Job offer.

[CathyBogart]

Hey Buttercup! I left high school at sixteen, and it was the BEST thing I ever did! HS was totally not not NOT my thing. I took my equivalency and passed without a problem, got into the community college I wanted to go to, and it has never had a negative effect on my life.

You can feel free to PM me if you want to chat about it without reading all this drama.

[CathyBogart]

After going through and reading through the WHOLE thread, I have more to add.

I was a C and D student in HS, and I could never get myself motivated enough to commit to doing well for more than a few days at a time. Leaving school gave me the time I needed to work for a few years (In a hobby shop, which I loved) and find for myself when I was motivated enough to really commit to school. Now I'm doing much better.

Most prospective employers don't care what you did in high school. If you have a certification or an AA, that's what they look at. According to my mom (when I was stressing about not getting the best of grades in college) they don't give a hoot what your GPA was in college either.

Follow your heart, if this job looks like a great long-term prospect, do it. It sounds like a great experience.

[JenBKR]

Do you need your parents' permission to quit school? How do they feel about you quitting school and taking this job? Just wondering their take on it, as parents really do know more than we give them credit for as teenagers I personally didn't care much for high school, and I didn't try very hard either. I did enough to squeak by. I did not want to go to college.....until the very end of my senior year when I suddenly changed my mind. I started out at community college and loved it. I transfered to a 4-year university and finished my B.S. Certainly not what I had envisioned. But sometimes life takes a different direction that what you plan. Do you have GEDs or something like that where you live? I think that would be good for you, then maybe consider taking some classes at a community college. Maybe some business classes, especially if you want to own your own business. You have a lot of options right now, and I just wish you luck in deciding. I know this must be difficult for you, but think about what's best for you in the future, not just right now. Good luck, and keep us updated in what you decide to do!

ETA: Some people mentioned what is called work-study here, where you go to high school for part of the day then leave to go to work. That might be good for you to look into as well. I believe you get school credits for working, but I am not sure exactly how it works. Talking to your counselor in school about all of your options is a great idea

[Flatcoatluver]

Alicia, I know exactly how you feel, I was in you same shoes. I couldn't concentrate in school, I was severally depressed, and school was miserable for me. I got horrible grades, and I just wanted to give in. I then heard of a online high school, this is my second year and finally my last. It's wonderful because you can do work whenever you feel like it, since I have a job that I work 4-5 days a week, I can juggle my school work around the days I work and I also have time to hang out with friends and train dogs. There is so many more class options to take in this school. Maybe you can try and find a online school next semester. Last year there was only couple of online high schools, now there is hundreds.

I wish some people in here would stop being so rude, your comments are hurtful, I and others have felt specially targeted by you in the past. If only we could be as perfect as you.

[Sevaede]

This thread had given me some new perspective on my own situation. Sweet.

[jennielynn1970]

Most prospective employers don't care what you did in high school. If you have a certification or an AA, that's what they look at. According to my mom (when I was stressing about not getting the best of grades in college) they don't give a hoot what your GPA was in college either.

Yeah... cause we ALL want to have a pharmacist, lawyer, teacher or doctor who got a 2.0 in college and was a slacker.

Most majors that matter have GPAs that you can't go under if you want to stay in them and graduate.

Maybe if you are working as a cashier or waitress, something not needing a degree or diploma, your employer may not care what your GPA was in college. In anything that affects other people's health and well being and is technically a "professional" position, it matters. (I'm not saying that being a cashier or waitress is a lowly job either... I'm talking about where degrees are needed... I've done both waitressing and cashiering).

Employers care about these things, you'd be foolish to think they didn't. Why would someone want to hire a person who behaved like a slacker and didn't give a crap about their future. I wouldn't want someone like that working for me... it goes to show what kind of employee they will be, their potential, or lack thereof.

[CathyBogart]

Employers care about these things, you'd be foolish to think they didn't. Why would someone want to hire a person who behaved like a slacker and didn't give a crap about their future.

Since when does a person's behavior in school reflect their behavior in a professional setting?! My mom is an X-ray tech, she has never been asked about her GPA when applying for a job, the prospective employers are content with the degree. My dad is an engineer who builds space shuttles, same deal.

If HS is not for you, you should find something that IS and do that instead. I was inspired to leave HS partially by a teacher there who told me that leaving school was the best decision she ever made. The school option is ALWAYS available later if someone changes their mind. Why waste time doing something you are not going to excel at or enjoy if you don't have to!?

What does "most majors that matter" mean, anyways? They all matter.