After dropping out of Highschool due to different views on how I could graduate. (I.E. Lieing counselors, Me not doing work) I decided in today's modern world I'd just go to College, and deal with the hole Diploma thing if I have to. My only worry is at 19 am I too old to learn the basics of Grammar and Math? On the qualifier for English and Math I scored a 84 on english and I got a 16 on Math.
The only english questions I missed where on basic sentence structure and the whole verbs and **** thing. Then on Math I missed so many becuase I havent passed a Math class in 7 years.
Did anyone else have similar experience with trying to learn the basics at a higher age?
I'm just going to assume that I better bust out all those Math books I never returned.
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Why does it not suprise me that you are a high school dropout?
Some people are like slinkies, they aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Not being able to count past 19 is really going to hurt you.
Of course you are not too old to learn "the basics". You have to apply yourself though. However, based on your post, I wouldn't stop working on the English if I were you. 
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
"Beauty school dropout, go back to highschool."
If you are going to take a half *** attempt at relearning the basics like you did in High School, then don't even bother. It would be a waste of time and money, get out into the work force. You are still young and pulling double shifts a couple days a week can net you some decent cash.
Edited, Aug 23rd 2006 at 3:56pm EDT by Soracloud
Caddy Shack wrote:
well, the World needs ditch-diggers too
Edited, Aug 23rd 2006 at 3:56pm EDT by Soracloud
If you couldn't/wouldn't do the work in highschool, what makes you think that you'll be able to handle college? Save yourself a **** ton of money and at least get your GED before you decide whether or not you can handle a 4-year university.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
Trade school. Judging from your posts, you'll have a tough time filling in the Name_______ section on most of the tests.
Edited, Aug 23rd 2006 at 4:02pm EDT by NephthysWanderer
Edited, Aug 23rd 2006 at 4:02pm EDT by NephthysWanderer
I'd strongly recommend memorising certain useful sequences.
For example:
Bread, patty, tomatoe, pickle, bread.
For example:
Bread, patty, tomatoe, pickle, bread.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Or the ever favorite:
Paper or plastic?
Paper or plastic?
As Tare said "you are not too old" I myself am 25 with a college degree in Sociology.....seeing as how taking English and Math courses was just a pre-lim my freshmen year, you could say I didn't know squat come graduation on those subjects (other then how to write a thesis). Needless to say since I want to become a full-time teacher I am currently studying for the MTEL. I have taken the English/verbal portion and scored an 89%.
So I think if you work hard you can acquire the knowledge you seek. I have...(so far)...and trust me I'm not that bright (5 1/2 year to finish a soc. degree) >.>;
So I think if you work hard you can acquire the knowledge you seek. I have...(so far)...and trust me I'm not that bright (5 1/2 year to finish a soc. degree) >.>;
Demea the Irrelevant wrote:
If you couldn't/wouldn't do the work in highschool, what makes you think that you'll be able to handle college? Save yourself a sh*t ton of money and at least get your GED before you decide whether or not you can handle a 4-year university.
I can't go to a University until I do a 2 year at the Community College and they made that very clear that I would have to write a report on why I should get in and take some tests and all that Jazz.
My biggest problem will more than likely be the math.
Most of my writing is heavily edited, I can write very well I just need to reread it 10-11 times. I also don't use spellcheck.
My other question is what would the best thing to major in for the community college? I just assumed what most people do and went Poli-Sci.
You know what they say: it takes a villiage forum to raise an idiot.
Or something like that.
Or something like that.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
FYI Get the ****** job idea out of your head, I'm already doing eMachines/Gateway tech support and in 2-3 years I'll probaly have the choice of managing my own buisness, I'd rather go down a more fruitful road only because I've never been interested in doing the main stream.
I clicked on this thread even though I don't meet the criteria.
But I *did* stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
But I *did* stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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Actually I have a massive problem with Social Anxiety and at the time I really didn't know how to deal with it.
Somehow, I doubt that placing yourself in an environment with thousands of other students and class sizes in the hundreds would be very constructive.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
Age has very little to do with ability, at least after very early childhood. You're going to need to go back to the very beginning, though, and learn the basic rules of grammar as well as mathematics.
That's just everything, no problem.
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The only english questions I missed where on basic sentence structure and the whole verbs and sh*t thing.
That's just everything, no problem.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Hellboy the Hand wrote:
I also don't use spellcheck.
You're screwed, bud. You might as well go to your nearest Army recruiter and sign up to be the unit potato peeler, rank E-1. There's no math involved and the less you speak the more your mess sergeant will like you. Your local Bed, Bath and Beyond sells potato peelers for about $1.99, so buy two just in case you lose one.
Do this for twenty years, earn the Head Potato Peeler position, and reap the rewards and benefits of a military pension complete with medical, dental, and free airfare world wide-- including Ireland or Minnesota, where you could possibly compete in the Potato Days Festival is the Potato Peeling Contest. Instantaneous fame, indeed.
Good luck with all that.
Totem
Do this for twenty years, earn the Head Potato Peeler position, and reap the rewards and benefits of a military pension complete with medical, dental, and free airfare world wide-- including Ireland or Minnesota, where you could possibly compete in the Potato Days Festival is the Potato Peeling Contest. Instantaneous fame, indeed.
Good luck with all that.
Totem
Demea the Irrelevant wrote:
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Actually I have a massive problem with Social Anxiety and at the time I really didn't know how to deal with it.
Somehow, I doubt that placing yourself in an environment with thousands of other students and class sizes in the hundreds would be very constructive.
Pol-sci is ok...but you might want to think about business, legal studies, comp-sci, etc... better suited for entrepreneur.
Professor CrescentFresh wrote:
Hellboy the Hand wrote:
I also don't use spellcheck.
If you couldn't jump through the easy hoops to get a diploma and graduate highschool what makes you think you can do it for college or in a real career in the real world?
Age has nothing to with making it in college. I went back at 29 and graduated third in my class. You have to want it and you will do fine. Of course you can't even decide a major so I forsee a paper or plastic future for you.
Age has nothing to with making it in college. I went back at 29 and graduated third in my class. You have to want it and you will do fine. Of course you can't even decide a major so I forsee a paper or plastic future for you.
Hellboy the Hand wrote:
I can handle myself very well in the real world now, when I said massive I couldn't go into a store without having a panic attack.
Sassythief wrote:
So I dropped out of highschool. Americas almost laughable education system was too rigourous and demanding for my lazy and ignorant ***.
Of course I am now feeling like a failure and hope to remedy this situation by rocketing myself straight into the halls of post secondary academia. While I couldn't hack highschool which is a cakewalk I am sure if I pay an arm and a leg (by taking out loans and taking on debt) that I will find the motivation to succeed in an even more rigourous goal orientated atmosphere.
I probably think this would actually work because, as already mentioned, I am ignorant as sh'it.
Somehow I think learning something that most children learn at 8 years old is now to 'challenging' to me at the age of 19. Is there anyone that can spoonfeed me an easy way to meet the basic requirements of getting into a sub par college without a highschool diploma so I can flunk out by the end of first semester???
Of course I am now feeling like a failure and hope to remedy this situation by rocketing myself straight into the halls of post secondary academia. While I couldn't hack highschool which is a cakewalk I am sure if I pay an arm and a leg (by taking out loans and taking on debt) that I will find the motivation to succeed in an even more rigourous goal orientated atmosphere.
I probably think this would actually work because, as already mentioned, I am ignorant as sh'it.
Somehow I think learning something that most children learn at 8 years old is now to 'challenging' to me at the age of 19. Is there anyone that can spoonfeed me an easy way to meet the basic requirements of getting into a sub par college without a highschool diploma so I can flunk out by the end of first semester???
Join the army, it won't put your *** in debt and you may actually learn something.
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
Hellboy the Hand wrote:
FYI Get the sh*tty job idea out of your head, I'm already doing eMachines/Gateway tech support and in 2-3 years I'll probaly have the choice of managing my own buisness, I'd rather go down a more fruitful road only because I've never been interested in doing the main stream.
Right. Reality check buddy.
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