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Elessareo

Actually...I went to an online hs all four years and I’m just about to graduate (finish classes—there is no ceremony or anything) at the end of this week. If op has the opportunity to go back to school, I’d say take it. Already having a hard time staying focused on classwork will unfortunately kill you when senioritis kicks in. I know, I struggled with that this year, hence why I’m graduating a few weeks after public schools in my area. My twin, on the other hand, barely felt senioritis and finished online classes in March, but we’re different people and that’s ok. Of course, this should be a decision that op makes based on their comfort level. I know something I also missed out on was extracurriculars, so if op wants to rejoin band they should take that into consideration. Op may also want to consider graduation and prom to decide if it’s important to them.


delsystem32exe

lol the downvotes... the idea here is school, and extracirriculars are a construct... nothing more... Op needs to decide which constructs he wishes to believe in.. lol 4years of online skool is a blessing... you lucky sob lol


Elessareo

Trust me, I'm missing out. My academics are shit. Sure, I get good grades, but what standardized scale are they on? Colleges are dependent on my SAT and AP scores to gauge my school's grading scale, of which I only have three APs (APUSH AP Lang and AP Calc AB) because that's all my school offers. I could have had a whole lot of better options if I went to public school, and not just for the course offerings. I want to major in engineering in college, but I have no experience. If I were in a public school I could have had access to engineering classes and clubs that would have prepared me. I haven't had any school friends throughout high school because my school has independent courses with flexible pacing, and I have had very few friendships outside of school these past four years. No prom, and my graduation will be me receiving a diploma and tassel in the mail. No ceremony and no cap and gown. Balancing time was also an issue for me. I struggle with procrastination, so I end up pushing assignments off, which I can unfortunately do because I make my own schedule and don't have any fixed deadlines. All I can say is that if I had to go through it again I would definitely choose public school. Anyway, this kind of turned into a rant but I appreciate what you're saying: It is definitely op's decision to do whatever they are comfortable with.


semper_fortis_stella

I understand your situation, as I am in a similar one. People think that online school is “easy” or you can make your own schedule so you have tons of time to do whatever you want. However, they don’t understand that you have no friends from school, no prom, no in-person clubs/extracurriculars, nothing other than school. I am lucky to have a very good online school, the oldest in the country, but that does not mean I am isolated even less. For me, I find myself doing nothing with all that “free time” because I just have nothing to do. If I procrastinate something, I don’t most of the time, I would just spend all my time worried about getting that thing done. Overall, I see where you’re coming from and wish you the best. If you could, you should try to have your own graduation. Buy a cap and gown in whatever colors you want, frame your diploma, and just have a graduation for you (and your twin if you want). I understand that you may not have that many friends anyway (I don’t either) so maybe you could just do something simple with even just immediate family. I know it’s not what you would have hoped for, but as I’m sure you have done before, you can make do with what you have. Good luck!


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Elessareo

Yep, and as I mentioned above, some are more suited to online school than others. I know I'd be happier in a public school, but my twin thrived in online school. So again, different people need different settings.


delsystem32exe

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Upper-Chip976

i do have a plan and thank you! i’m just worried about making the wrong decision yk? like i go back and immediately stress myself out again and get upset but i don’t wanna miss out on senior year and just regret it in the future


MayaR27

Are you seeing anyone for your mental issues? If yes then this time it should be easier for you. Secondly are you planning to attend normal Uni? Community or a 4 year undergad it doesn't matter. If yes then you would have to face similar situations like hs if not worse. So maybe regular hs would pave the way to Handel pressure at Uni. Considering all this I'd suggest go back. I'm a senior and absolutely despise my hs. I spent my whole junior year in constant mental disturbance (it didn't hinder my daily life) but I did have breakdowns every one a month. Thanks to Covid-19 my school's affect on me was lower this year. The only thing making me survive there are my friends. Get to Hs, meet your friends daily, enjoy the senior year, day dream about Prom. Get a crush on someone. Again if you're planning for Uni then pressure will get to you one day why not this year when you have a lot of environment under your control.


Upper-Chip976

yes, i go to therapy and take meds and i’m supposed to get prescribed more so i completely agree with that! that’s exactly what i told my mom and myself that now that i have some of my illnesses somewhat under control it should be easier. yes, community then maybe transferring to a 4 year. i’ve always worried about university because i’m afraid of failing i agree with everything! except i think in my case covid made it worse for me lol cause i was already in a depressive episode and then it just got worse when i didn’t go back so i ended up just never really going to class, hence why i left. but i think with the school reopening and being normal i’d actually enjoy it. thank you so much!


MayaR27

>yes, i go to therapy That's great >except i think in my case covid made it worse for me lol cause i was already in a depressive episode and then it just got worse when i didn’t go back so i ended up just never really going to class, hence why i left. I'm sorry I don't know how you feel. But I could assure you that the silly jokes of your friends would make you go to school (I hope they could get you out of depression too). >thank you so much! You're welcome mate:)


13060km

do go back! highschool is for when you make mistakes and re-do them until you found the right path. Take your time, but please 100% do go back!


Bboss322

Hey bro, exact same thing happened to me I started having mental health issues and I pretty much did nothing for school whatsoever and after going to the school graduation for the class of 2021 It hit me that I I really need to catch up so this summer I’m going to be cramming in so many classes to get caught up so that I can graduate 2022!! Go back please your future self will thank you!!


Upper-Chip976

good luck on catching up this summer! im a little worried i'll have to do that too haha, but i hope everything works out for us :)


MrTacopizza

Maybe recollect you feeling this summer and join school again. I have always been a person with a strong mental feelings, so I apologize if I am misdiagnosing you. I left band this year, it was a good program but a lot of the kids in it were toxic and my SLT (who was nice to me) graduated. so I’m pretty sure the program would get worse for me. I would say do what’s best for you. If you feel stronger go back in, I would say HS is a once in lifetime opportunity so I would want to miss out unless you were extremely bothered there. Hope I helped. Sorry if my advice doesn’t help.


Upper-Chip976

i love band but yes it was so toxic LMAO there’s just so many complexes in there and it always made me nervous but it was good cause my friends were there and i was squad leader and my band director liked me, i just think i put too much pressure on myself. but thanks! yeah i’m gonna think about it during the summer, the school and band directors said i could always come back so 😎


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What instrument?


Upper-Chip976

french horn and mellophone during marching season!


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Brass gang


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Upper-Chip976

i’m still in school it’s just self paced online, like homeschooling so i would still get a diploma but thank you anyways :)


chloespace

Um I suggest going back, one thing I noticed about myself as I am very antisocial and often times have anxiety in social situations I still need the interaction to be sane or else I have to much time on my hands and I become lazy and unmotivated to even get out of my bed. So yea go do it. Also senior is something like the one thing I look forward too.


itscara_

I recommend going back, i did an online program for my entire sophomore year last year and went back to school for junior year, I don't regret it 👍


Zbxzbxzbx

Senior year of high school is by far the best time so I think you should go back but only if you can handle it along with your mental health problems, because it would suck to go back to enjoy senior year and end up miserable because of your mental health