Drop out of School or Not???

[HuffleDuck]

My school is in trouble right now!! Actually the whole county(not country.. a little small town) is.. The whole county is on probation right now..For those who don't know about the system of education in US.. If the county is on probation meaning that it'll loose the creditation which means you will not get the HOPE scholarship in Georgia, US..HOPE scholarship is only in Georgia.. other states have different types of scholarships to offer for those who don't have enough money to go to college... In spring, the next semester, the government will decide if all 8 high schools (around 60,000 students) will loose their creditation or not.... If we do.. we have to move to another county and attend the high school there... For me, my family can't afford to move anywhere at all( i think I'm not the only one). And that scholarship is really important to me(also every students in the county)... If they decided to take away our credits, I have only one choice left.. is to drop out of high school and get a full-time job.. Since there is no point to graduate when my diploma is useless.. No college will accept even if I have money to go to college.... I'm kinda tore between my decision right now.. Should I drop out of school or not??? Some of my friends are thinking of dropping out.... All of these will be decided next year...In Spring

[Scellanis]

yikes!! thats a seriously weird and unfair system...poor you

[Liquid Ice]

Double yikes! Thats is odd....Ive never heard of anything like it....its really unfair too. Thats so mean! Yeh...poor you

[Gwared]

Well, my advice would be not to drop out unless it's 100% necessary. School, College and University are great places to learn about life and make new friends and in my opinion the better reason for them...also they should be fun.

You will spend most of your life working full time and so it's best to have the fun while you can in your youth before age and responsibilty catch up with you.

Cross the bridge when you reach it...hang on until you have no choice but to finally make the decision...it may come but I doubt the government would take such drastic action due to the implications. Instead keep working hard so that if the scholarship is there you can get it.

I hope that helps slightly.

[azn wizard]

oh gee, thatz pretty bad...i thought we were off bad when we got classes cut due to the Californian budget cuts...oh well, did you try applying to other scholarships? i know there are some companies that offer a few hundred dollars...i mean some money is better than none, rite?

[HuffleDuck]

Can't azn.. cuz our diploma is useless...and the HOPE scholarship is for everybody with the GPA 3.00.. and the school is pretty much useless too.. The only way is to move!!!Other scholarships won't accept the schools that lost their creditation.... I wonder if it really is gonna happened... There will be a great migration.... and the Clayton County here gonna be an empty town.....Economy here is going down hill.. Most people with a degree couldn't even find a job right now... and the job that I was thinking is a pretty good.. $700/week or $2000/month..(Nails)

[Ju-DedoH]

what sort of job is it ? areyou sure you want to do that for quite a long time ? are you sure to get the job ?
Really I think you should hang on to education as long as you possibly can, It is very important !

[Violet]

well there's a lot to be said for both staying at school and getting a full time job. but it depends what u wanna do. if you really wanna carry on with your education then stick it out and school and see what happens, but if u kinda wanna get a full time job then seriously look into all your options and take it from there.
i'm really sorry you've been put into such a rubbish situation, it's hard enough making choices about uni/college without this added pressure.
I hope it all works out for you

[Meg Boyd]

Huffleduck that is not fair at all...since I had absolutely no idea what you were talking about at first I was confused...now I got it...all I can say is, do you have a relative in an other county in Georgia where you can get a real diploma? If so maybe you should strike a deal with them so you could live with them for the remainder of your high school years so you may recieve your scholarship and diploma. Another (worse) option is to drop out, get a job, save money, earn a GED through night school and then once you have enough money go to college. There might even be scholarships to be had for people in your situation. Personally I would do anything I could to go to school in another county...actually I do. I live in a county where the schools are small and not very good, so I drive over to another county where the school are great. Yet I don't know how big the counties are in Georgia. In Wisconsin they are rather small. All I have to do is cross the road and I am in another county, and then I can drive about 10 miles east and i then I'd be in another county still.

[azn wizard]

maybe you could apply to a community college and then transfer to a uni?

[Mint]

Oh man I didn't see this topic before. Huffleduck I hope u will still read it.

If u indeed can not afford college - u do not need a scholarship to pay for ur education. THats what "Grants" are for. THere are Federal Grants that apply to the whole country and will pay for your education in college if u can prove that u cannot afford it urself.

In fact there are tons of grants based on financial situation of the person. There are federal, state, school, college aluminy so on and so forth grants. WHat you do need to do is make sure that u will finish ur school with good grades and get into college. After that - u will have to set up an appointment with that college's financial officer who will advise u what to apply for.

Also, there are other scholarships then state once. There are lots and lots of private scholarships. U just need to write a lot of great essays for them and to show them ur good grades. And if u mention all the hardship u had to go through with ur school - they will actually be more willing to give u money.

[azn wizard]

oh rite...u can also go for loans...

[Mint]

Yeah, I forgot all about loans. U dont have to start paying them 6 month after u graduate. (and no % will acquire)