It isn't necessarily apprehension, and I would likely be okay with it if I were to be in a better situation academically. If, for instance, it was certain that I would be able to graduate after another year, I think I would be handling it better. However, graduating in 2016 is more of a best scenario than a guarantee. It has less to do with not wanting to do another year of high school, but more to do with the doubt I have in my ability to graduate in a timely matter.

I do not go to a traditional high school, and in fact am doing online school. While it has been wonderful in giving me the opportunity to catch up in a lot of ways, it has also had a very detrimental affect on me socially. I feel very alone and am unable to interact with people around my age on a regular basis - Because I have nowhere to go, I have no reason to leave the house, and until recently it was not uncommon for me to stay inside for a week at a time. This is no problem for somebody more introverted, but I really do enjoy interacting with others and don't feel very well after prolonged periods of not doing so. It has been two years.

I want to get a job and experience life. My friends are all miles ahead of me in many aspects, and will continue to be if I don't do something to change where I'm at now. I feel as though I'm lacking in social skills as well as life experience - The people who I grew up with are now getting ready to go off to college and having jobs and moving out. I'm not allowed to have a job ( while living in my mother's house ) while still in High School in order to assure I have time to focus on my studies; I can't get my license until I have the money to pay for it with. I don't know, for certain, when I will be able to graduate High School which makes things difficult. I have no idea how many credits I have and my adviser will not tell me when I ask her.

My current situation is not working for me, and I would feel better if I were able to get my GED and then start working and later on attend class at a junior college. I have pretty much made up my mind that this is what I want to do - Would waiting another year, maybe a year and a half or even two, truly be the better option? I feel as if I'll accomplish more in life now if I do this, in that working would make paying for college more feasible, etc.