<p>And taken the GED instead. Wayyyyyyyy less work that way. My god, I wasted so much precious time.</p>
<p>If you think it’s a waste of time then you didn’t use it efficiently.</p>
<p>What seems to be the problem enfield?</p>
<p>That’s really a horrible way of thinking. I completely agree with madogmgd. If you think it was a waste of time, that was your fault. You will never be able to experience the thrill of your official high school graduation. You did not even receive an actual high school diploma. True, it is equivalent to a high school diploma, but it is certainly not the same. GED school is an easy way out, and you will never be able to get back that feelings, emotions, and pride that you would have felt if you were to graduate high school.</p>
<p>High schools what you make of it</p>
<p>Don’t listen to them. High school is WAYY overrated. Most of the stuff can be learnt online, maybe not the math but everything else.</p>
<p>High school is “eh”, the people talking about the “feelings” and “pride” need to get a grip. Lol</p>
<p>It wasn’t a complete waste of time - before I went to HS I would have never thought about not going (about taking the GED instead and being admitted to colleges by examination only). The thing is, after my grades started to decline seriously, and things started to not work very well for me - well, at that point, it would have been nice to have realized this option existed. So I wouldn’t have had to struggle for C’s, and so on.</p>
<p>But no one tells you. The only thing they say is that you HAVE to pass your classes, HAVE to stay in school, etc., so you get it inculcated into your soul that there’s no other option. The reason they do this is because they assume that that is the best option (which it is, generally, but not for everyone).</p>
<p>enfieldacademy, do you think you would’ve gotten into UCSC with a GED?</p>
<p>Chris Rock calls it his “GOOD ENOUGH DIPLOMA”</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>Actually, those of us talking about the “pride” and emotions resulting from earning your high school diploma do not need to “get a grip”. I am not saying that NO ONE should get their GED versus a high school diploma, but the option of earning your high school diploma versus getting a GED just by taking some tests is priceless. I am beginning my senior year of high school within the next two months, but because I worked so hard throughout my high school career, I was able to get all of my high school credits by the end of my junior year and I will be attending a college full time for my senior year. High school offers a lot of benefits in comparison to a GED. My college class that I have taken since FRESHMAN YEAR have all been paid for by the school district as well as my books. By the time I graduate high school, I will have my high school diploma AND my Associate of Arts degree. Not to mention, you miss out on so much social interaction and just “being a teenager” when you skip out on high school. :)</p>
<p>^ That doesn’t work for some people</p>
<p>people get a diploma so they don’t have to go to community college</p>
<p>Woeishe, I totally agree. But, there are other options besides the Dual Enrollment, AP classes, etc… that I was involved in. You can become involved with special academies that your specific high school offers. You can become involved with National Honor Society and have stellar extra-curriculars to offer a prospective college.</p>
<p>Also, I really like Xenophanes comment. 
How can one expect to get into a great college of your choice with just a GED? Unless you’re willing to settle for the colleges lower on the list, for lack of better words, you don’t have many options.</p>
<p>^ Transfer. People do it all the time.</p>
<p>@Mnyawn</p>
<p>It depends on what he wants to do.
If he’s going to be a writer or something like that, obviously you don’t need a good college or any college as a matter of fact</p>
<p>But if he’s going into a professional field then yeah. His life is screwed</p>
<p>^ Actually, he could go to CC, transfer to a four year school, then apply to professional school. So,no. His life is NOT screwed.</p>
<p>@wOEISHE</p>
<p>If he couldn’t handle the work load of high school, what makes you think he’s going to do any of that?</p>
<p>Unless he realizes his mistakes, that solution won’t help him at all.</p>
<p>^^^ Couldn’t have said it better myself, madogmgd.</p>
<p>Also, it’s pretty competitive to transfer.Don’t do a GED in the hopes that you’ll be able to transfer, chances are you won’t.What happens then?</p>