When to enroll for someone just starting out

[ajs1976]

It is not the same as an older person "wasting" two years and then changing his mind. He has to do high school anyway.

My comments above were in reference to the time from when I was a Junior in high school to the end of my sophomore year in college. In high school, I decided I wanted to major in chemistry and complete a masters, so I took a number of advanced science and math classes to prepare. This was in the mid-90s so there were not as many options for alternative credit, but I did make it through AP Chemistry. As I rushed through chemistry courses in college, I begin to realize, I wasn't as interested in it as I thought, but didn't know what else to take, so I kept taking chemistry classes. There were a number of factors involved, but looking back on things years later, I think it would have helped if I had taken a broader range of classes earlier in my college career.

[topdog98]

My comments above were in reference to the time from when I was a Junior in high school to the end of my sophomore year in college. In high school, I decided I wanted to major in chemistry and complete a masters, so I took a number of advanced science and math classes to prepare. This was in the mid-90s so there were not as many options for alternative credit, but I did make it through AP Chemistry. As I rushed through chemistry courses in college, I begin to realize, I wasn't as interested in it as I thought, but didn't know what else to take, so I kept taking chemistry classes. There were a number of factors involved, but looking back on things years later, I think it would have helped if I had taken a broader range of classes earlier in my college career.

No problem, ajs1976, I wasn't responding to your comments. I actually thought the advice you (and others) have given has been good, especially about focusing on general education first.