Well, many states do not allow students to leave school until they’re 18. Luckily, California has the CHSPE which allowed me to leave early, but not all states have something like that.
Yeah, if I could’ve left school before experiencing a year and a half of never-ending, unbearable mental pain, that would’ve been nice. I was in a very bad state when I finally got out of it. That could’ve been prevented if the age for the CHSPE was lower. Unfortunately, I had to wait until I was 17 to leave because it would require community college to complete the prerequisites if I wanted to go to a university, which is very stigmatized, and my parents believed that I would not be successful if I did that (not to mention the fact that I don’t particularly want to go to a university). I had to spend a year convincing them to let me leave because you need parental consent even if you pass the test, and they only agreed when they finally saw how bad a state I was in. I felt so relieved when I finally received the email that my school account was suspended because I was no longer attending, it was unreal.
Basically the same. I got pretty suicidal at one point. I was lucky to pass first time at 16. Then I got a job for a little while with my dad and it wouldn’t been nicer maybe if I could be in the mental state to stay longer.
I still have extended family harassing me about university. It’s offensive because where the f*ck were they when I was having a hard time.
Your not missing out on anything. The empire is falling and the people who can’t figure that out are going to have a rude awakening.
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You’re right, I might need to try harder
Well, many states do not allow students to leave school until they’re 18. Luckily, California has the CHSPE which allowed me to leave early, but not all states have something like that.
that’s what I did. but I left the traditional school system when I was 13/12. CHSPE couldn’t have come sooner. they should lower it from 16 to 14.
Yeah, if I could’ve left school before experiencing a year and a half of never-ending, unbearable mental pain, that would’ve been nice. I was in a very bad state when I finally got out of it. That could’ve been prevented if the age for the CHSPE was lower. Unfortunately, I had to wait until I was 17 to leave because it would require community college to complete the prerequisites if I wanted to go to a university, which is very stigmatized, and my parents believed that I would not be successful if I did that (not to mention the fact that I don’t particularly want to go to a university). I had to spend a year convincing them to let me leave because you need parental consent even if you pass the test, and they only agreed when they finally saw how bad a state I was in. I felt so relieved when I finally received the email that my school account was suspended because I was no longer attending, it was unreal.
Basically the same. I got pretty suicidal at one point. I was lucky to pass first time at 16. Then I got a job for a little while with my dad and it wouldn’t been nicer maybe if I could be in the mental state to stay longer.
I still have extended family harassing me about university. It’s offensive because where the f*ck were they when I was having a hard time.
Your not missing out on anything. The empire is falling and the people who can’t figure that out are going to have a rude awakening.