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Graduating Early?
I am a freshman in highschool and i received papers from my school and the superintendant Stating that i could have the option of graduating a year early. which would mean i would be in the class of '09 instead of 2010. I already have my career planned out and what i want to do with my life and so i should accept it and graduate early right?? Well im not so sure that i want to. i mean, i dont want to leave my friends, and i know you guys will probably say " Put your life infront of your friends ". But im not to sure on what i want to do. Any suggestions?
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If your firneds mean a lot to you, I wouldn't do it. You'll miss your senior prom and graduating with all your friends- also, once you graduate, you probably won't see your friends again. It also depends on whether you're mature enough to handle a job, etc.- I'd talk to your parents about it.
1 year won't make a huge difference in terms of a career. I know a girl who graduated early and she really regrets it. Don't do it unless you're 100% sure.
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I completely understand the situation you're in. I was homeschooled so I graduated high school at 15. I really wanted to just be done and over with high school so I went ahead and did it. It turned out for the best for me because I'm well-adjusted and I've made a lot of friends where I"m at right now. But if you feel that you won't be able to get used to it and make new friends, you probaly shoulnd't do it because it'll be really hard. Whatever you choose to do, good luck! If you need someone to talk to who you can relate to, feel free to IM me, KKKERMiiiT.
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Cait
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Don't do it. Yes, it's a great opportunity. The problem is, you're only a kid for so long, and you shouldn't feel all that rushed to grow up.
University is really stressful, and an extra year to prepare will help you be even more ready for it.
Enjoy your youth while you have it!
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You must be a very intelligent student and that is a great thing. But..highschool is not just about school but experiences that you have in highschool..expecially with your friends. If you have a set of close friends..my advice would be graduating with your friends. When i look back on my highschool experience i want to be with my friends till the end.
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I also have the option of graduating early. I went through your same situation and came up with my conclusion. Here is how I look at it:
You have the rest of your life to start your career. You only have four years to go to high school. Those four years, adults say, are the best years of your life. It's time to learn how to be an adult, while still enjoying your youth. Dances, pep rallies, college excitement, assemblies, prom, and graduation are all part of the high school experience. Those are memories that you will look back on when you are older. I wouldn't want to take a year of that away. Plus, if you don't go to school with your friends, you will be out of the loop forever, or at the very least, for a year. No matter how much you say you will hang out on the weekends (if possible), it will never be the same.
So I think there is more to it than just staying with your friends. There will be tons of memories missed, that will never be possible again. If you wait for college (or a career), however, you aren't skipping a year, you are just postponing it.
A lot of the other colomnists say to think about your future. I don't think that waiting is putting your friends in front of your future. You can still take college classes if you wait, that way you will be more prepared when you do go. More classes is more practice for college.
And if you don't graduate early, it's not like you are jeopardizing your future at all. You are just going about it at the normal rate. So waiting really won't do any harm.
Personally, I don't want to graduate early at all. I have worked extremely hard all through high school, and next year (my senior year) is my time to go out with a bang. To make as many memories as I can with the friends I may never see again.
So I say enjoy your youth while you can. You have the rest of your life to be an adult.
Good luck with everything. I hope it all works out for you =)
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I think it's a good thing that they've asked you to graduate early. Yes, you'll miss senior ball & walking across the stage with your friends, but think of the experiences you'll gain? You can get to college early, you can start your career early. You know what you want to do with life, and you're only in 9th grade. Most kids don't know what they wanna do until after highschool, so you're already WAY ahead of them. I'd graduate early. You have a junior prom, so senior ball is no big deal. =) Anyways, the decision is totally yours.
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If you're not sure, you don't HAVE to do it. Talk to your teachers, counselors, parents, and the superintendent about what they think is best.
Since you're not sure, think about both sides. If you graduate in 2010, you'll be with your friends all four years of highschool. Prom, MCAS (or whatever standardized tests you take) results at the same time, graduation. Another year of socializing with peers could be very beneficial. Also, you won't feel like you missed out on anything. I'm sure you could work something out with your teachers, and your senior year of classes could be all AP courses that actually give you college credit (many people do this anyways, so it wouldn't be much of an issue)
If you graduate a year early, you'll get a head start on your future. You'll still spend three years with your friends, and get the highschool experience. You'd be the voice of experience for your college-bound friends the year after they graduate themselves. It'd be a great experience for you. Since you already know what you want to do in life (and still have a few years to decide, too) you wouldn't be completely lost along the way.
I wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide.
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I think this would be a great opportunity for you. You would get into your career a year earlier.
Then again, I think that you should think about your friends. They are a huge part of your life. Friends help you through the good and the bad and the ugly. Friends are for a lifetime, and sometimes, leaving them isn't a good thing to do if you've built up these friendships over many years. Yes, most friendships die out after high school, but some remain.
I think if you can handle graduating a year early, but still staying in the school with them (I would assume this, of course), then by all means- GO AHEAD.
Personally, I would stick with the friends, but its really up to you!
Hope I helped!
--Jack
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