<p>I'm not worried about getting into college, I've gotten "VIP" applications from several schools which give you decision in less than a month after submitting. But I'm likely to go crazy if I stay in school any longer. I think I'll be in real danger of letting my grades drop and skipping school and stuff like that, just to keep myself from going crazy and becoming a danger to myself. Would dropping out to get a GED get acceptances revoked or jeopardize regular decision applications?</p>
<p>Yes, it would jeopardize your acceptance at schools that have competitive admissions. They’d understandably wonder why you got a GED instead of spending a few more months in school so you could get your h.s. diploma. They’d figure if you were that fed up with academics, you wouldn’t likely do well in college.</p>
<p>In addition GED diplomas aren’t as highly regarded as are regular high school diplomas. The schools sending you VIP applications would not likely treat you as a VIP if you had a GED. All colleges that accept students request a final transcript in order to finalize admission. The colleges expect that you would have finished the year by getting decent grades in the courseload that you started the year with. Doing otherwise could cause your admission to be rescinded.</p>
<p>Finish the year, and then take a productive gap year if you still feel stressed and need time off.</p>
<p>No college is worthing risking being a true danger to yourself for.</p>
<p>If you are absolutely serious about that statement, discuss it with your parents.</p>
<p>“just to keep myself from going crazy and becoming a danger to myself.”</p>
<p>I agree with Yurtie. If you’re this close to the breaking edge, let your parents know and get the professional mental health support that you need.</p>
<p>If you want to go to IU-Bloomington and get good scholarships without a 3.7 GPA, this is actually a wise move 
.</p>
<p>I went to a school that I hated for two years. I am chronic depressive and that school brought me closer to suicidal thoughts than I ever care to be again. I transferred into a school called Keystone National High School, which is an online high school. It’s independent and you can kind of do what you want. However, it does cost money - nothing my part-time, minimum wage job can’t handle, though. You will have to take (at least) five credits, but you will be able to graduate and get a diploma. It is fully accredited.</p>
<p>@Northstarmom (& the OP)</p>
<p>Exactly. If that’s a serious thing, then they need to talk someone right away about it. </p>
<p>But if it’s like me, at 11 pm, finishing up AP Bio homework, and suddenly raving about the GED and just being able to take a test and end it all, complete with faux-maniacal laughter, I’d call that senioritis, and then the answer is: Don’t do it, it’s a bad idea. </p>
<p>Big difference. But it sounds like the former, and not the latter. Time to talk to a close adult/gaurdian, and the school counselor.</p>