Youth Quote Search

• Education
• Perceptions of college and postsecondary

“I hoped college would provide [me] with the necessary skills to get a great career. [What skills are those, and do you feel like college provided you with them?] When I say skills I’m talking about the major I chose (psychology) and life skills (responsibility, maturity, etc.) that you gain while attending college. I feel like college provided the framework for necessary skills and life experiences that have allowed me to hone in on what I’m passionate about.”

• Entrepreneurship
• Perceptions of entrepreneurship

“Yes I have imagined creating my own business. I didn’t know exactly what would do though. That’s why I didn’t really get into it. I wanted to do something still within the nursing field. It would be hard, but I know I could accomplish it.”

• Impact of family
• Pathways

“Scholarships and my dad and my brother [are going to help me] financially. Like living on my own like if I need money for food or anything I need for my apartment, they will be there to help.”

• Comparing and contrasting 'job' 'work' and 'career'
• Understanding Job/Work/Career

“Well, a job is your place of work for, you know, the time being. As to your career is your chosen place of work where you told yourself this is what I’m going to do for the remainder of my time working, at least. At least that’s what your plan is, you know. It could change over time.”

• Education
• Perceptions of college and postsecondary

“My recent like ACT score was like a 29, so if I score that well I’m a junior or senior, I could stay with that score. And it’ll help me throughout to get to trade school, and instead of having to work like a part-time job and do school and then it’ll help me pay off school debts…That’s what we talk about in JROTC. And so they had…the National Guard come, the Navy. And I’m waiting on the Marines to come…I’m flight commander [in the ROTC].”

• Pathways
• Steps and stages

“…mine was a little bit more kind of, you know, just birth and childhood where you kind of grow and where you learn, kind of figure out a little bit of your own personality. High school, where you learn most of your social skills, you learn about people. You learn about yourself. College, where you really start growing as a human being; like this where you start to develop your skills, your education, first probably serious job sometime in college, then graduation shortly after, probably, hopefully, your job that you’re going to have for the next 15, 20 years. And then eventually, at some point in time, it’s a happy, peaceful retirement.”

• Education
• Perceptions of college and postsecondary

“High school I kind of thought it was a joke, and I finally learned the value of learning so I was like yes, community college. I couldn’t go to a 4 year so it was like, you know what, at least I am learning something in community college.”

• Aspirations and Goals
• Imagining their future selves

“When I am 45 I imagine that my life will be even more stable. I would have liked to have 2 children (now in their teenage years) and be celebrating a 16 year wedding anniversary. I imagine I will live in a nice neighborhood in the Dallas area making twice as much as I make now (at least) as I am well into my career. Although professionally I am doing well, my family is still the absolutely most important people in my life and the reason for my continual push for success. Thinking about my future inspires me and give me goals with which I would want to have achieved by then.”

• Comparing and contrasting 'job' 'work' and 'career'
• Understanding Job/Work/Career

“Negatives about job: it takes a lot of time and energy. Negatives about work: it also takes a lot of time and energy and may not be that rewarding.”

• Internship, mentor, and training
• Learning About Work

“I would need to go to college and shadow an actual vet to learn.”