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Dropping out of high school
I'm a 17/F, junior in high school. I'm seriously debating dropping out my senior year. Just finish out school until I'm 18 and no longer legally have to attend. I simply hate school, all it does is cause problems and drama in my life. With the things I've done, I wont get accepted into college anyway, so I figure I'll go to a community college when I'm ready because you don't even have to graduate to go to one of those. I already have a job that I absolutely love, so finding a job because I'm a dropout wont be a problem, and I'll be going to college anyway. Everyone I know is a senior this year, so next year will be miserable when all my friends are gone, and teachers suck, and other people are just self centered assholes, that I don't want to be around anyway. What are the pros and cons of dropping out for me at this point? Is anyone out there a dropout? Any experiences to share?
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look, i think i noe how you feel. i hate school too. i go to an all-girls school and it really sucks because girls are vicious. and the people in my school are just panes in the butt. but, ive been in that school my whole life, and im close to graduation too. i cant just drop out. if you hate school so much, it could be because you just hate that particular school. maybe you can transfer to another school. but, dont quit. you will be very happy that you accomplished your goal after and then in colleage it will be different. but, finish school, get into a college that you really want to go to and then follow your dreams, your ambitions. but, don't drop out. it is for your own good, and in the longrun, for your own happiness, even if you don't think so now, but later you will see that it is true. i hope that i helped. :) -cristy
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look, finish school and get a good education. deal with school until you finish college and try and deal with the harsh drama. if rumors are spread, simply say, i though you knew me better than to beleive that!
good luck!
helpingbuddy01
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Well your school sounds like hell but I think you should endure it and go through your last year there. I mean you've been there for four years, you may as well finish what you started. And maybe it wont be helpfull to you much now, but in the future you can set an example for your kids. Think about it and dont do something you will regret. I think in life a great deal of sacrifices have to be made and later on we find out that taking the easiest path out wasn't really the best choice.
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♥ PROS--No drama & no teacher calling your house telling your parents how bad you were being..CONS-Not having a good job..or if you have a good job it wont be better than the many jobs you COULD if u have graduated..i mean i dont see you would drop out..its pointless I mean you're almost finished so just finish..its only a year..and if you convince the dean at the college that you've turned ur act around they will let you in..they did w/ my cousin..
xOxO--janee`
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You have only 1 year after your Jr. Year. Your senior year is the funnest of them all! and your Jr. Year is the hardest. But if you want to be succesful in life then atleast get you HS diploma. Or it will be REALLY hard to get a job that pays more than Minimum wage. But if you have big plans then go for them but just finish HS because it is the foundation of the rest of your life. I don't plan to drop out because I can see what it does to you. Just please think about it and think it ALL THE WAY through because you don't want to make a mistake that you will regret.
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If you have a job that you love, then I guess you. Finish at least your juinor year and then see how it goes. Sometimes you should try things first and if they don't go right then you should keep on going.
Keep in touch
-hugznkisses
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Do you have any big ambitions you'll need lots of qualifications to achieve? Think seriously about these - you'll have to forgo them if you drop out. Not only will you not get the qualifications, but it'll look bad on your records. Think about what you want to do with your life - and also consider things like getting a good enough job to save up for a house and kids.
I say that if you can get the qualifications you need at community college then go for that. There's no point being miserable all next year when you can do it somewhere else just as easily and be happy.
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Hi There. I screwed around my sophomore year skipping and partying all the time, and naturally I failed. My senior year I went to day school, night school, and summer school to graduate the correct year. I REALLY busted ass. I started going to community college, but decided I didn't like my course of study. I decided to take a break and work for awhile. I cought a break and started working as an optician. I stuck with it and five years later, I'm a licensed optician and asst. mgr in an optometrists office. I think I make a respectable living for someone my age. I'm proud of my accomplishments, but I worked HARD to get where I wanted to be.
In the end, I look back and realize yes, I could have just as easily gotten my GED and would have ended up in the same place. However, I do have a personal satisfaction of knowing I accomplished something that I worked TWELVE YEARS towards and I'm really glad I have a bonafide diploma.
In the end, I think what's important is that if you drop out, you DO get your GED and you DO go to a technical trade school/college/earn a license of some kind. In the end, the person your decision will hurt or benefit is going to be you. But again, just be sure to make the most of your abilties.
Best of Luck,
Anne Nonimous
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well the pros and cons about this would usualy be:
good: you can have a great job and be out of school, you can have free life, dont have to worry about homework.
bad: if you ever were to lose your job you wouls have a hard time finding a good job, later in life (i know it doesnt seem like it now but..) you might regret it.
--> i think it is really up to you and no one can decide this for you bc its a big life decision. just reeallly put alot of thought into this and whatever you decide, im sure will be the decsion that you will like best
GOOD LUCK... AND THINK ABOUT IT!!
<3,
brunettecutie **
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Don't drop out...it's the worst thing you could ever do. Don't assume that you wouldn't get accepted into college either, you very well could. If money is tight you will get a load of financial aid and you can take out student loans. I doubt you have very good job security. You may have a job now, but what happens if you lose it somehow? Then you'll have nothing. You can't get into any college without getting a high school diploma or GED. Getting a GED is a lot of work and just finishing high school would be so much easier for you. Plus, if you quit high school who's to say you wouldn't go and quit college too? After high school is over all your friends will go separate ways anyways, so what's the difference really? I've lost touch with some of my closest friends from high school as soon as I left. You will find other friends. Life is tough sometimes, but you should really be looking out for your future more. Not having a high school diploma gives you very little chance in the job market to find a good job. High school dropouts are the ones that end up working at McDonalds until they're 50. Yes, some people get lucky or end up landing a good job in some sort of trade, but those kinds of jobs are typically male. I'm not saying you wouldn't want to do that or wouldn't be able to get a great job eventually, but it's going to be VERY hard for you if you don't even have a high school diploma. It's bad enough without a college diploma. Stay in school. You'll be sooo much better off that way. I'm sorry that school is so rough for you, but you will get through it, have faith and good luck!
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Dropping out of high school,
I'm not a school drop out, I havn't reached the legal age yet.However I do know that school can suck sometimes.Especially when I feel like I've lost all my freinds to a bunch of school sports!I totally understand how you feel because last mounth A.G.Cox Middle school,we lost the best teacher ever.(Who I was very close to.)School sucks for me and it's very depressing to go there now.I reffuse to drop out though!I mean I know that there are millions of jobs that I can take right now.I'm only 14 and I'm a runway model.I model for Hanes.Let's not get off the topic.All I have to say is stay in school because you have a future.If things get tough hang in there and when you can't cope with things than pray to God.He's there for you and He'll listen.I just want you to know that I'm praying for you and I believe you can do it!Hang in there!
P.S. God's watching over you! He knows you can do it!
-"Look back to where you have been for a clue to where you will be going."
Yours truly,
Ashely Crutchfield
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DO NOT DROP OUT OF SCHOOL !! BELIVE ME!! what you need to do is try to start over TODAY AND DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET BETTER AT SCHOOL, YOU NEED TO GET EXTRA CREDIT OF SOMETHING belive me dropping out of school won't solve anything and your life will be ruined just pray and go to church and try to make new friends and join a like club at school that helps people but by dropping out of school and gonig to a community collage will get you somewhere unill like next year...then your screwed..JUST THINK ABOUT IT
GOOD LUCK
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Actually if you take any sort of degree program at the community college, you do have to have a high school diploma or GED. That may be something you want to consider. I would suggest calling your local community college and talking with an admissions counselor just to be sure you're not going to knock yourself out of going to college by dropping out of high school.
Personally I finished high school, but I do have a sister that dropped out. She's now 21 and struggling to get her GED so she can go to college to get a better job and support her kids. Her jobs up until now have been working fast food, waitressing, and factory jobs. These jobs all paid very little, offered her very little in the way of benefits, and were basically dead-end.
Statistically high school graduates make thousands more yearly than those who have dropped out. This may be something else you might want to consider.
I know you've said that school makes you miserable and that you don't want to go when all your friends are gone, but you've already made it this far. Why not go ahead and finish it? Staying with it just one more year to get your diploma can make a world of difference in your life and your future.
Good luck, whatever you decide.
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