It’s been a year since I graduated high school. Today, I have my own business photographing weddings, engagements and senior portraits, and my work has been featured in art galleries around the state of Washington. I’m also a content creator for a local business.
As a freshman in high school, I could never have imagined where I’d be today. All I knew was that I preferred working to studying in the classroom, and I was not sure if college was the right path for me. I worried about how the rest of my four years would go and if my future would be as bright as those of my peers who seemed set on pursuing higher education.
Through my own research, the support of my teachers and access to classes that allowed me to explore my passions, I was able to find and prepare myself for a path that was a better fit and gave me the foundation to launch a career as an entrepreneur.
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Though 63% of teens are open to non-college options, only 13% feel prepared to choose their path after high school. Stories like mine show that it doesn’t have to be this way.