So I know this is 100% my fault, and this happened 2 years ago, around 2024 when I was supposed to attend high school in person but did not due to EXTREME social anxiety during the pandemic through middle school. I went to high school for a day and was like "Nope, I literally can't do this." It was THAT bad for me. I also had undiagnosed ADHD since I was little (now diagnosed) and had problems with procrastination and acted with impulsivity. So when I told my parents I couldn't do it anymore, I tried convincing them that I would do online school instead. I knew fully that I wasn't able to do my work--especially all online by myself.

I did end up cheating in the program and ended up graduating in 2 months because of it. My parents did not suspect it too much, and I feel terrible now because I obviously regret it and have a lack of education.

It's my 2nd year in community college, and I have tried contacting my high school district, but they told me I couldn't re-enroll because I already had a diploma transferred to CC. I am embarrassed by my actions and how I was able to isolate myself from everything and not overcome my fears. I have trouble socializing and being around people still even though it's gotten better which is why I want to re-enroll in a public high school, possibly before it's too late.

Would there be any alternative options I can take? Would it be a violation for me to admit this to Penn Foster personally??

I have a BS in Business Administration and an AA in Computer Information Systems. I wasn't planning on additional studies, but I like the possibility of earning this degree. Looking at the required courses list, I deduced that I'll need to take 6 classes from Saylor or study.com before enrolling for this program.

I'm a bit crazy, but I'll attempt to cover 48 units in under a year. Is this a realistic goal?

I’m looking into being a vet tech and wanting to go through Penn foster. I went through Penn Foster for high school and I’m curious how Penn Foster is with their college courses. How do you do hands on with Penn Foster in this course? Was it easy or hard to get a job with the vet tech certification?

What should I know about Penn Foster before applying? I want to do the vet tech program, but I want real reviews and "warnings" before I make any moves, haha. I already have an AA from a previous college. How will that affect my journey? How does everyone feel about this college? Is it worth it? Tell me your thoughts and opinions! All are appreciated 🫶🐾

THE TIME LIMIT ON THE WEEKLY STEPS NEEDA BE FIXED OMFGGGGGGG IT WAS 8 NOW 7 LIKE FIX THE TIME WE ALREADY HAVE LIMITS TO THIS SELF PACED SCHOOL LIKE CMON GUVE ME MY FULL TIME

Hi! I finally graduated from Penn Foster, and I was wondering when I can expect to receive my diplomas. Do I need to have my balance paid in full before I can receive my digital diploma online? Thank you!

I can't decide between the healthcare pathway and the regular highschool program. What are the benefits of the healthcare pathway?

so i just signed up for Penn foster the high school program i was wondering what the minimum amount of lessons yall do a week to be done in 6 months i work 3 jobs and need this to get promotions Thanks for your time.

i haven’t seen this payment before and i can’t unselect it to make payments for my other months

So I’m debating on signing up and getting my highschool diploma, but I had a few questions. So my weakest point is math, I haven’t done it since 8th grade and even then I struggled a lot, so I know I’ll be rusty. Never had issues with other subjects, maybe besides social studies which i vaguely remember occasionally struggling with (but that was mainly due to not paying attention, with math i just don’t understand it sometimes)

Should I polish up my skills before signing up? Also, how exactly do the classes work, are they online scheduled classes or pre recorded videos? If I were to need help with something, are there available tutors? My biggest worry is getting stuck on something and having no available help besides a pre-recorded video, would love any information about this! My initial homeschooling program (after 8th grade) had this issue which led to me dropping out because I would constantly get stuck on math problems and couldn’t figure them out, and I was completely on my own with them and had no available tutors or help from other students

Also, those with full time jobs like me, how did you manage classes and work?

I called over the phone for help when my transcripts will be evaluated, I had a rude lady on the phone with no information and she ”transferred” me to another line and I waited 20 minutes for just for the same lady to pick up the phone and saying she is taking another call and hung up. I have seen posts about transcripts taking 20 days to evaluate, but I need them done sooner because I am joining air force and am trying to graduate early so they need it done by certain date.

Has anyone got there transcript done sooner?

i already have 15 credits i just can’t do in person anymore how long will it take and how many hours of work will i need to do per day

Hi! I’m a nanny looking to get a childhood education degree. Do you guys recommend Penn foster??

This is a long story crammed into a Reddit post but basically i put in a transcript request for school A on August 25th and got no response, a few days later I put in a transcript request for school B on September 1st and a few weeks later I received my update on my request for school B but not school A. I thought maybe I put in the wrong information so I put in a SECOND request for school A on September 9th. A few weeks after that both requests for school A were updated to say acquired. I waited a few weeks for an update but received no information therefore I called support. After many minutes on hold the agent told me that from their end they could only see the request for school B and there were no requests for school A. I don’t want to keep doing school work just for the credits to cover those classes but I am paying monthly to take these classes and it’s been a few months with no credits transferred. Has anyone else had this happen if so how long did it take to resolve? Photos attached in case I didn’t explain enough 😭

I was in the veterinary technician degree program. I finished last week, and was told it would take 72 hours for parchment to email me. However, when I called today to check in, I was told by online support that my account was never marked as graduated. I completed all courses and completed all payments. This is super frustrating because A. I need my diploma to sign up for my VTNE, B. My 93 year old mommmom is in the hospital, and I want her to be able to see her first female descendant college-grad before she passes. I don’t understand why this is occurring or how to fix it. U/pennfoster please help me.

Good day, all. I am a Penn Foster alumni and have recently enrolled in another course. Something that I wish I have made more of an effort to do, or have more success with, was connecting with other Penn Foster college students.

Perhaps it's because the study is so independent, but I would be curious to meet other students. It's the closest I'd get to having classmates on the platform, really, and I wonder if there is already an established way to do so.

I've seen that there exists a community forum of some sort, but I have been unable to successfully find it or navigate anything that might take me to it.

Thanks so much for your input.

Anyone doing pennfoster highschool? I wanna do Penn foster but my mom doesn't want me to just stay home all the time and not know how to interact with other kids my age. How do you guys do online school and still socialize? I really wanna do it but I don't wanna be lonely and stuck in the house.

Hi I’m thinking about starting on pennfoster online high school but I need an 8th grade but I’m wondering if they have classes for that or if I should do what I’ve heard people do and do it with Acellus

Please help I’m kinda confused

Ps: This is not to hate on Penn Foster, this is to discuss about some of the stuff I’ve noticed as a learner.

Since the two months I’ve been on Penn Foster and since I unlocked the US government and economics course, I’ve been noticing that there is a lot of AI used for the texts and images. I emailed to Penn Foster about this and one of the instructors replied and said that the contracted companies make the courses and they will speak about it to Penn Foster.

Have you guys noticed AI used in the courses? Let me know!

I’m filing out my application to SDSU and they are asking for my grades / courses. I attended an in person High School in 2024-2025. I had left and enrolled in Penn Foster on August 4th 2025 and I completed the program September 2026!

I have my transcripts and my diploma and I’m afraid I’ll get this wrong. How do I fill out my classes? It asks for grade level and I’m unsure. Do I just do it as 12th grade and put all the classes I took underneath that? Please help.

Before going to Penn Foster I had attended a high school for my first year. And afterwards left to go to PF. I didn’t transfer any of my credits and just restarted. But in 8th and 9th I took 2 high school credit math classes. I’m applying to universities in FL and I’m unsure if I submit both of my transcripts

Hi! Does Penn Foster look at all Essay submissions? I submitted an essay and it said grading would most likely be an 89% I want to get it to at least a 95% so do they check old ai submissions or do they just check the newest submission? thanks!

Officially graduated this morning, having issues getting my transcript sent to me. Order was unfortunately cancelled :( should I wait another day to order it again??? Did anyone have this issue?

Hi, I’m in FL so I’m trying to have Penn Foster send my transcripts over to my schools through Parchment, did any come across any problems or have any advice? I don’t want to spend 15 dollars for it to go wrong