TIFU by procrastinating my highschool courses

Submitted by Vegetable-Rest7205 t3_zynm09 in tifu

So for a bit of context, when COVID started, I went into online schooling. I did a program called TVO ILC, which basically provides me with full courses that I read through, I read assignment documents, complete them, and hand them in to be marked by someone who works for TVO. None of the assignments have due dates, you are just given the course and told to finish it.

I was under the impression, due to never seeing it over the two years that I worked on it, that the courses could be completed whenever. Now, because of the lack of structure I ended up falling behind about 4 courses (half a school years worth) after 2 years. I finally got to start school again this year. I am supposed to be fully in 11th grade. However, I was about 90% of the way through 4 of my 10th grade courses so in school they just put me in the remaining grade 10 courses I wasn't working on online, and some 11th grade courses.

However, because of the stress of school, it was hard to find time to do my online schoolwork. Today, I finally got the motivation to do it, due to it being Christmas break. I get on the TVO ILC website, "You are not enrolled in any courses."

So apparently the courses expire after 10 months with 0 warning, no information stating this, etc. These courses were $50 each, X3 = $150. So not only did I waste $150 of my mom's money, I wasted 6 months on these courses and will now have to either completely restart or god knows what. I don't know what to do. I'm yet to tell my dad.

TL;DR: I procrastinated my online courses I was 95% finished so long that they expired, costing my parents $150 and putting me another 6 months behind.

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Squigglepig52 t1_j295tke wrote

No, dude. Seriously, who thinks high school courses would have an unlimited amount of time to complete?

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Vegetable-Rest7205 OP t1_j2azgpg wrote

Because they're online courses and none of the assignments have due dates? Along with that, through signing up, purchasing and completing courses, it is never mentioned

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AcrobaticSource3 t1_j271xvp wrote

Sometimes the lessons you learn in school aren’t in the text books, sometimes they are about work ethic and planning

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Vegetable-Rest7205 OP t1_j27kvvr wrote

Yeah, main reason I didn't finish top priority was because I thought they couldn't expire, as nothing had due dates. I was more worried about homework from school in person that had due dates.

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bros402 t1_j27kqn7 wrote

This is a crappy lesson, but at least it is a cheap one in terms of money.

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special_kitty t1_j26uawi wrote

Drop out and start studying for your GED. IMO, a high school diploma is overrated.

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Vegetable-Rest7205 OP t1_j26up2i wrote

I wish. My parents would never let me. If I could do this I 100% would. All of my hobbies and career interests don't technically even require a highschool diploma. But again, parents are firm believers that highschool > uni / college / trade school are the only ways I should go.

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bros402 t1_j27krqz wrote

What are your hobbies and interests?

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Vegetable-Rest7205 OP t1_j27kzxn wrote

Photography, digital art, scuba diving, video production, graphic design. All of those.

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bros402 t1_j27llee wrote

Getting a HS diploma is a good idea just so you know that piece of paper. You can do most of those hobbies while you are in school.

Have you ever done a career interest inventory to see what kind of jobs may interest you that require a degree - i'm not saying "GO TO COLLEGE OR ELSE" - just saying "It is worth taking a quick look at possible careers/thinking about them for a minute"

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Vegetable-Rest7205 OP t1_j27mbve wrote

I don't think I've ever done a career interest inventory before, no. Not saying I don't think I should go to college, just that being a year behind in school really sucks.

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bros402 t1_j27naty wrote

With the classes, is it the kind of thing you could just rush your way through now that you know it and finish it in a month or two?

Here's a decent one interest inventory - it's a short one compared to ones that a college can provide

https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Careers/interest-assessment.aspx

Check level of preparation needed - the example careers are examples of careers that require that level of preparation, so make sure to check each level! You can check descriptions of each career here: https://www.onetonline.org/

little means that some require HS diploma - stuff like waiter, lumberjack, things that you can pick up in a few days to a month

some preparation means that you usually need a HS diploma (sometimes things that have apprenticeships) - security guards, customer service reps, bank tellers, etc

medium prep means that you need vocational school, on the job training, or an associates degree - stuff like electricians, barbers, court reporters, etc.

high prep means that you most likely need a bachelors - engineer, teacher, human resources, etc.

extensive preparation is stuff that needs a masters and above - doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, etc.

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Vegetable-Rest7205 OP t1_j27rxco wrote

A lot of the jobs they recommended seem nowhere close to anything I'd be interested in doing. And yeah, the courses are sort of like that however the last assignment I did was at least 6 months ago so I won't remember a ton.

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bros402 t1_j28seej wrote

You'd be surprised at how much you remember once you start working at it again.

Definitely think about checking out a community college in your area when you graduate - since they usually have programs in stuff like video production and graphic design

or if you are interested in stuff like setting up projection and stuff like that, contact an audio-visual company in your area and get on their freelancer list

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HorseActual t1_j2803lj wrote

Don’t listen to @special_kitty having GED instead of a diploma closes a bunch of doors. A college degree is what’s overrated, but they’re still required. Not saying you can’t get by without a GED but it will be harder than just sticking through high school. You’re going to change your mind about what you want to do with your life until your 20s even then you can always change careers. If you ever decide to go to college even if you’re in your mid 20s not having your diploma will hurt you. Even bill gates, one of the most famous dropouts, didn’t drop out of high school, he dropped out of Harvard.

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special_kitty t1_j2aarts wrote

I respectfully, respectfully disagree, but I suppose it matters if you are applying to med school, going to a technical school, or doing neither. Here's why. Both my brother and ex dropped out, enrolled in a 2 year community college and got their associates degree at 19, transferred into a 4 year college, got their GED somewhere in between, and one graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry and works as a Chemist and the other one works in Computer Science.

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HorseActual t1_j2cinlg wrote

I’m a college dropout too, but it’s just that much harder of a process to do. Even the military rewards you for having a highschool diploma (no signing bonuses unless you have one) I’m not saying that it isn’t doable, but generally it isn’t a good idea to drop out of highschool.

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