<p>I might take a 5th year because my GPA is bad (2.5 as of now). I did bad grade wise my first two years, but started to do better after my sophmore year and got mostly As with a few A-s. One B+.</p>
<p>At the end of this senior year, my GPA should be a little above 3.0 I think.</p>
<p>I'm behind two semesters of a course to graduate on time, so I am taking an extra class online this year. </p>
<p>What happens if I don't do it and not graduate? Will the school have to let me have a 5th year even though I am 18 years old? Could I have 6 classes and improve my GPA that way? Retake some classes? What will colleges think of this?</p>
<p>Also, I have to go to community college to take Algebra 2 anyway because I'm behind on math. The thought of going to community college depresses me. I want to go to a good college. My consoler says a college might accept me anyway if I take a community college course during the summer, but my GPA isn't good so I don't think so. It will have to be a low college I think. Also, I haven't begun to study for the SATs and I am going to take it for the first time next month.</p>
<p>I am not lazy. My life is very hard and full of trauma, lets put it that way.</p>
<p>If worse comes to worse you can go to a community college and then transfer into a good school. I go to UT Austin and have lots of Friends who went to Austin community college and worked their ass off to and transferred in. I also have a friend who did it at U. Wisconsin Madison.</p>
<p>I also have no money for education in general btw. A 5th year would afford me more time to get a job and save up some money. I feel like going the community college route would be two bad years. Also lost years, because freshman/sophmore years living on a college campus is supposed to be a great experence.</p>
<p>Look at the full picture before you decide. If you have no money for college, chances are you may need to go to a CC to start unless your state schools offer good aid for the low income and your family qualifies. Schools that give good aid are the hardest to get into, and you need a very good GPA and high SAT scores for these schools.</p>
<p>So look realistically at what your options will be after a fifth year of HS. If CC is the logical choice, you may as well get started.</p>
<p>Not no money, but I can do it. I have a college fund and I have relatives I can borrow from, but I still have to get a job and take out some student loads. I can maybe get a few scholorships. What I meant is that it is going to be work. </p>
<p>But please, anyone who has knowledge about this kind of thing, please give me an awnser.</p>
<p>There is a long tradition of students taking a “post-graduate” year at private high schools specifically for the purpose of beefing up their GPA and getting their acts together before college. However, it doesn’t look to me like you have that kind of money. If you do, take a look at the “prep school admissions” forum here, and read up on your options.</p>
<p>Public school districts are responsible for the students enrolled until they reach age 21 or complete a plan of studies that is appropriate for that particular student. If you will not have completed the full graduation requirements of your high school by the end of your fourth year, you can discuss your options with your counselor. Most school districts would require you to carry a full load of classes because the way that they are funded by the state and local government. If you end up doing a full fifth year because of your school district’s policy, it won’t make you look “bad”, because that is just the way it is in your school district.</p>