Ones that you’re interested in… Like, if you’re really into history and would be interested in some career associated with history, I say take history classes. If you like math and you’re really good at it, take math…

There’s no one course that’s better than all the rest… The best you can do is get a well-rounded education and take all kinds of courses. For example, there’s not much good in someone that can name every single war ever fought, yet can’t do simple multiplication without a calculator.

That’s why liberal arts educations are the best. You get just a little bit of everything… Psychology, history, math, religion/philosophy, music, science, etc. Intelligent people are the ones that have been immersed in all kinds of stuff and they can use it in every day life and in future careers. If you focus ALL of your college life on just one type of class, it wn’t do you much good… even like, doctors who you would think would only need to know about medical stuff, it’s always a good thing to have a background in religion or something so you can better understand your patients wants and needs, or to have a background in psychology so you can understand how people thing, or have a background in history so you can better communicate with your patients if they are talking about where they’re from, what kinds of things they’ve experienced in life, etc.

I say, take them all! lol! Just make sure it’s something you enjoy, or else you’ll be miserable. If you take up Bioengineering or something just because it’s “what the intelligent people do,” but you REALLY wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, then you are going to HATE your job.

Are you in college already? Or just preparing for it for next year or something? Remember, you can always change your major at any time if you find something else along the way that draws your interest. You might take Psych 101 just because you have to, and then find out that Psychology really calls to you and you really enjoy it. Keep your options open 🙂

It all depends on your interest, actually… but here are some guidelines for you…

1. Computer Science

Well, the world needs lotsa intelligent programmers, you know~

2. Actuarial Science

This is by far the toughest course that specializes in Risk Management in the Finance Industry…

3. Medicine / Surgical courses

Well, this course is tough, and takes a lot of patience as well…

4. Physics / Mathematics…

Try challenging yourself in becoming the next Einstein?…

I don’t think you’re lazy, just too bored with routine schoolwork to care about the fact that merit scholarships are available to students with high GPAs and the fact that GPAs in high school do matter to good colleges. See if you can get into someplace like Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Usually they look for high GPAs and don’t care about test scores, but they are seeking exceptionally bright young people who would be bored in high school and are ready for college. If you can demonstrate that you are teaching yourself challenging subjects successfully, you’d have a chance. I hope you are also doing something for your community (volunteer work, youth organizations, etc.), because extracurricular activities can be important too. See second link for other examples of places where people can start college at an early age. You have sort of painted yourself into a box. You are too bright to be content at a regular college or high school, but your GPA and class rank is likely to keep you out of places like MIT and Rose-Hulman, though CalTech and Georgia Tech might be worth a shot I suspect that you are also bright enough to realize what your lack of effort is doing to your future and to figure out a way to succeed in college. You might consider looking into colleges that do not give grades. Such colleges might be more willing to ignore yours if the rest of your application (test scores, essay, recommendations, extracurriculars) is good. New College of Florida is one example.

Philosophy. It teaches you logic and reasoning. If you learn these things you will be able to apply it to anything else you wish to learn. Really, most of the world is based on how well you can reason and your ability to know where to look for information that you want/need to know.

You don’t have to know a lot of specific details about anything if you know how to quickly find it. The only exception might be a medical doctor, they do have to know a lot of details and be able to use them at a moments notice.

Philosophy

– Human Sexuality. You will learn practical information that could save your life.

– Public Speaking. You will learn the most important skill to having a highly successful career in any field

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