I need some help with school...

[Turtleboy1017]

I have a problem. I'm an 11th grader in high school, and I am completely miserable in school. I do all my homework and show up daily, but 95 percent of the time I am either asleep, doodling, or day dreaming.

Anyway, I am sick of it. My grades suck (Well not TOO bad... 2.9 GPA) and I hate every day I am at school. It's a routine now. Go to school, be bored, wait for day to end, go home, do jack shit for 4 hours, do homework, sleep, go to school.

I hate all but 2 of my classes, and those I only like because of my teachers. My parents are quite diligent about making me remember that without high school I will be a failure at life, and I'm sick of that as well. School fucks my relationship with parents.

As of late, those who I call friends don't invite me to anything (I just talk to them while at school... basically nothing else. And I do know that they do things with each other, I'm just never on the guest list.) I spend almost all free time at home either pretending to study or sleeping.

I believe myself to be educated decently, I have won some Science fair BS and got a 2100 on my SAT, but my grades and GPA simply blow. (4.2 freshman year. 3.6 sophomore year, and 2.9 or so now)

So just curious... is there any way to drop out of HS and take community college early? I'm not sure if a GED allows me to go to college early, but I'm at my limit. I know that all this shit I do during school is to "measure my abilities" or whatever, but I can't take it anymore. You could replace all the AP's and honors I'm taking with a class where you just memorize a textbook in a year and it wouldn't make any difference. I forget everything that I study for tests the next day, and I'm just flat out tired of it. I can't care enough to try my best but I'm not brave enough to back out.

Hopefully that can be altered soon... That's a lot of words... sorry just blowing off steam... And I do feel better already

 

[Mythbhavd]

Going to a harder school is an option. I went to a military school because I was so utterly bored in the regular schools. The classes were much more advanced and challenging. In fact, there were a couple of classes that I took there that were actually harder than some of the classes I took in college.
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[Nigh Invulnerable]

I know that around where I live high schoolers can enroll in "Running Start" and go to the local community college once they're juniors. Aside from that, you may just have to suck it up, or see if there's some way to test out and get the GED early or some such thing.

 

[Turtleboy1017]

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Yeah... high school angst. I suppose so. Best to deal with. Or whatever. My GPA is basically dead at this point. I have expended all of my honors and AP grade inflations, and I'm stuck in a rut. I have heard deal with it a billion times before. You're not the first.

But that's why I want to change this. I'm sick of this. I wake up every morning and I hate it. I hate it like a *****. I drag myself out of bed and go to a place that has no real point for me anymore. I'm literally wasting my time there. I already got 2 C's... effectively erasing my chances at a good 4 year college. Why should I stick around?

As much as I may hate college more, at least being there would give me some sort of a purpose. Do well in the first 2 years and you can move up and take a course in something you enjoy.

Right now its more of a "Take this class. Why? Because I say so. Will it do much to your future at this point? Not really"

I understand where you are coming from... but I've been hating my life for a good half year now, Every day almost worse than the last. I don't care how much life I may still have ahead of me, I just really hate to use it like this.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Oh boy...alright here we go. I'm going to lay this out there for you.

Do you think you're alone? If so, quit reading right now.

Alright, so you've realized that you aren't alone! Great! We're on our way to a new and less depressed you! Ya know those "friends" you go and talk to at school? Yeah, how about giving them a call once in a while? Why does everybody think that everyone has to call them? If they don't answer, time to find some new friends!

Next step. You say you're smart, with a 2100 on SAT's or whatever. Great. Now prove it to me in the classroom. I'm bored to tears in college because I know I'm going to ace the classes regardless. You think it was any better in high school? No, but I dealt with it. You do all your homework, so you're halfway there. How about just applying yourself in the classroom? Raise your hand? Speak up in class? Make it interesting for yourself? I don't understand this mentality that kids have gotten nowadays.

And I don't even know why you'd want to drop out at this point. Take offense with this if you wish, but you're hardly any child prodigy from the sound of it, and getting into a good 4 year college will be pretty damn hard if you drop out of highschool.

 

[Vimbert]

I had the same issue with friends back in high school, so hopefully my echoing of "call them" won't ring hollow. Trust me. It takes effort to make friends sometimes... Or you could just do like I did and play video games all the time to dull the pain, occasionally crying myself to sleep at night.

I jest. But seriously, find something to keep you interested in school, like those two classes (college will be worse in ways), and maybe get a part-time job? The cash I saved helped a lot in college, and it keeps you occupied after school hours.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Your making things seem much worse than they sound.

Your GPA isn't fucked up. You just had a bad semester. You can get into great 4 year colleges.

Sure, not Ivy league and shit, but a good college for sure. Do not fall into a Community College, you much better than that. Bounce back next semester.

 

[bluepilot]

If it really seems so bad, why not change high schools

Is there a specific reason why you feel so bad? Is it your grades?

Sounds like you need to buckle down and focus harder. High school sucks but it will all be over pretty soon. University on the other hand, that is when you learn all live`s lessons.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

DEAL THE FUCK WITH IT. Guess what? You think community college is going to be constant fun and games? NO. It's probably going to be even more boring and monotonous than high school. Plus, to me it sounds like you just caught a case of high school angst, so whatever. A few other pointers:

but 95 percent of the time I am either asleep, doodling, or day dreaming.

Seems like the root of your problems has MAGICALLY been discovered. STOP SLEEPING/DOODLING/DAYDREAMING IN CLASS. Problem solved.

School fucks my relationship with parents.

As of late, those who I call friends don't invite me to anything (I just talk to them while at school... basically nothing else. And I do know that they do things with each other, I'm just never on the guest list.) I spend almost all free time at home either pretending to study or sleeping.

Guess what? School fucks up your relationships with everybody. Plus, once (if?) you graduate, you'll find out that many of those "friends" were actually only with you out of convenience. It's much easier to be friends with someone who you HAVE to see everyday.

Sorry if I was harsh, but hey, shit happens in life... until you die. So deal with it.
And yes, I realize how ridiculously cynical (read: REALIST) this sounds.

But in all seriousness, there's only one thing to say about High School:

It sucks
We all had to do it
Just tough it out and you'll be fine.

 

[Deleted]

Let me tell you about the magic of Online Courses...

 

[Lullabye]

Let me tell you about the magic of Online Courses...

Don't do it unless you have ALOT of motivation. i failed terribly at it.

Spoiler: It sucks to be you

I dunno, just try to find what you want to do in life. That makes all the difference. Or so I'm told....