<p>I saw some other threads mentioning this, and I was wondering if it was be possible for me to stop attending high school and still go to MIT, since I was accepted early action. For a long time, I have found that I learn almost nothing in school, and I only spend a few minutes before each test to learn the material. My entire day spent in school is a complete waste of time, and I would definitely be better off doing something productive, like taking classes or self-teaching.</p>
<p>If I contacted MIT and asked them, would I likely be given the approval to study from MIT Open Courseware to take advanced standing exams during orientation and place out of some course requirements? I feel that this would be a MUCH better use of my time, as I would actually learn something, and I would have more time to take MIT courses. Also, I want to double major, so this could relieve my course load somewhat. Also, what are some other activities that I could pursue that would be considered worth me leaving high school? </p>
<p>I am taking 5 AP tests, which are 2 weeks from now, but I don't think that these would affect my situation.</p>
<p>You can contact our office if you’d like, but I’d really say it’s not such a good idea. Even if you are that bored, there’s nothing keeping you from following along with OCW as well! </p>
<p>Only a few more months…patience young padawan…</p>
<p>Do you think it would be worth contacting MIT anyway? I just feel that all the hours spent in school every day for the next two months could actually be spent learning, instead of just sitting in school and waiting for each class to be over. I think that the amount of real work I could get done over two months that would otherwise be wasted in school is pretty significant. With time spent with my sport, there is only a very limited amount of time that I can actually spend with OCW, as 7 hours every day are almost completely wasted.</p>
<p>^honestly, they’re just going to tell you to suck it up and be a man (or woman).
There’s no way they’ll be like “yeah, you can just stop going to school now”</p>
<p>Even MIT can be boring and kind of miserable sometimes! If you can’t deal with a little bit of discomfort, you’re not going to do very well here. Consider finishing your high school diploma practice for the rest of your school career.</p>
<p>Not to go all starving children in China on this thread, but you’re fairly lucky to be able to finish high school. If you go to an average public school, I’m sure you can count quite a few kids who had to leave somewhere along the way.</p>
<p>I know that it can be pretty easy to get a full head and deem regular school stuff to be below you. That’s fine. The academic work might be. But that’s not really a reason to give your school the proverbial middle finger halfway through your last year. There are other useful things you can do at school other than sit through classes. Maybe you can work something out with your teachers?</p>
<p>Just keep in mind that you’re in a pretty enviable position. You have a stable environment in which to learn, grow, and socialize with peers. There is plenty of time and opportunity to find new experiences and better yourself without leaving school.</p>
<p>(P.S., if that attitude carries over to college, it can really mess things up. Nobody likes an Anakin. Did you ever see Revenge of the Sith? That scene where he’s moping around with Padm</p>
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(P.S., if that attitude carries over to college, it can really mess things up. Nobody likes an Anakin. Did you ever see Revenge of the Sith? That scene where he’s moping around with Padm</p>
<p>^^^ What’s your point? There is a huge difference between going to college early and failing to finish your high school diploma because you’re bored.</p>