When to start college

When I was getting close to graduation, I never really thought about what I wanted to do about college. I never applied for college, but my mom did for me and didn’t tell me. She signed me up for a “major” that she thought I would enjoy. I went with it because it was expect of me, I should do what my parents tell me to do, especially when I am living under their roof. I started going to school for medical transcription and by the end of my 3^rd year I finished with my accounting clerk diploma. I switched my major so many times and I wish I never would have gone to college when I did. After I finished college I couldn’t find a job in any accounting fields because I didn’t have an associates or experience. While I was in college, I started working at a bank and after 2.5 years I was offered a secretary job making what most people do after going to college for that field. I wish I would have found a full-time job out of high school and had more experiences with other jobs so I could have made a good decision about what I wanted my life-long career to be. Now I have been graduated for almost 7 years and out of college for 3-4 years and I think I have found what I would be content with doing in life. I love working in an office environment so I decided to come back for the Medical Secretary degree (since I have many medical classes already done). If I was asked to offer advice to a student about to graduate high school I would tell them: Don’t rush going to college, make sure you find yourself and something you will be happy with and then go to college when you are sure you would enjoy the job for the rest of your life.