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Animal.Party
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What are some productive things to do when taking a year off between Highschool and University please don't say smoke weed haha or ski bum cuz my rents won't let me become one. +k for good answers thanks!
Jun 5 2010 6:39PM
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.frenchy
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enroll in the local circus??
Jun 5 2010 6:40PM
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Gameboy
Posts: 2657 - Karma: 127

Work for like 6-8 months full time to make a lot of money. Then, you could travel with some of the money you've made to enjoy life at its fullest right before going to university.

Or you could learn a job (here it's called a DEP) like construction worker or welder at a specialized school. Some of the classes are like a year long and it could be a great sideline/summer job in the future for you.

Jun 5 2010 6:43PM
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theJones
Posts: 676 - Karma: 158
this
Jun 5 2010 6:49PM
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Charlie_Kelly
Posts: 11954 - Karma: 12,298
get a bunch of girls pregnant and sell the babies to people who are infertile and spend the next three months livin it up
Jun 5 2010 6:52PM
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Animal.Party
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ahaha yea good ideas keep em comin
Jun 6 2010 7:28PM
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Darth_Veeder
Posts: 1054 - Karma: -26
I dont know...I always kinda thought meth would be a good idea after I got out of high school.
Jun 6 2010 7:29PM
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Skipig25
Posts: 10729 - Karma: 256
travel
Jun 6 2010 7:37PM
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Dhane
Posts: 3866 - Karma: 1,722
get a job, beef up your resume, work your way up the food chain. thats what im doing.
Jun 6 2010 7:45PM
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panojibber
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This. And work along the way to do so.
Jun 6 2010 7:47PM
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q_sketch
Posts: 291 - Karma: 15
slang dat dro
Jun 6 2010 8:26PM
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Schlop
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Why wait till you graduate?

Jun 6 2010 9:56PM
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smile=]
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+k for making me laugh
Jun 6 2010 9:58PM
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Animal.Party
Posts: 311 - Karma: 158
i want to move to whistler or sun peaks and ski for the season but i need to convince my parents its gunna be productive and ill learn something from it any ideas! help! +K for good answers.
Jun 9 2010 8:21PM
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2L208
Posts: 1075 - Karma: 308
smoke weed and try as many drugs you can except meth and x with is a meth in a way, and become a ski bum you are out of school and i assume you are 18, tell your parents to fuck themselves. don't be your parents puppet your whole life
Jun 9 2010 8:24PM
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VCharette
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your name+ going to whistler= not gonna be productive but a wicked good time.
Jun 9 2010 8:28PM
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pkityyy
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become a welder some of their starting salaries are like 100k+
Jun 9 2010 8:29PM
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2L208
Posts: 1075 - Karma: 308
parents always say you should never give up on your dreams right? say your dream is to be a ski bum for a winter

after one winter they don't even hassle you about school, thats what i did, and now all i save my money for, is to be jobless during the winter to ski errrday
Jun 9 2010 8:32PM
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Thenowhereman42
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This. I worked 4 weeks doing construction, made $1600 cash, flew to Europe, and spent 6 weeks fucking around and blowing it basically. One of the best decisions I ever made.

Also volunteer programs are great. I went to India and lived in a house made out of mud and bamboo with farmers and taught English in a little one room school house for 4 months. Not only was it one of the most incredible experiences of my life, it actually just helped me get a job paying $30/hour because of my experience.
Jun 9 2010 8:34PM
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Dhane
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wow, thats absolutely incredible. i think thats another valid point to add to this thread. i know with myself, i always say im going to do something big, something life changing, something like this, and i always plan save, whatever. then at the last second i bail out because another finacial problem arises and i find it in my best interest longterm to save more money. however, looking back in hindsight, most of my plans would have been swingable with the funds i had. so i say you make a plan and stick to it no matter what the cost
Jun 10 2010 5:56AM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51660 - Karma: 162,374
You basing your life on your parent? Dude you're out of highschool. Be a fucking man
Jun 10 2010 6:01AM
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EastCoast315
Posts: 3136 - Karma: 137
precisely what I was thinking. So, that said:

1. buy vannigan
2. stock up on duck tape, cereal, beer, and dish soap
3. tune up skis and drive west with about a grand in cash
4. have the year of your life.
Jun 10 2010 6:06AM
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Bukkakeskitrip
Posts: 5677 - Karma: 95
work, then travel
Jun 10 2010 6:09AM
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ButteredToast.
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That sounds like it would be really shitty after a while
Jun 10 2010 1:24PM
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JoshWong
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become certified nurse haha, but seriously they get paid alot.
Jun 10 2010 2:26PM
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ECB
Posts: 6991 - Karma: 622
Do some volunteer work, I was denied to Bolivia because I only had 3 weeks, they said if it was 3 months they would have taken me.
Jun 10 2010 2:27PM
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nickyp
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Don't just travel. Although it's cool, it's not valued on a CV.


Do some volunteer work, learn a new language, start up a business, anything that is interesting and will put you in good stead
Jun 10 2010 2:47PM
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Joe_Brogan
Posts: 360 - Karma: 11
find a job somewhere, and save your money for college if you decide to go
Jun 10 2010 2:55PM
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no_steeze
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build a potato cannon
Jun 10 2010 2:56PM
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ECB
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i've done that. mad fun, and we put other objects in it too.
Jun 10 2010 2:57PM
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no_steeze
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i decided to return to my 13 year old days and i built one yesterday. 4' barrel, huge ass combustion chamber, thing's a fucking tank
Jun 10 2010 3:00PM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
be a ski instructor
Jun 10 2010 3:00PM
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Tasche
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Things that you should do:

- Read, check out the "What book is you reading" thread for suggestions. I would suggest Enders Game, anything by Kaku, and Freakonomics. Those are all pretty easy reads and feel good to finish.

- Download (I can get and .iso if you want) Rosetta stone and learn a foreign language.

- If you got a lot of cash get your pilots license.

- Work out a shit load.

- Learn a computer program, flash, photoshop etc.

- Write a book or a short story.

- Learn a new sport like racquetball.

Things that you will do:

- Watch a shit load of TV

- Work for $10 /hr somewhere

- Smoke a bunch of weed

- Drink and stay up late

- Wake up at noon
Jun 10 2010 3:10PM
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ECB
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damn, just make sure it doesn't blow up in your face, thats what i was always worried about
Jun 10 2010 5:24PM
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2L208
Posts: 1075 - Karma: 308
only if you didn't love skiing, i am so ready to do it again i might have to live in my subaru still worth it
Jun 10 2010 8:46PM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
this pretty much... I worked full time at a factory in my gap year and it was tiring work, so I was always tired and lazy after work
Jun 11 2010 3:05AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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bahahahahaha ender's game???
Jun 11 2010 3:08AM
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Njens.
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win
Jun 11 2010 3:09AM
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Bukkakeskitrip
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this. real good read
Jun 11 2010 3:14AM
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Polar_Beer
Posts: 1515 - Karma: 228
foreign language / learn a computer program should definitely be on the list. Two super useful things that are fun to learn and pay off big later.
Jun 11 2010 3:23AM
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EastCoast315
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As human beings, it is not only our right but our duty to see as much of the world as we can in one lifetime. The larger the distances traveled, the smaller we feel, and I will continue to chase that feeling until the day I die; no aspect of "the working life" would ever take that away from me.
Jun 11 2010 6:04AM
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Tasche
Posts: 5422 - Karma: 99
Really?
Jun 11 2010 8:14AM
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theabortionator
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Jun 11 2010 8:19AM
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