The only qualification you have really mentioned is wanting to be rich, it's going to take a more serious investment in yourself to get beyond being middle class, you should be already excelling, not just in grades but also in exta curricular activities in school and perhaps elsewhere that would help develop the working with others and getting it done skills you wold need later in life.
First off, good grades don't necessarily predict future success. Many people with terrible grades end up being ridiculously successful. Secondly, don't be cocky. Every college kid thinks he/she can run (insert company name here) way better than the guy running it now. Maybe you can, but considering you have no experience, probably not. Get some real world experience first. Get internships at finance firms, get a job in IB, go to grad school; there are several options.Also, if you're a junior in high school, then your time to improve is quite dramatic compared to the majority of people. I don't think you realize how young 17 actually is. Then again, none of us do until we're older than 17.
Your goal is to be wealthy? Many biographies of wealthy individuals tell a story of having some other "goal" rather than "wealth". In their pursuit of another goal, the money just accumulated.
Find a "passion" and it shouldn't be all about the "benjamins".
(yes, it is unlikely you will become wealthy, just like all of those 8th grade quarterbacks that dream of being the next Tom Brady will also be very disappointed)
The richest guy I know (worth hundreds of millions of dollars) got terrible grades in High school, went to a third rate college where he majored in sculpture. Knowing chemistry is not useful for making lots of money unless you want to be a chemist.
If you think $300,000 is ok..... you're crazy you know how many Americans would love to have that much money yearly income. Some don't achieve this in their life time.
Say this really loud
I KNOW I CAN BE WHAT I WANT TO BE. IF I WORK HARD AT IT. I WILL BE WHERE I WANT TO BE.....
;)
I'm a sixteen year old male, not necessary "smart" academically (3.0 UC gpa-2.82 unweighted). My goal in life is to become wealthy (7 figure salary), through apartment equities, but I feel my main setback are my grades. My dad owns a company that does ok (roughly 300k annual profit) but I feel that I can expand it exponentially, and use the profits to fund my equity venture. Do you think my grades will ruin my chances of achieving my goals? I'm a junior in high school so my time to improve is limited.
