Katrina, a university student, ran the art gallery. She studied hard at art. Don Rothman, a lecturer at the university, teaches students and teachers to write better. He worked hard at writing. So if you do not spend your time studying now, so you can go to college later, you might not get the job you want.
Some people get bad grades and still get the jobs they want.
Very few people are that lucky. Many jobs pay you more money if you are bilingual, like Chuck Hernandez at the fire department. Chuck has a good job. If you study languages, it will help you get into college, and it will help you get a good job, too. To get into a university, you should explore.