Never getting to go to uni:-(

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That’s all he needs—aside from his personal identification.

I was saying that credits from a community college count the same as credits from Yale or Harvard. Ezra may be under the mistaken impression that community college is at the “bottom of the barrel” as far as colleges go.

Why can’t ASS-P just take the GED?

My wife passed it practically off the boat from Trinidad...and she hadn’t been in school for about 30 years.

It might be his only recourse.

Unless he goes back to Anne’s advice about only needing an address to obtain the records.

A GED course would provide structure for him. And take him away from dealing with his situation.

The point of this.....is to get his foot in the door at the community college.

He has to PROVE that he is a high school graduate.

ASS-P has all the time in the world. A six-hour test would not take him away from doing “more important things.”

I don't know of a college (cc, 4-year, uni) around here (midwest US) that doesn't require a high school transcript (assuming one does not have a bachelor's degree already). Saying one has graduated (or has a ged) isn't enough; one must provide the sealed proof from the school (directly from the school via digital submission, directly from the school via mail, from the student via sealed envelope directly from the school, etc). I transferred from uni to cc and still had to provide my hs transcript.

Yep.....that is what they require.

Provided he dresses okay, and doesn’t act like too much of an ass in class, and provided he has a permanent place to live, I feel ASS-P can succeed at least in Intro courses.

When he works at it, I’ve seen him write decently-worded posts. His seeming gibberish is caused by lack of editing for various reasons.....some of them beyond his control.

And he has to move forward and away from ruminating about the past. The obsession with the past has sometimes destroyed the best of people.

...I did indeed get annoyed at the taking S GED - I Don't believe that they are for people who graduated HS, which I DID. I believe that the people who offer them do not intend them for people who have HS diplomas! I think that would really be considered improper by them!
If you say so, Anne, but I don't' know that I remember ever saying what the name of my HS was on this board. Anyway, it's not just a question if the recovery odds, that's just the beginning of things - There is the question of whether, now, I can general do it if I do try - Whether I am up to it, even whether my health is up to it now . And, yes, whether, even if I am, whether I could navigate past the shoals and even get in . That said, that permits me to say this in a thread that is not a reply to someone unfriendly - As far as going against my health goes, I do operate under enough optimism to hope - and assume - that my health will get better! I have improved in some ways recently - It would take some time to set everything up, I would hope I would improve during that time!
As far as the question of my mobility goes, perhaps, if I got into a unique, I would need an electric wheelchair to get to classes on time, at least part of the time. I would likely need somethinv if a handicapped-made easier for room - I could use one now! This motel room is not handicapped-made, and I do have some problems here, although U will not digress about that here. Getting around on a unique would me more compact than getting to classes from outside - I not only do not h
own a car, I long since do not have a driver's liscence . I have not driven this century, Ibelieve. And, though perhaps I could get a driver's licence again - Will I ever be in the financial and personal position to ever own a car, ever ? I tend to doubt that. My inner idea if that tends more towards thinking that, if I achieve a more " normal " life and, in that, have a driver's licence again - I'd follow " those kewell, car-disliking, Millenials " and occasionally get some.thing from one of those " car-sharing " outfits that have sprung up in recent years ears - Not Hertz or Avis, just as Uber and Left sort of differ from traditional " take " services. Just as I Don't have a full-fleged computer and question whether I'll ever have the money - and good stability, and connections and knowledge to have one although that might be more reachable - and wanted/needed - than a car. . As far as unique-going in my handicapped state - Which is, I imagine, " rest of my life ", I don't believe the CHF will ever fully go away, though it could improve some I guess - And I imagine the toes won't ever be growing back . though I guess that's sort of cosmetic. - In't it generally considered admirable for someone handicapped to try and pursue education? Would the putters-down of my idea of going to university because of my handicaps say the same things to someone younger who was the same degree of handicapped?
You know, I am surprised that someone above, here, out down the idea of taking an online course. I tended to think that at least some would go " Rah, rah, rah! Take an online course! It's the latest thing! ". I do not have a full-fleged computer, and I think that all the alleged wonderful bells and whistles of an online course are any good without a fairly good computer - And, if course, I do not have a true home . I hope that people would not suggest " You could just take a laptop and hang around Starbucks' all day "! That said, I could take an okay online course...if it was to get credits that would get you into university, and not just take more online courses.

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One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
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