and making people laugh and have a good time.
Mt Olive
How to navigate college life as a new freshman in college?
I'm currently a senior in high school and I will attend a university in the fall term. I'm also first-gen in college so I would love to receive advice or suggestion from everybody about how they have spent their college life. Any suggestions on clubs, community services, volunteer opportunities, extracurricular activities, or anything are appreciated!
VancouverWhat is the biggest piece of advice that fresh college graduates should know??
What is something career/life related that a fresh college graduate should know? How does this information benefit them?
Manhattan
Hi, I’m a senior in high school trying to figure out where to focus my business career when I start college next year. What is the day in the life of someone in investment banking or capital markets What is needed to succeed I these fields? #spring25
Hi, I’m a senior in high school trying to figure out where to focus my business career when I start college next year. What is the day in the life of someone in investment banking or capital markets? What is needed to succeed I these fields? #spring25
Oceanside
How did people with social anxiety get through college?
I have two months left of high school and I'm afraid of what life away from home will be like. I want to go to college but being on my own is different and might be challenging for me because of my social anxiety. I've spent my entire high school years to myself and I never really spoke to people unless it was a question or about classwork. I've made some acquaintances, but I've always lost touch with them over a few months. I'm terrified of talking to others and always avoid presentations or answering questions in class. How did other people like me get through college and was it worth it coming out of your shell?
Portsmouth
Is choosing the career you like more important than the career that fits you is more important ?
I'm a junior in high school, which I don't have a direction for my future career.
San FranciscoHow do I move forward in life?
I'm at a point in my junior year of high school where everything about college, career, and life feels way too serious. I honestly don't know what to do with myself. For some reason, there seem to be too many options after high school, and I'm not even sure where to start with college applications, where to apply, what to write, or what to consider. I feel stopped in my tracks. For some context, I'm not depressed, and I have a vague idea of being in medicine, my grades are alright, and I have decent extracurriculars. I just think I'm following some kind of formula. Now that I'm at a point where I really have to think for myself and what I want, it's overwhelming.
San Francisco
A deep thanks to every mentor and careervillage, hope you all get this!
To all the amazing mentors on CareerVillage, OMG, thank you all so, SO much!! Like seriously, the advice you’ve given me has been incredible. It’s not just words—it’s like warmth, hope, and a big hug when I needed it most. I know for sure God led me here to meet you all, and I feel so, so blessed. Y’all are like the coolest, kindest, most wisdom-filled people ever!! A super special shoutout to my bestie Mina—you are AMAZING, sis!! If I could, I’d totally give you the biggest hug ever for your words. And Dr. H, Doc Frick, Michelle, and ALL the other awesome mentors—thank you from the bottom of my heart!! Y’all are legit angels, and I hope God blesses you all a million times over for everything you do. Stay awesome, stay blessed, and keep being the absolute BEST!!
Pakistan
Hey Michelle love your advices and wanted to ask how can you do research in for K-pop field and do you think I can make it as an idol?
I am restricted by my parents and can't pursue my dreams of becoming an idol but I write lyrics and know their melodies although I never posted it because ei am restrained by them. Can you help me any how.
Saudi ArabiaShould I just give up? What should I do I am lost and hurt?
I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve always tried to stay positive, but lately, it’s hard. I’m supposed to go to Canada and study, but everything feels pointless because my parents are always pushing me in a direction I don’t want to go. They want me to be a doctor, but that’s not what I want at all. I’ve always been pushed aside when it comes to my studies, ignored and left to do chores while my siblings get the support they need. Now, I don’t even know how I’ll make it in life when they’ve never let me pursue anything I care about. I love music, singing, writing my own songs, and creating melodies. But my parents are completely against it, and every time I try to even think about pursuing music, they shut it down. The only people who understand are my siblings, but even they can’t change anything. I love K-pop, and for the first time, I want to be an idol. I want to create my own name, my own brand, but that dream feels so far away when everything around me tells me it’s impossible. I’ve even thought of a name for myself in the K-pop world, and my siblings encourage me, but it feels like nothing matters when my parents refuse to let me be who I really am. I was homeschooled, barely went to school, and now I’m just stuck. My mom says I can take accelerated schooling, but I’m not sure how any of that will help me get closer to what I truly want. How can I pursue something I love when my own family holds me back? It’s like I have no freedom. I can’t make my own decisions, and even though I’ve found some strength in my friend—who helped me realize my potential and motivated me to keep going—it’s hard to see the point when every day feels like a struggle to be heard. I’ve felt hopeless for so long now. I even thought about giving up, but I’m still here, stuck between what I really want and what everyone else expects from me. I want to be an idol, but how can I do that when I can’t even make my own choices? My parents never cared about what I wanted, and I feel like I’m too lost to find a way out. I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this, but I don’t know what else to do.
Saudi Arabia"Why do I become so emotional and start crying when my parents talk to me about something, and why can't I speak properly around them" ?
I want to pursue my own dreams and ambitions but my parents always make me feel worthless and never believe in me. They have never been proud of me or never encouraged me. "Why do I feel so overwhelmed and anxious whenever I try to express myself to my parents, even though I can talk to others without this happening?"
Saudi Arabia"How can I start making decisions for myself when my parents have always made them for me" ?
They always think I can't make my own decisions and wherever I go they tag along never letting me be alone. They always talk about security and protection but how can I live if they won't let me experience the life of my own without their pressures and interference.
Saudi ArabiaHow do I choose what course to pursue in college if I don't know what I want to be in life and no one is supporting any ambitions that I once had when I was younger
How do I choose a course to pursue in college if I can't even decide on what I want to be in life
Dar es Salaam
What was the hardest part of the transition from school life to work life ?
I am currently a senior in high school and I attend Fox High School in Arnold. I am planning on attending a university next year, majoring in hospitality management. I feel like it would be a difficult adjustment from going to school almost everyday to beginning the work life. What was the hardest part of the transition from school life to work life?
Fenton
How do you maintain a work-life balance?
tips pls? I struggle with either having a big social life or continuously working
San Francisco
What do I do to restore and enlighten my passion to make a difference in the world in my aspirations to be a veterinarian and more, what ideas can you give me to be known in history for what I've done to help animals in the world and more?
I'm a senior student athlete in high school who's struggled in highschool with my rigorous courses that I challenge myself to and have scarce faith of achieving my goals from a few Cs my junior year, taken 9 AP courses and volunteered at my local animal shelter I want to achieve more I want to make a difference and be known for what I do and I want to start now.
Imperial Beach