Haha man I have Nigerian parents. I’ve been yelled at, punished, smacked, and scolded for practically my entire life over school. To Nigerians education is everything. It took forever for me to convince my parents that you can actually get your diploma without going to school. My mom still tries to convince me to go to university lol I just tell her that after I’m done wity this I’ll think about it. I feel really bad for putting my parents thru so much stress.

Job security tho

These types of jobs r very in demand. Which could drive up wages. Op is young he's doing better than most.

My homies working in IT rn making good money

U don't need a diploma for that s***

Y'all living way in the past. If u can get money ur good that's it

I feel the same way bout school doesn't mean I'm gonna drop out you just have to push through but if you drop out more power to ya Had a friend dropout and he already regretted it

The most successful people I know dropped out of HS

Mental health issues. If you’ve never had really bad anxiety and depression you can’t understand what it’s like. It was hell. I couldn’t focus on anything and I didn’t care about anything bc I didn’t even care about my life. I basically didn’t do anything in class besides put my head down and sleep and when I got home I never did homework I would just close my eyes and do the same thing.

Fam I'm a senior, hate everybody and got a s*** ton of family issues but that ain't stopping me from getting s*** done. But if it helps you then go crazy

I dropped out of HS at like the end/middle of 11th grade because I stopped going to school. Took my cities GED equivalent. enrolled in my local CC. Transferred to a 4 year and I’m set to graduate in 2021.

Good s*** what’s your major

Computer science

Good idea that will only get more valuable with time

u had one more year of high school bro...

ONE MORE year...its dumb to drop out. just finish and make your parents proud!

Too late I’m already done haha I already have my diploma

bro your seventeen is one more year that hard

like I completely get not going to college but at least having a high school diploma opens so many more doors

Talking about maturity when you’re only 17 good luck OP

Yeah aight man Lol

Eh. Never met a waiter that couldn’t find a job. Jobs like that have high turnover rates but that just means they’re easier to get. Even warehouse jobs can get up to 40k+ with no experience. Not to say trades don’t have its own benefits but if you’re willing to work hard as a waiter, call center, whatever, the money is there

Out of curiosity where were you when you were 17

I f***ed up so badly with my education that I can't even judge OP. I have a masters and still ended up just being a high school teacher because it turns out I liked teaching and it's way steadier than professorship. Crazy, right? I could have done that with a $30,000 BA. Instead I racked up a ton of debt I don't need in a low paying field.

Good news is that I can make an extra 10k a year with my MA and it opens me up to gigs at community colleges if I wanted to go that route. Once my credential clears I'll be making 70k with a 90k cap and great benefits for my family. I can also take more classes to make more money. One of my mentors makes like 95k a year in LA Unified.

In the end though, I still tell students all the time not to f*** around in college if they don't have a plan. It's a waste of time and money. State schools are also underrated. Telling everyone they meet to go to college is terrible advice. And I enjoyed college.

True OP

that's what you think..
but you're only 17 so it's ok lol

i'd suggest working on yourself then going back to school. take a year off maybe

you're very young so you have time. don't live in regrets later

fam i expected college

U dropped out of HS? Maan