arg, 6 months difference! my school year
ends in november 
but i do(kinda) know what im going to be doing… Ill be finished 2nd year and either (A)
Ill get a job 
and enter the real world faint OR (B) I wont get a job and hopefully go into third
year, its an optional year. . . its in house work experience cause the production houses want people who are
more experienced when it comes to production lines but they couldnt be bothered themselves to train people
Mitch:
If I may ask, were ya
Promoted?
Wow! That’s very cool! Congratulations!
But, and I know things are
probably different here, but aren’t there qualifications that you get in years 11/12/13 that you need to get
into college, or doesn’t it work that way? I’m just saying because here, in years 12 and 13, we have to get A
levels, which is basically a kind of qualification, and most colleges and universities require a certain amount
of these qualifications to get into them. I’m curious as to know how the whole college system works over there!
PV - Be glad that you at least have a
brother! I’ve wanted a brother for years now, but mom is through. (snigger) 
Dory’s Defender - Read the reply I made to
lizardgirl below for details.
lizardgirl -
Thank you!
As for the whole college thing, it’s a very long story, but
I’ll try to explain it as best I can:
First things first, let’s just say that I am
smart…but slightly lazy. Now, I’m not being conceited or anything here, but, except for mathematics, I am
pretty much a straight ‘A’/‘B’ student when it comes to my subjects. That being said, we’ll go back a few
years…to ninth grade…
I’ve been a homeschooled student all of my life. However, due to the fact that
my mom had to teach me and my two other sisters, some of us got behind in our schoolwork. I got a couple of
grades behind, and further computer complications didn’t make it any better (long story). I never did finish
ninth grade (although I left 'A’s and 'B’s behind), and I’m still trying to finish up tenth grade…
I was going to go into a local high school this fall, but here in California (and perhaps in some other
states as well) you need a certain number of “credits” to attend a high school. I didn’t have enough
credits to get in and would have had to make up for it by taking summer school along with P.E. and an extra year
of high school (or something along those lines…). So I’m sweating and on the verge of panic, right?
Thankfully, a very nice gentleman said that I could take this thing called a G.E.D. test (which is supposed to
be, like, the “mother of all tests”). If I passed, I could just go straight into high school – no
problem.
So I’m all set to take the test, when, low and behold, I learned that the college I wanted to go to
in the future will allow students who are 18 years and older to attend, no matter how many credits they have or
whether they have completed high school or not. And I’ll be the required age this year to attend! How wack is
that?
This system of attendance does not, however, apply to every college.
The one I want to (and am going to) attend this fall just happens to be an exception.
So yeah. Without
even knowing that it was possible, I have wormed my way out of completing tenth, eleventh,
and twelfth grade. I’m still going to take the G.E.D. test, however, especially
seeing as it will help me to better attain a job…if I complete it. And, truth be told, I’ve almost finished a
preparation test for it and it seems like baby stuff to me. I guess all those years of hard-based homeschool paid
off.
Gee whiz. Sorry that was so long. Heh.
Wow, I am still
here trying to complete one more year of high school before moving on to college. So I think I still might have
some off time to do what I want.
Mitch-
Aaah, I see! So, your system of
credits acts as your qualifications, but in your case, this was different! Wow, sounds good to me! And I hope you
have a good time at your new college this September.
The Star Swordsman - Yeah, so you actually have some time to relax.
lizardgirl - Heheh – yeah, very long
explaination. 
Thank you very much! I’ll be going to college this
August. Even better!
Have fun. Since you plan to go to college
over the summer Mitch, may I ask the college you are attending or the major you are intrested?
Wow I am twice your age, thanks for making me feel old.
[b]The
Star Swordsman[/b] - I will be majoring in Computer Animation and
minoring in Art.
I’d rather not mention the name of the college, just for
“security” reasons and for the sole fact that I don’t really want anyone to know of my true location.
Ah, well I see that you are getting ready to become
an animator for a studio right? Nice choice.
Ohhh yes – for a
certain studio that goes by the name of Pixar…
And thank you! 
Well, i wish you luck. If you are talented and you work
hard, and you love what you do, you should find some fun in college life.
Wow I am twice your age, thanks for making me feel
old.
[/quote]
[size=92]Welcome. [/size]8D
Aspiring towards Pixar too eh Mitch. One of the main reasons I’m trying to get into
CCS (besides the fact it’s only twenty minutes away) is that Pixar takes interns from there. If I do well this
upcoming year, I could do an internship as early as next summer. I really need to get practicing though. I’ve
fallen behind.
Besides, even if I don’t get to Pixar there are plenty of other companies that get interns
from there too.
Congratulations to everyone who’s graduating!! and good
luck at college, jobs, grad-school, etc. im pretty excited (and nervous) bc never year is my senior year of
college, i just hope its as fun as the last three have been
Geez, let’s play who’s not aspiring to Pixar! I
graduated waaaay back in the olden days in 2004. My plan is to transfer to an art college so I can learn
animation there. So hopefully one day I can get to you-know-where as well.
Haunt - Oh yeah – you better believe it.
And wow – that’s pretty
cool. I trust you’ll make it into CCS!
Well, I’m going into tenth grade next year. I think
that counts as a graduation. And I’vr already decided where I’m going to go after I finish college: CalArts,
and then I’m heading for Pixar
Mitch :
You lucky little … arg !
I’m graduating from middle school , does that count ? lol
…
and because i didn’t get into that boarding school I now have to go to a school with one of the
highest drop out rate in the state . I don’t deserve that ! I get a’s and b’s ! Besides , it was either that
or have to take two extra years of college in the future since the other high schools have no languages …
oh well , at least there’s drama club ! wait , that’s gonna be ruined too … for certain reasons that
would make me get too off-topic …