<prompt> Human: Obviously having a 3.3 GPA isnt going to get me anywhere scholarship wise and I havent taken the SAT or ACT yet when I do I guarantee theyll be average scores nothing great. If I go to college my main concern is going into debt like what my sister is currently doing andor not being willing to finish to get a degree. My only strong suit is math but I doubt I could do any engineering after looking into it. On the other hand Im pretty good with tinkering with old electronics Ive been modding Gameboys for about a year and enjoying it a lot so could doing some sort of electrician work through a trade school benefit me? My parents seem to be supportive of me thinking about some kind of schooling that isnt college but will taking on a trade be a good alternative and pay me just as well as a college graduate working a desk job? My final option is to take on a job working for the railroad on the train yard. My dad is a higher up in the company working in the offices and I currently have two uncles working for the same railroad company so Id be considered before others for the job. If I were to take on this job straight out of high school and budget to move out within 2 years of working could that be a better option? Or would going to either college or a trade while working this job be the better move?I hope my ranting expressed my situation well. Please let me know what you think I should consider doing. Thanks!  <response>: The only personal feeling you expressed by my reading was enjoying tinkering. So Id advise you to go with that. Nothing at all wrong with the trades, and you have a pretty good chance of outearning a lot of your classmates who go to college. Look into local trade school programs and see what interests you. Theres good money in becoming a welder, plumber, electrician, HVAC specialist, etc. If you will be happy doing it, you could make a good living. 