Welp...I got rejected from pre-apprenticeship program at my school

I graduated from that place over a year ago for coding, and I guess what they say about not caring about people who are no longer students is correct. I think maybe me indicating I had too much leverage over them backfired on me, since usually having leverage increases chances of being hired. Oh well, I can always wait for the automotive company that my dad's colleague works at to contact me for an interview. Waited for over a month, and only recently was my resumé sent to HR after being sent to direct supervisor, and before that just being held on to by the colleague smh. I'm gonna join the local chapter of the painter's union next Monday, and hopefully I can start working as a painting apprentice soon.