Arianalecto Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Alright, I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, and if it isn’t, I deeply apologise. I’m 20 years old, and I grew up with two incredibly abusive parents. My father beat me constantly, (in truth, he gave me the belt and made ME hit myself. If I didn’t hit myself hard enough, the lash wouldn’t count.) Twice, I ended up in the hospital. The third time he wrapped my knee himself, and told me that if I told anyone anything, he’d cut my eyes out. Good times. My mother is the problem for which I’m coming to you for advice. While never physically abusive, my mom was very apathetic towards my sister and me in general. When I was 14, she said that she was sick and tired of dealing with my school stuff, and had me withdrawn to become a homeschool student. There was no home schooling. I was left to my own devices, and spent the next 4 years self studying online and whatnot. At the age of 18 I started trying to get into colleges, and found that I couldn’t without a highschool diploma. Because I “graduated” our homeschool garbage, I have a diploma, as administered by a local school district. It doesn’t have any grades though, just saying that I was proficient in everything. Schools won’t accept this as a transcript. I can’t go back to high school and do my time. I was turned away at the GED. What can I do? I’m working through my other problems with my psychologist (depression, anxiety problems and the like,) but she doesn’t really know how to address the educational neglect. I’m just wondering if there’s some resource out there that can be used to help neglected kids fix the lives that their parents broke. I really am very intelligent (top 1% SAT) and I’m not dumb. I just need to either finish high school, or be allowed to go to college. Not held here in limbo. Also nothing that CC is out of the question. At this point I’d do just about anything, but there don’t seem to be any options left and I’m trying really hard not to freak out about it but it’s seriously life ruining,. Link to post Share on other sites
quankanne Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 would you be able to get a G.E.D.? I mean, meet with the folks who offer the course and explain your situation? Though I'm more than a little perplexed that colleges don't accept a "homeschool" diploma – we've got kids here who've gotten into Ivy League schools on such credentials, though then again they were using a specific program and had strong parental input ... other suggestion is to go to the college's admissions office and ask who their guidance counselor is, and talk with that person. They might be able to help find a solution. Link to post Share on other sites
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