If I had realized sooner in high school how much is offered at the Hamilton Career Center in Oconee County, I would have taken as many courses in my field there as I could. I'd recommend that students take advantage of what their local career centers have to offer. Taking accounting in my senior year of high school helped me know that I wanted to work in accounting, and--with all the computer work my job requires--knowing computer applications and how to use a keyboard is very important.

I feel like English was one of the most important courses I took in high school to help prepare me for my career. One year, I had a great teacher who taught me how to analyze stories--how to break them down and think about them. Today, I still use what I learned in her class when I'm analyzing computations in my bookkeeping--figuring out where a number came from, or how it was derived. As for foreign languages, the region I work in has a growing Hispanic population; so, taking Spanish might be a good idea for anyone interested in working here.