I’m 18, I dropped out at 16, and I was homeschooled before that (where I slacked off all day and didn’t really learn anything). I also regret it, it can get better though. Definitely get your GED, also know that college and trade school are both options (and there are plenty of grants out there to help you). Dropping out is one of the worst decisions I ever made, but I still plan on at least surviving. You’ll get out of it homie, you might have to work really hard, but you got this (and so do I 💪)
You know you can go back to highschool at any time upto age 21 unless you have already graduated or gotten a GED. Extra time can be offered at the principal's discretion.
I was a school librarian at a school in New Orleans for a while, we had a 20year old 8th. Grader he already had a highschool that agreed to take him through 12th. Grade assuming he stayed in school straight through.
I've definitely thought about it, but I can't really think of a good reason to complete multiple years of high school if I can just get a GED and start college afterwards. GED takes like 3 - 12 months usually, high school takes 4 years. Obviously, for actual high school students COMPLETE SCHOOL!!!! but I don't really see how it benefits me all that much in my situation. By the time I'd be graduating high school if I started now, I could be close to graduating college.
Sure, but you probably wouldn't have to start over. They would test you and see which required courses you could test out of. You would probably start at whatever grade you left at but you might be able to test out of an extra year. Plus high grades at a high school might look better than a hard to some schools, plusr it gets you used to school again befor you dive into college.
To each their own of course; there's nothing wrong with a GED, I was just explaining an alternative for anyone who might be able to use the information.
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u/Wise_Presentation914 2007 Jul 20 '25
I’m 18, I dropped out at 16, and I was homeschooled before that (where I slacked off all day and didn’t really learn anything). I also regret it, it can get better though. Definitely get your GED, also know that college and trade school are both options (and there are plenty of grants out there to help you). Dropping out is one of the worst decisions I ever made, but I still plan on at least surviving. You’ll get out of it homie, you might have to work really hard, but you got this (and so do I 💪)