In the U.S. it is mostly assumed that students go straight to college, if that is an option. I think it's very shortsighted. Four-year colleges are far to expe

In the U.S. it is mostly assumed that students go straight to college, if that is an option. I think it's very shortsighted. Four-year colleges are far to expensive to use it to figure out what you want to do. I think it would be much more valuable to try and find internships/shadowing opportunities with different businesses and people. That's what I would do, if I were going to do everything again. For those who do want to go straight to college, taking random classes at a community college is the right way to go. Typography, Geology, Pre-law—use those classes to get an idea for what you want to study.