Thinking about dropping out.
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To do this, let me tell you what you'll require; You'll be working two jobs, likely minimum wage to a few cents above. 50-60 hours per week, of low end slog. You'll have one main job that's okay with you not being a graduate (or if you're lucky, didn't check), working 6-8 hours in a day. Then afterwards, you'll go to your next job, working 4 hours there. You'll come home to your small apartment, eat your 7-11 burrito, and pop in that movie from netflix. When your 21, you can even crack open a beer. Woo. You will then go to bed, because you'll be tired from working 10-12 hour days. Repeat, unto forever.cimil said:
If you live in a state where the minimum wage is a little over 7 dollars, and lets say your main job pays you a few cents more, you'll have made something like 165 dollars that day. This is not bad, and can certainly afford you a living. But you'll be a slave to this working style.
In nearly all states in the USA, "minimum wage" is supposed to be the lowest value for which a person can survive on. This is not the case. Every citizen is entitled to at this this much, drop out or not. When I was first living on my own, I was a graduate, but still needed two jobs at one time. I made decent money. My main job paid me 11/hr, and my other job a little over 8 dollars. Every week was a 50hr work week, and I could afford a nice TV, a new Playstation with some games, a bike, etc. I could afford these treats.
Did I ever have time? Rarely. Or I was so tired, I just stayed home playing games.This was me ~WITH~ a diploma. I eventually made something of myself, and continue to do so with my current college path. When I was in HS, I didn't do to well either. I cared very little, but I finished. I did not move on to college right away because I didn't care. 10 years later, I appriciate what college and education was, what it means, and what it can do for me.
Maybe you need the same life lessons. Do what you will. It will come to you in time. In the meantime, prepare for a whole world of suck.
Have you tried looking into alternatives? I was like you are now just two years ago, but then I transfered to a continuation school. Half days and you earn credits one by one, so if you're behind you can catch up and even get ahead. One of my friends even graduated a year early that way. Or there's things like independent study. You go to school once a week or so just to turn in and get your homework. They also have those online high schools. Or start studying for your GED. You should try talking to your guidance counselor, they'll know more about your specific situation than strangers online. There are much better alternatives to dropping out.
Not to mention, the military very very rarely accepts you without a diploma or at least a GED.
Not to mention, the military very very rarely accepts you without a diploma or at least a GED.
Don't do it. Do not. Tough it out, don't give up. Keep on keeping on. Never Give up, never surrender. Where are the Courage Wolf pics? We need Courage Wolf stat. I'd post some if I knew how.
Screw it, gonna just post Courage Wolf quotes. Not as good as the complete picture but what the hell.
"Bit off more than you can chew, then chew it."
"If you never give up, you never lose."
"An obstacle is just something you haven't torn through yet."
"You have no limits."
"If life asks for your all, give it even more."
"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward."
"You are awesome, go and prove it."
Alright that should hold you over for now. Don't drop out.
Screw it, gonna just post Courage Wolf quotes. Not as good as the complete picture but what the hell.
"Bit off more than you can chew, then chew it."
"If you never give up, you never lose."
"An obstacle is just something you haven't torn through yet."
"You have no limits."
"If life asks for your all, give it even more."
"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward."
"You are awesome, go and prove it."
Alright that should hold you over for now. Don't drop out.
I do believe that yes. Yes it is.Stormz said:
And once you're 18, then you're around senior year, which is the beezneez. And then there is college, which is pretty laid back, and a lot more awesome than high school.
Don't do it man!
Cool, in that case finishing high school would definitely help you towards that goal. Admittedly, you could probably afford the above without a HS diploma by working 2 jobs the rest of your life, but essentially your choice here is:cimil said:
A) Suffer 3 more years and put out the effort needed to graduate. If you're really okay with a small apartment and dollar meals then you'll be set for the rest of your life.
B) Drop out and be forced to work multiple minimum wage jobs just to make ends meet. Plus, if you ever decide to get your GED later you'll have to do it while working 2 jobs at a time.
What's your family situation like? Are you going to get disowned/kicked out of the house for dropping out? If so, option B wouldn't even be possible because it's pretty hard to find and keep 2 jobs when you don't even have a roof over your head.
Whatever's forcing you to drop out, if you do so, they've won. Think about that for a second. That bully, that girl, that prick of a teacher, laughing at you. You want them happy? I didn't think so. Wipe those damn smiles off their faces. If it's the school, create trouble for them, bad press and the like. If it's some former friends (or more) then blank 'em. If it's bullies, destroy them. They just want to hurt you because they like it. You want to survive. The person with better motivation always wins.
Edit: So it's lack of drive eh? I suspect there's someone who thinks you worthless. Some teacher that always gets on your back? They are your enemy. They want you to fail. They expect you to fail. Prove. Them. Wrong.
Edit: So it's lack of drive eh? I suspect there's someone who thinks you worthless. Some teacher that always gets on your back? They are your enemy. They want you to fail. They expect you to fail. Prove. Them. Wrong.
The labor market works on a supply and demand basis, so if you drop out of highschool then your labor will be worth just about the same as an illegal immigrant's labor.cimil said:
The question you need to ask yourself is, do you want to live your entire life with your wage determined what a borderhopper can live on?
Keep in mind, this is not just latin Americans, the same rules apply for asians and africans who are used to a very low standard of living.
I dropped out of university after 3 months (due to costs and being unimpressed with the quality of teaching) and hell, I'm glad I did cause hell, I love life so much more and my mates who graduated are in the exact same situation as me where none of us can get a job thanks to the recession :/
If my understanding of "high school" is correct, you may as well finish it cause its free but before you decide to go to uni/college, make sure you know what you want to do and keep this in mind - no matter how much they want you to believe, uni/college is NOT for everybody
good luck
If my understanding of "high school" is correct, you may as well finish it cause its free but before you decide to go to uni/college, make sure you know what you want to do and keep this in mind - no matter how much they want you to believe, uni/college is NOT for everybody
good luck
Not me. I get frustrated by the ridiculous emphasis that gets put on education as a means of determining a persons worth.SODAssault said:
I didn't go to uni...I never hear the end of it. It seems that it is all that people in my age group want to talk about, and I notice that I get talked down to once I've told them I didn't go. Uni is about specific job training(and if that's not why you're there, you're probably wasting money), it doesn't grant you absolute intellectual superiority.
OP, it's a good move to finish high school. But your life will continue either way.