I've heard of people going back to high school in their later years and I really want to know just how likely it would be to be granted permission to go back at the age of 34. I quit in the middle of my 11th year and I've never stopped thinking about going back and finishing. It's like something I need to do before I die or something. How can I be a good example to my teenager is she should decide to quit if I didn't finish myself? So, if anyone out there has any information about getting back into high school at my age, please let me know. The information would be appreciated.

You are only allowed into high school in the U.S. until you are 21.

Once you're over that you must go to an adult high school and finish it there.

From what I've heard adult high school finishes a lot faster than regular.


I have a question for you though; do you plan to go to college? If so, you might have a hard time getting into an even decent one.

it's a waste of time,
society is a good room to study more important than school,and we just have our own life,the time of lives is not so long,just so many years,we'd enjoy it.

I understand what you are saying finishing highschool is something you feel needs to be accomplished. And since you have a daughter in highschool you want to be a good example. If you were allowed to go back to highschool it would be like Billy Madison.
I would go with what rejected said.
Good Luck!

Don't know about going back to high school, but there is a 57 year old man who went to a high school prom: http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pr..._050528&src=abc

wow, I've never heard of an "adult high school". *shrug*

In a psych class I learned that supposedly one's High School graduation is one of the important milestones of one's life. with out it it seems a bit like you never finished somethng important.

I've heard of many that in order to get that sense of accomplishment in life have obtained their GED and gone to college or a technical program. get a degree! a BA or an associates, or tech school of some kind; somethng that will give you a ceremony and a piece of paper (and will certainly help in career/being a good example for ur kids).

Well all you really need to do is take the GED exam, and then you can go to college. But you would have a better chance at it if you went to an adult learning center. If you google the state you're in followed by GED, it should come up with good results. At least it did for NY.

If you don't see it affecting your life, job or otherwise, once you've finished, I wouldn't bother. I'm a teenager (15) whose parents didn't finish highschool, and I certainly don't see myself dropping out in the near future based on their example. Don't worry too much about your daughter. If she really wanted to quit, she would do it whether you had or not.

I'm not sure why anyone would actually want to go back to High School.

The best solution is to simply get your GED which is a High School Equivalancy Test. The business world sees that the same as a high school diploma. Having a GED will allow you to move on to bigger and better things in your professional life.

With a GED you can then move on to college if you wish. If attending a Full Time College is not what you have in mind... there are a lot of different programs out there where you can attend classes part time and achieve an associates (2 Year) degree in your spare time. Once you have one of those... a whole world of higher paying jobs opens up to you.