I got kicked out of school,\nand Im not really doing anything right now,\nand I was wondering if I should just go to adult school,\nor keep trying to get into high school.\nI hear that the diplomas earned afterwards differ a bit,\nif anyone can,\ncan you/they tell me which ones better...\nYou can e-mail me the answer at Dick_Richards_111@Yahoo.com\n\nThank You !
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When you say adult school, do you mean to get your GED? cause there is a big difference between a GED and High school diploma. Finishing highschool would definitely be a plus, but not for everyone. My brother just got so far behind cause of my sister, that he doesn't feel comfortable in school anymore. Now he's going for his GED and I think he's doing the right thing.
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Judging from your spelling and use of the English language, I think you should stay in school a while.  Remember, what you learn is totally up to you!  You actually don't need a gym, cafeteria, sports team, or cheerleading to learn anything you set your mind to.  If you don't feel the teachers are presenting you with enough material, get some more on your own.  Sure, you could get your GED and then proceed to learn whatever you want without the school, but there are at least 2 problems with that.  First, if you are depending on someone else to teach you now, you probably won't take the initiative to learn on your own after you quit school either.  Second, there is a stigma attached with having a GED that will make it hard to be taken serious when trying to get a job.  Why do that to yourself?  Stick it out.  Go over and beyond what's expected of you.  I really believe you'll be glad you did.
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Wow - it's strange to think that your local governments (city, state, etc.) would allow that to happen. Your school tax dollars aren't doing much, are they?\n\nThen again, and please don't take this too hard, but I found reading your question quite trying. It should look more like this:\n\n"I received a non-accredited high school diploma and now I can't go to college because no college will accept it. Is there any way around it or anything I can do to make it accredited?"\n\nSeriously, I know this is "just an online forum," but you will need to do a better job of *showing* you have written skills if you expect to get into a good college.
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I outta warn you... as a high school student. My college counselors have urged my sister not to do the same, too. Colleges such as the UCs and CSUs look for high school graduates... with good grades, extracurriculars, etc. When they see that you have a GED... they tend to think, "Who's this podunk trash with their GED? Why couldn't they sit through high school all the way? Did they want to drop out? Or were they pregnant? (if you are a female)" I'm sorry to say it that way... but it's true.\n\nColleges can be real assh*les, sometimes because they look at people with GEDs VERY negatively. They don't think, "oh, how nice! this person finished their degree in a year... instead of four! they must be gifted!" They tend think of you as a moron for getting a GED instead of a high-school diploma.\n\nHell, look at those Bryman, Westwood, PCDI, Devry, etc. commercials on the TV all the time. They say, "or get your high-school diploma..." instead of "get your GED"- because the high school diploma is far better than the GED. The GED is pretty much second rate.\n\nIf you're in high school... you can still go to a city college. Earn a ton of college credits and when you get your high school diploma... go to the city college. Then get into the Transfer Program (TAP, which means, "Transfer Alliance Program"- I'm pretty sure...) and get Honors classes. EARN A's, DAMNIT! EARN A's!! Then apply to a UC or a CSU and they'll accept you. Also... you won't have to do the classes you took at community college. ;-)\n\nTrust me... you'll be able to go to a UC. They have this new KICK A$S program now... which says, "If you are in the top 4% of your entire class... then you are GUARANTEED a seat in a UC school." I'm not kidding... it's totally true. So, try this: stay in high school, take a lot of APs and Honors classes in high school... and kick serious butt in the classes... get a FANTASTIC GPA and try to get into the top 4% of your class. Then apply. You're done. :-D\n\nBut try to get some college credits in the process, too... It's less work for when you make it to the UCs. :-)\n\nI'm going to be a senior in like 2 weeks... and I'm already breaking my back trying to make it to the top 4%. But it'll all be worth it. Just try it... It won't hurt you. Also, talk to your counselors and make them know what your goals are. :-)
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As a homeschool graduate myself, I know you all are going through a lot.  It's hard to keep things together, especially if you are living on one income, like my family did.  I just want to encourage you to keep up the fight- for whatever reason you are homeschooling.  I wouldn't trade my homeschooled years for anything.  As far as homeschooling and working a full-time job, please, do whatever you can as far as putting your family on a budget, cutting back on superfluous spending and so forth, before you go out and get another job.  Part of the beauty of homeschooling is being able to spend those critical years with your children- and if you're working full-time, it's very difficult to do everything that needs to be done, let alone find time for any extracurricular activity.  The last thing you want is for you family to struggle because you don't have enough time for each other (hubby included). Let your younger children started doing chores around the house.  Your older children can help out there, too.  My mom worked cleaning houses and apartment complexes while my siblings and I were growing up, and we helped her do and earned a little money of our own on the side.  All of us worked at some sort of job outside the home by the time we were 14 years of age- some people may think that was awful that we had to do that, but some of the best lessons I ever learned, I learned on the job.  It's also a great way to teach good work ethics, honesty, reliability, dedication, etc, by EXAMPLE.  It's a better teacher than any lecture.  Best wishes to you as you continue your journey. :)
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Gee,is this only for new grads?  Oh well,going to answer anyway. I graduated a long time ago. I've accomplished a lot in my lifetime,but am just going back to college now to finish my degree. I felt that something was lacking in my life,and this is it. I need my masters degree to feel complete.
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Same problem..so I hear ya.  I also however, don't have the determination to get in there do my thing in school and finish it out.  The best thing I did as an eye opener was make an appointment to talk to one of the counselors at the school.  They did assessments with me, and tests to see what I was good at and in and what I would do awful to be in.  This narrowed out things..and brought things to light that I probably shouldn't do when I actually considered or tried them before (no wonder they didn't work).  So in the end I was left with a much smaller number of career/school choices to research more and choose from.  We even talked about things in my personal life that may interfere or why I felt the way I did about school.  It helped me out tremendously..good luck!
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Utterly useless and disreputable "diploma mill."\n\nKennedy-Western is not accredited by any reputable accreditation association.  It can't even get accredited by Distance Education accreditors.\n\nStay away.
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I did the same thing. I was taken out of public school after first grade, and began homeschooling in 2nd. I continued to be homeschooled through 10th, and went to public high school my Jr. and Sr. years. I did it for the chance to make friends and also to graduate with an accredited diploma. I am now a Jr. in college and doing great, no problems with the transition. I would say go for it, and here are a few things I delt with. \n\n1. make sure your parents or whoever made the decision to homeschool you is aware of what you want to do and you have talked about it, this was a little rough for me!\n\n2. You are most likely ahead of the other kids in your grade so far as schoolwork is concerned, as usualy homeschooling curriculum is more advanced, you have no one to copy from, and you are an independant learner, so you absorb more. Keep this in mind as you enter publoic school, and don't let your study habits go, even though the work will seem easier. keep pushing hard, you will need the good reccomendations from teachers when you need scholarships and admissions references.\n\n3. since you have already had a year of highschool in homeschooling, check with your highschool guidance counselor over whether or not those classes will transfer to their school, since usualy you are starting to accumulate high-school credits by now. They may have you take a placement test for credit in some areas, and they may have you re-take a class through the school in the evening or summer - A pain, but I thought it was worth it. \n\nI wish you the best of luck with this, and hope it helps. I LOVED my two years of highschool, and made some wonderful friends. If you have any questions for me, or need help with anything, you can email me at this addy!!!!! Good Luck!!
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If people feel violated on this site, then they can always choose to not come to this site.  Or, they can go back to High School and get a real diploma instead of just being a Drop Out!!!  I wonder how peoples parents feel when their kids drop out of high school?  Just curious.  I bet it &ucks to not be able to brag about your kid graduating or making good grades in school.  Instead, you have to hide and listen to everyone else brag about their kids.  That has to &uck.  Man ... I can't imagine the embarassment.\n\nAnd .. Besides that we have a name  for those types of people (that like to report others) ... they are called the REPORT NAZIS.
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im graduating into high school too.  how funny.  we can probly expect almost th same thing...my fiend is in high school, and she told me that its the same, except the boys are more into girls, and the girls are more dramatic.  and the teachers are harder and meaner. (well she didnt say meaner, exactly..)
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I'm not a teacher, but I think I can answer this in part.\nThose who do NOT graduate from High School tend to earn much less money over the course of their lives.  There are rare exceptions to this. While earning money isn't the only important thing in life, it can help you do those things that you want to do.\nFurthermore, as a drop out, you may not realize your full potential for your life, since so many employers or associations will not give you a chance without that diploma.\nFinally, the teachers spend a lot of time, mental sweat and emotion on their students.  They know the things I mentioned above, and they've also see other people with potential throw it away by not finishing school.  It's a personal loss for them.\nHigh school may seem difficult and/or time consuming now, but it will seem like a missed chance when you look back on it in a few years.
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PLease whatever you do DO NOT DROP OUT OF SCHOOL!!!! From a woman who is struggling herself, i envy you that you are in high school and still have a chance to make it. I understand that thngs are tough right now, but it will pay off. You have to sacrifice a few things to make it in this world. Dropping out of school is not an option and you will regret it for the rest of your life. You will not get these years back. I was sitting on the bus and watched the high school kids going to school and i almost wanted to cry. I cannot go back in time and fix what I did. If i knew then what I know now, I would have been in the front of the class, front and center, on time and did extra work on my projects. Then maybe i could have gone to Princeton or something. if you do this, you will be having to play catch up all of your life. Your situation is just hard now, NOW. it will not be the same tomorrow. Would you really want to ruin your life because of a small obstacle now. Please think about this. I had to do some regrettable things in my life and dropping out was one of them. I played catch up and i am 23 and still struggling while i have a friend who is 25 and is already working on his Masters degree at LIU. I envy him so much and it makes me look at my life. I have an Associates degree and am planning on "trying" to get my Bachelors one day, hopefully soon, but all of the struggles i had to overcome are unimaginable. The shame hurts more. So please, while you are still young and have a chance to be somebody, stay in school and do your best with what you have. If not for your family, for ME or anyone, but do it for yourself. I would hope that you do become successful and live a life free of worries. Make the right decision and stay in school.
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I went to summer school and took a full course load ( all periods ). This let me graduate a year earlier so I could get hammered by my grades in freshman college. If you have the correct study habits, go for it. If you don't, take the time to learn them in high school where it doesn't cost anything.
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You are at a university, and my English is better than yours???? WOW. I know I type bad sometimes, but if students in universities type or communicate as bad as you, then our country is in deep troubvle. And I only have a high school diploma.
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My advice would be to stay in high school and graduate when you're supposed to. Its best in the long run, believe me. However, here's your answer:\n\nIn most states, there is no way to "test-out" of high school. They just don't to that anymore. However, you have two other options. What many people do is quit their public high school and go to a private "academy." Here, you pretty much do your work on your own and at your own pace. You have to pay for it, but you "graduate" high school from that private school. \n\nTypically, a "G.E.D." or General Education Diploma is for people who quit high school and never went back. You just have to pass the test, basically for high school equivalency. When going to college, this really doesn't look nearly as good as having some kind of a high school diploma, even if its from a private "academy." \n\nI hope you continue your schooling to the very end! I hope this has helped you!
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At 18 you still have some drift time on the scales here-- But-- drift time doesn't equate into success at much of anything !!!\n\nThe one thing that is missing here is any mention of ANYTHING that you DO like.... It is a critical mass kinda thing that you get into something that actually hits a switch with you if you truly expect to excell with it and achieve some Real Success.......\n\nThe obvious thing that I would like to input here-- is that no matter what you would choose to do in the future has got far less of a chance to happen on any real note of success until you achieved your high school diploma-----SO-- that being said--- I think that your very best chances at making a real career move would hinge on you getting back into school and getting the  diploma --no matter what kind of job you did WHILE doing THAT !!\nAnd while you are completing those studies and doing this---whatever job you do while getting this whipped--- spend some time thinking of what really really for sure that it is that you really really LOVE being around--- then you have a place to head once your armed with the one thing that will ensure your chances of success your whole life long-----the diploma !!!!