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MannyBoy · 09-25-2009, 06:16 AM

Hey Dragonox. Please hear me out, I want to help you not just in the short term, but for the rest of your life.

The best advice I can give you is to suck it up and finish school. If you are in an extremely bad situation, and I mean extremely bad, I recommend you try taking the GED exam (if you are not sure what a GED is - it shows the world you have all of the required knowledge to graduate). In reality, if you pass you are a high school graduate. You can go to Technical school, community college, or college/university. I know a few people who have done this and they tell me the test is not that hard. I don't know about your state or provence, but in Ohio you only need to show you have mastered all of the information required to pass your sophomore High School year (the OGT stuff - in Ohio). Ask your HS Guidance Counselor about the particulars of the GED.

A better option, is to fill your senior HS year with college classes taken at a local college. The HS has to accept these courses. A great program if you live in the US. You get HS credit (no need to even be on the HS grounds at all) so you graduate. You also get College credit. With this scenario, when you finish your senior year of HS you also finish your freshman year of college. Best of all - it's free. Yes, one year of college + finish HS -> FREE. Talk to your school guidance counselor for the info. They are very nice, and most will be very supportive of you.

It has been proven by study after study, (I forget the literal numbers hear, but I am close) a college graduate on average makes about 4 times the income over their lifetime than the same person with no college degree. College is nothing like HS. Talk to college students you know. It is much more fun and interesting.

Since this is a long post anyway, (I hope you are still with me) please don't think of education as only a thing you have to get to get a job. Education makes you a better person. I am not saying people with less education are not good people or that every educated person is great. Only that education will benefit you and your life in countless ways.

Please hear me on this last point. I know making income from weed sounds like a great thing. Think about it. Since it's not legal (I wish that it were) you stand to lose far more than you will gain. Instead, get a college degree in management, genetics, or horticulture or something else in the general field - and keep pot growing as a personal hobby. On the bright side, if they ever legalize pot you will then be in position to start a legit grow and even secure financing because of your degree and experience.

As I hope you can see, I really identify with you - even though I am almost 50 years of age. I hated HS. In the end I earned a college degree and went to Graduate School. All because I found college and education FUN and interesting after HS.

Good luck man. Message me if you want.

Peace.

09-25-2009, 06:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
MannyBoy YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 58 Thanks: 20 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Hey Dragonox. Please hear me out, I want to help you not just in the short term, but for the rest of your life. The best advice I can give you is to suck it up and finish school. If you are in an extremely bad situation, and I mean extremely bad, I recommend you try taking the GED exam (if you are not sure what a GED is - it shows the world you have all of the required knowledge to graduate). In reality, if you pass you are a high school graduate. You can go to Technical school, community college, or college/university. I know a few people who have done this and they tell me the test is not that hard. I don't know about your state or provence, but in Ohio you only need to show you have mastered all of the information required to pass your sophomore High School year (the OGT stuff - in Ohio). Ask your HS Guidance Counselor about the particulars of the GED. A better option, is to fill your senior HS year with college classes taken at a local college. The HS has to accept these courses. A great program if you live in the US. You get HS credit (no need to even be on the HS grounds at all) so you graduate. You also get College credit. With this scenario, when you finish your senior year of HS you also finish your freshman year of college. Best of all - it's free. Yes, one year of college + finish HS -> FREE. Talk to your school guidance counselor for the info. They are very nice, and most will be very supportive of you. It has been proven by study after study, (I forget the literal numbers hear, but I am close) a college graduate on average makes about 4 times the income over their lifetime than the same person with no college degree. College is nothing like HS. Talk to college students you know. It is much more fun and interesting. Since this is a long post anyway, (I hope you are still with me) please don't think of education as only a thing you have to get to get a job. Education makes you a better person. I am not saying people with less education are not good people or that every educated person is great. Only that education will benefit you and your life in countless ways. Please hear me on this last point. I know making income from weed sounds like a great thing. Think about it. Since it's not legal (I wish that it were) you stand to lose far more than you will gain. Instead, get a college degree in management, genetics, or horticulture or something else in the general field - and keep pot growing as a personal hobby. On the bright side, if they ever legalize pot you will then be in position to start a legit grow and even secure financing because of your degree and experience. As I hope you can see, I really identify with you - even though I am almost 50 years of age. I hated HS. In the end I earned a college degree and went to Graduate School. All because I found college and education FUN and interesting after HS. Good luck man. Message me if you want. Peace.