The Idea that you need a High School Diploma to succeed in life is BS!!!

It is not that hard to understand. At the very least you need to have a high school diploma, or the equivalent.

People might not finish high school, and start going to community college instead, but all that means is that they are getting the equivalent of their high school diploma somewhere else.

Unless you are an entrepeneur extraordinaire, and can work the internet like nobody's business, you are going to be applying for jobs that will like you to have a high school diploma. They might hire you without one, but your chances of advancement are going to be severely limited. You might be able to get a job at Best Buy without graduating high school, but most likely, you will never be the manager of the store without a diploma.

A college degree is necessary....and high school has to be completed in order to attend college...so graduating high school is important.

LJS9502_basic

I havn't seen any of the Ivy Leagues actually require that you have a High School diploma to get in to them.

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A college degree is necessary....and high school has to be completed in order to attend college...so graduating high school is important.

The_Ish

I havn't seen any of the Ivy Leagues actually require that you have a High School diploma to get in to them.

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A college degree is necessary....and high school has to be completed in order to attend college...so graduating high school is important.

B05T0N

I havn't seen any of the Ivy Leagues actually require that you have a High School diploma to get in to them.

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A college degree is necessary....and high school has to be completed in order to attend college...so graduating high school is important.

wemhim

I havn't seen any of the Ivy Leagues actually require that you have a High School diploma to get in to them.

But why not get your high school diploma? You don't even have to apply yourself, and you can pass.

Community college? That's such a pathetic form of schooling. If it doesnt require a highschool degree its not a good college. I guess most people cant get into university.bobaban

Community college? That's such a pathetic form of schooling. If it doesnt require a highschool degree its not a good college. I guess most people cant get into university.bobaban

Community college acually has a much higher job placement then university.

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A college degree is necessary....and high school has to be completed in order to attend college...so graduating high school is important.

The_Ish

I havn't seen any of the Ivy Leagues actually require that you have a High School diploma to get in to them.

You won't get in an Ivy League school without one.;)

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A college degree is necessary....and high school has to be completed in order to attend college...so graduating high school is important.

B05T0N

I havn't seen any of the Ivy Leagues actually require that you have a High School diploma to get in to them.

The idea that you need a high schoo diploma in life is pure BS. The only thing that's good with it is to get into a university. Other than that, it's completely useless. Once you get some sort of college degree a high school diploma automatically becomes useless. And even that, not all colleges require a high school diploma. At certain community colleges, you can just start going there, get an Associate's Degree, then transfer to a 4 year university and just get a bacholer's. Once you get a bachelor's, a high school diploma is automatically useless. Your thoughts?

jerico6

my thought is everyone wastes 12 years of their life without realising it. people can learn more from a day at the library than 12 years of public school

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A college degree is necessary....and high school has to be completed in order to attend college...so graduating high school is important.

wemhim

Community college isn't exactly high on the list of great education. And the rules vary.....not all of them accept GED's.

At my community college, your allowed to take courses that are at high school level so you can gain the skills necessary to do college work.

The one I went to had those classes too. They were called remedial...

A high school diploma is important. You learn the skills you need to succeed in college and avoid those remedial classes (which do not count towards your degree but cost you the same amount of money and time as a regular class). You can also "skip" community college and go straight to a major 4 year university.

The one I went to had those classes too. They were called remedial...

A high school diploma is important. You learn the skills you need to succeed in college and avoid those remedial classes (which do not count towards your degree but cost you the same amount of money and time as a regular class). You can also "skip" community college and go straight to a major 4 year university.

cametall

The unemployment rates for people with high school diplomas are extremely low, especially in comparison to the unemployment rates of those without one. Also, the average person with a highschool diploma and no further educationmakes a vastly larger sum of money yearly than those who do not have one. Those who attend college make even larger sums. Define "success". Because success in the sense of a good home, high paying job, and early retirement is practically impossible for people without one, unless they just get lucky.