| No. Just to add to the list of alternatives, I don't know where you live but several states have some sort of "talented and gifted" magnet school that might be more challenging/engaging for you. Many cities do as well, but you're probably well aware of local options. There's also Bard College at Simon's Rock which accepts rising high school juniors and gives them a BA in 4 years (and is affiliated with a top tier liberal arts college). The timing for that is just about right. Also, you may be interested to learn more about the "unschooling" movement. Some variation of that might be a good fit for you. Google "unschooling" or "John Taylor Gatto" for some background info. Other people in this thread have discussed the drawbacks of a GED rather an a high school diploma, so I thought I'd share this one little anecdote: One of my classmates in high school happened to have skipped a lot more grades than most. He was 12 in his junior year of high school, so I guess that made him 14 or 15 when he started college and around 19 when he graduated from undergrad. He was a great kid. Clearly ridiculously smart but very modest and soft spoken. Everyone seem to like him. But he didn't really have "friends" per se. Everyone was nice to him, but everyone treated him like a kid brother. I ran into him at our 15 year high school reunion and we had a long chat. Looking back on it as a happy, successful and established adult, one thing he clearly regretted about his life is that he never really had a college or a high school "experience", he just went to classes. And he regretted it. My point is that there is more to the high school experience than what you're being taught in class. Sure, you can skip it, but be aware that you're trading away something with real value, sometimes even when it doesn't seem like it is. I don't think that should make your decision for you, but it's another thing to throw on the "no" side of the scales. Also, I think the deck is generally stacked against you as 15 year old high school drop out trying to succeed as an entrepreneur. Gaining a little bit more life experience (quite possibly doing fun and exciting things that aren't like high school) might make you a better entrepreneur. You'll understand your customers, partners and employees better. (inb4 "Fool, YC has had several successful 18/19 year old founders." I know. That's not the same situation as this.) |
It's technically still considered dropping out of high school though :)