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I think he wrote a very good letter explaining his situation and that understands the rewards/consequences. If he feels 100% comfortable with dropping out, and

by alex_g 14y ago

I think he wrote a very good letter explaining his situation and that understands the rewards/consequences. If he feels 100% comfortable with dropping out, and is ok with not going to college to have fun, learn things that would actually interest him, and make more connections, then by all means, it would be a better choice to drop out.

rayiner 14y ago
Dropping out isn't going to impact his ability to go to college. Colleges know that 99% of American high school education is crap, and don't care at all whether you complete it or just get the certification via the GED route.
- runawaybottle 14y ago
  Exactly, this seems like a no brainer. If things turn bad, he can just grab his GED, go to community college for a year or two and transfer over to a regular college. Most of his peers that will finish HS and go to college probably will never have similar opportunities even with a degree. This kid's parents need to yank him asap from school, and work out some kind of home-schooling situation in the interim.