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Comment author: PhilGoetz 24 September 2010 03:52:22PM 5 points [-]

Don't go for the get-rich-quick (or get-free-time-quick) schemes. You're 18 frickin' years old! The most reliable strategy would probably be:

  • Do whatever you have to do to get into a great undergraduate college. The more famous the college is, the more money you will make. It may take a year or two if your high-school record isn't impressive.
  • Take out a big scary loan to pay for the 4 years. Major in something geared towards getting a position in finance, law, doctor, or overseas defense contracting.
  • Do whatever grad school is necessary for your career choice, but only what is necessary!
  • Get a ridiculously high-paying job. Work for 20 years. Save your money.
  • Retire and do what it was you wanted to do in the first place, living off the interest.

Alternate plan:

  • Apply for a ROTC scholarship.
  • Go to college, whether you got the scholarship or not.
  • Join ROTC.
  • Work for the Army for 20 years.
  • Retire; receive half pay thereafter.
Comment author: itsunder9000 24 October 2010 11:14:05PM 2 points [-]

If any decent percentage of this singularity stuff pans out, any plans greater than 20 years are bunk.

Hell, within the next 6-15 years, the price for models will plummet. Why?

Because, computer graphics are getting so good and cheap, that simply creating a model that looks beautiful, will be easier and cheaper just using the computer.

Reading, and contemplating all of these technology trends really changed thought process of what constitutes a solid job.

But, some advice I would give, is perhaps try and double major in computer science and electrical engineering. Go to a good grad school after college(since as he dropped out of HS, the only decent college he can get in to, is one that has a guaranteed acceptance program by sat scores), then work from there.

Solid, but boring.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 29 October 2013 04:21:56AM 0 points [-]

I don't know, but I think the odds of getting into a top-tier grad school from a third-tier undergrad are low. I haven't yet found hard data on this.

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