Switching High Schools Senior Year

JHS
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:17:42 +0000

What I was saying above is that perhaps you shouldn’t take for granted that you HAVE to meet the graduation requirements for your high school. Most colleges of the caliber you are looking at do not require a high school diploma as a prerequisite to enrollment. This is something to discuss (delicately) with the GC. See if you can avoid compromising your core academic senior grades (and your ability to fit in at the new school by participating in ECs) in order to fulfill requirements that actually have no bearing on your life.

The school may see things differently, though. They probably will not want to have you on their books as a student who failed to graduate. Not so great on the NCLB front. They may just say no. But if the choice is 9 courses, including Arizona History, and no life, vs. six courses, satisfying ECs, and no graduation, you may be better off with the latter.