Will my college dream come true?

Discussion in 'IT and Computer-Related Degrees' started by Ghost, Mar 7, 2002.

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  1. Ghost

    Ghost New Member

    Hi, I am new here and noticed that this forum is full of college and university folks - a subject which I can only dream of. If it isn't too time wasting for you I need you to please advice me. Any sort of advice or comment is appreciated and any sort of criticism is also accepted, I wouldn't mind at all.
    I am 16 years old and I dropped out of my junior high(8th grade) like 2 years ago. I am supposed to be in the 10th grade currently. Just recently I have tried to go back to school and found out that the school was going to put me in the 9th grade. Now I have been thinking, If I get in 9th grade now I will be in here for the next 4 years and will graduate high school when I turn 20. That is something I do not want. I have also thought about home schooling, my question is that there anything I can do right now that can lead me to good college/university in the future. Next, I have also thought about just waiting till this november and do my GED, If I do so would I be able to get in a good college based on skills which I suppose is worthless without a high school diploma. I know I am asking a little too much but can someone show me my options if they don't mind?
    Can my skills/knowledge and years of experience help in this process in anyway?
    Can my current Microsoft, Cisco, Sun certification help in anyway at all?
    Would becoming a CCIE make sence without a high school diploma?

    Thanks for reading.
     
  2. Momto3

    Momto3 New Member

    Do a web search for Umbrella and Correspondence Schools....you will find a bunch! I know a lot of people use American School and get their diploma in less than four years.

    Good luck!
     
  3. DaveHayden

    DaveHayden New Member

    Hi Ghost

    I can see no reason why your dream should not become reality. The next question is what is the best way for you to move toward that goal. If you have attained MS, Cisco and Sun certifications it is clear you are capable. The first step is a High School degree or GRE. I have little personal information in that area but I would guess others here can give great advice. In fact I believe Tom Nixon recently completed a book on attaining a H.S. degree. You may want to look at some CLEP sample tests and see if these are attainable. They are a good building block because most Universities, both DL and traditional, accept them. I would also continue to read this forum to gain further background information and choices. You also may want to check out Regis University. Their CS Networking program was designed with the help of Sun. Please ask any questions that come up and good luck.
     
  4. Tom Head

    Tom Head New Member

    <Discordian nonconformist freak mode ON>
    If I were you, I'd forget about high school for the time being and see about getting into a college program over the summer--either Excelsior College or Thomas Edison State--and turn those certifications into credit, then do remaining coursework as a non-degree student (if necessary), transfer the credits in, and get thyself an associate's degree. Then your college dream will have already come true, and you won't have to wait until your state's educational establishment deems you old enough to be a high school graduate.
    <Discordian nonconformist freak mode OFF>

    Whew. Well, I don't know if that was any help to you, but it certainly made me feel better.

    (In all seriousness... Relax, dude. If you're going around whooping certifications left and right, the GED should be a cakewalk and, if you keep your eye on the ball, your college dreams will come true--it's just a matter of when, where, and how. I second the recommendation for Thomas Nixon's advice, as he really knows his stuff on this topic. Good luck.)


    Cheers,
     
  5. DaveHayden

    DaveHayden New Member

    :D

    Any chance that CLEP and Dante tests could apply to High School requirements Tom?
     
  6. Mike Albrecht

    Mike Albrecht New Member

    In agreement with all the above, plus several schools do offor HS completeion programs by distance (see: Texas Tech as an example. Others are available, probably even in New York.
     
  7. Tom Head

    Tom Head New Member

    My discordian/nonconformist response to this isn't printable. :D


    Cheers,
     
  8. timmyq45

    timmyq45 New Member

    Hey Ghost I think you definitely need the HS diploma - but I know you are a smart guy from seeing you in the other IT forums I hang around in. You do an excellent job there - jsut get the diploma and go to an online school!!!
     
  9. widereader

    widereader New Member

    I believe that there are some summer programs that can be credited for a High School Diploma. Do a web search for those near the state where you live in.
     
  10. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    Why you dig up a 2002-post, and give the OP an advice? The OP properly already have a Master degree right now.
     
  11. Koolcypher

    Koolcypher Member

    + 1 :haha:
     
  12. rmm0484

    rmm0484 Member

    TEKMAN-

    That was a good one! I surely hope that the OP has gotten a degree, since he would be 26 by now.
     
  13. LinfieldADP

    LinfieldADP member

    Ghost,

    It's great that you are aspiring to attend college, so don't let your previous hiccups prohibit you from doing that. I think you should go back to traditional schooling, start at 9th grade, and graduate high school. It may be a difficult process becoming home schooled, so I would try traditional education at first. The skills and certifications you acquired are great for your learning cure. Make sure to enter that into your application. Good luck!
     
  14. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Who dug up this nine year old thread?
     
  15. richardluthar

    richardluthar New Member

    I have fortunate to be able to attend Wake Forest University, a great school in North Carolina, and get an Education that I could not be more grateful to my parents for being able to provide for me.I think I was lucky in that I had little confusion about what field I loved, That too many people simply settle for a job or vocation based on what their self-imposed limitations allow them, or what will sound good at a cocktail party or a title that a parent can be proud of.
     

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