High School Drop Out

Originally Posted by T0X1Qu3

Ok, so I am a high school drop out and have felt pretty much like my life is wasted, but i got my ged and doesnt make me feel much better knowing i did drop out

Eesh, go back to school and finish up your degree. It's never too late to get back on track.

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Are there any other high school drop outs here? When and why?

I took two years off after finishing highschool before I decided to go to university. I'm very glad I did. I finished my first degree in Psychology and Microbiology and then decided I wanted to persue my life's dream of music. Being older, I often feel like I wasted time on my first degree, that I could be farther along in my career of choice if I'd just made the decision to stick with it initially. But then I realize all the valuable skills I learnt in the first degree and I'd be at odds to trade that away just to be farther ahead.

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How does someone cope knowing that they practically screwed up their future career and practically life?

What you do is you put the past behind you and get doing now what you always knew you should have done, no matter how tough it is. If you go to night classes and finish your diploma, I guarantee it will make things that much better.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by T0X1Qu3

I dropped out of school because I seriously messed up with everything and I just decided to forget about it.

In my sophmore year, I got along with none of my teachers. I tagged along with a group of "friends" that were punk and rock and roll junkies who drank/smoked, cut themselves, went to rock shows, and w/e... guess I did the same. I ranaway, got suspended from school twice cuz of graffiti and fighting (was about to get expelled), failed all of my classes, and I had to deal with too much drama at home to even go to school so I ended up ditching a lot of school also. I ended up being put on probation till I was 18 and joining this alternate "boot camp" thing to get my GED.

My parents say I messed up my life and now I'm almost 18 and I just don't know what to do. I just got layed off from Wal Mart and have been unemplyed for a month.

Eesh, you're 18. I didn't even go to university until I was 20. You have lots of time, only the first chapter of your book has been written. The fact that you see there is a problem means that you are taking the first step to positive change. Now you just need to take the second step and begin moving towards the life / career you want.

There's nowhere I can't reach.