which is better, going into education after high school, or going straight into a job to gain experience?? please tell me it's education !!

I'm an advocate of getting a sound education. For the record, I am a retired college professor who taught for 41 years (37 of those were full-time).

There is a catch though. I do not advocate going to university until you are truly mature enough to do the studying necessary to succeed and avoid the temptations that draw you away from your studies. The C's in math and English suggest to me that you are not yet ready. This is particularly true if you are deficient in the basic communication and math skills.

In my opinion you must also have the right attitude, which I suppose is a function of your maturity. If, for example, you can't see the value of a course that you are required to take, you might not yet be ready. You see, exercising the mind is as important as exercising the body. If, in order for you to be happy, all of your coursework must vividly display for you that the acquired knowledge will increase your wage-earning potential - you are not ready in my opinion.

The trouble is - the kind of college student I desired in my classes are in a huge minority. Education is big money and many schools cash in on their students' inabilities. In my classes, the students who succeeded were in two general categories. 1) They were well-prepared for the rigors of science before they entered my classes or 2) they were willing to work their butts off to get up to par. The really delightful ones for me where the ones who fit into both of those categories because I often learned from them.

I didn't begin college until I was 23. I got excellent grades in my pre-college classes. But I joined the United States Air Force first. I did very well in college and earned multiple degrees. I don't believe I would have done so well without waiting a while to mature.

I know this is not what you want to hear. But it is reality as I see it. Of course I don't know you so maybe you are "ready" to put your nose to the grindstone and learn, learn, learn. In my fields, geology and meteorology, I found that exactly what facts I learned were not so important but rather - learning to learn and solve problems were the important benefits. To do that you must have an open mind and not consider your professors enemies but facilitators in a great educational journey. You must be in the mode where you try to learn as much as possible - not just the minimal amount necessary to get a passing grade.