<p>Well I had heard that in NY (my actual home state) I can get a diploma after 24 college credits and I’d rather do that if possible. I’m not stupid by any means and I don’t think a GED is going to prove anything other than I dropped out and can pass an easy test. And I don’t think I can get into a college that will be challenging enough for me with just a GED either. I’m mainly looking at community colleges and state schools with a GED. I can be honest and say I’d end up leaving school again if I weren’t challenged academically and intellectually again. There has to be a school out there that looks at the person instead of the numbers. I have met people who can outdo me greatly in credentials but there is no doubt that I am actually more intelligent.</p>
<p>I am diagnosed with bipolar disorder as well which was another contributing factor to my dropping out (I was diagnosed around age 12). It was very hard during certain periods to sit in class with absolutely nothing to do for long periods of time. There’s a lot that went into it aside from being a gifted student in a bad school system. High school bores students for different reasons. I didn’t leave because the subjects were boring or because I thought it was useless. Quite opposite in fact, I left because I wasn’t learning and wasn’t experiencing any academic or intellectual challenge whatsoever. Something I got tired of experiencing since kindergarten. Had it just been high school, sure, it would have seemed odd to leave. But since it’d been an issue all of my life, I even had the support of my family for leaving. I was tested around 5th grade at a college level in most academic areas so it’s not hard to imagine what it’d be like for me in school taking regular classes. I have even continued to learn and teach myself since leaving school since I have no desire to ever be uneducated. I wish a private school had been an option but it was not due to my parents financial status and my mental illness.</p>