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HorseActual t1_j2803lj wrote

Reply to comment by special_kitty in TIFU by procrastinating my highschool courses by Vegetable-Rest7205

Don’t listen to @special_kitty having GED instead of a diploma closes a bunch of doors. A college degree is what’s overrated, but they’re still required. Not saying you can’t get by without a GED but it will be harder than just sticking through high school. You’re going to change your mind about what you want to do with your life until your 20s even then you can always change careers. If you ever decide to go to college even if you’re in your mid 20s not having your diploma will hurt you. Even bill gates, one of the most famous dropouts, didn’t drop out of high school, he dropped out of Harvard.

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special_kitty t1_j2aarts wrote

I respectfully, respectfully disagree, but I suppose it matters if you are applying to med school, going to a technical school, or doing neither. Here's why. Both my brother and ex dropped out, enrolled in a 2 year community college and got their associates degree at 19, transferred into a 4 year college, got their GED somewhere in between, and one graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry and works as a Chemist and the other one works in Computer Science.

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HorseActual t1_j2cinlg wrote

I’m a college dropout too, but it’s just that much harder of a process to do. Even the military rewards you for having a highschool diploma (no signing bonuses unless you have one) I’m not saying that it isn’t doable, but generally it isn’t a good idea to drop out of highschool.

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