should i quit school now or wait?
81325
I have an 18 year old step son who just dropped out of school at the beginning of his final semester of his senior year.  Dumb, dumb, dumb...  He is living with friends - has been through 3 jobs in 6 weeks - and has no vehicle any more because he couldn't pay the repair bills.  You can ALWAYS go back to college, but you can NEVER resume your high school career.
316577
find the other job first, leave on good terms, and don't do it if you can't live without your income now. if you have to, save up so ya'll can live for at least 6 months without your income.
563630
YES AT 16 YOU CAN DROP OUT . BUT IT WILL BE A BIG MISTAKE DON'T QUIT SCHOOL / EVEN IF YOU GET A GED YOU WILL REGRET NOT FINISHING SCHOOL IN YOUR ADULT YEARS . AND MOST EMPLOYERS WONT HIRE A PERSON THAT QUIT SCHOOL BECAUSE IF THEY QUIT SCHOOL THEY PROBABLY WILL QUIT EVERYTHING ELTS THEY EVER DO . STAY IN SCHOOL NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU HATE IT . YOU NEED EDUCATION TO SUCCEED IN LIFE
804834
The smart move would be for you take up the job and still continue school as a part time student.  From life experience thou, I have learned that education is more important than even getting a job.  So I would suggest you go back and finish school coz this will present an opportunity for you to get even a greater paying job.  Beside imagine this, were the insurance company to downsize, who would go first?
690424
OK bio tech is alot of school so before you even get to the fun part of your career you will spend alot of time reading and studying bio. i am pre med so i know what I'm talking about when i say school can get very hard and you might want to quit. but don't no matter what. no reason is good enough ever. stick with it. if you can get into a university do that if not do community college for 2 years and xfer over. but first go see a counselor at both of those places to get info.
1156629
yup! Better quit now, or don't and wait and see what happens.
965389
I wouldn't suggest dropping out if that is what you are considering at this point.  However the above answers are very accurate. \nHigh school can be difficult and provide challenges, but it also a very good experience that young people should have.  If you are struggling, there are ways to get help and bring up your grades.  If you still can't manage to bring them up enough upon graduation to be accepted to colleges, you can also take courses afterward to prepare you for college in most communities.  These are also considered when you apply to schools.  Dedication is important as anything else ;-)
828920
Right now you hate school when you're my age you wish you had want to college to get a degree. The best jobs that pay good you need college. Don't quit you get breaks from school. You always have the weekends and all the other days and weeks during the year then two months between grades. Don't mess your chance at a rewarding career and have money to get the things you'll find like for a house,car,doctors,meds,gifts for others and groceries...etc.
118257
If you're able to support yourself with this current job, I think you should stick with it until you graduate. Then you can move more easily onto something bigger and better and you will have your degree and a bunch of on-the-job experience.
450267
tell her its your life and you'll run it the way you want to.Your education is the most important thing in your life and when people drop out they tend to regret it later on in life.I'm a student myself and if mom ever said drop out I'd love to,but I'd still say no to it because I want a good,proper education.So tell her you don't want to and she should be supporting you and not turning against you.
787826
Most institutions (in the UK, at least) are very flexible when it comes to taking years out, but as others have said, you may return having forgotten everything you learned, or worse, a one year break can very quickly become permanent. I took a year out between college and university and suddenly four years had flown by. Scary.\n\nWhy not see if you can go part-time instead? This can have a lot of benefits: firstly the risk of dropping out is greatly reduced. Also, you get the time you need to spend with your family, but crucially, you also get time *away*, which can be very, very important when there are problems at home. And of course, the workload will be much easier. Then, as and when the troubles are dealt with, return to full time.
575265
High School, it's the last one you have to go through. Then it's up to you. But I would advise to continue education for a job in the future that will pay better.
662292
Yes... wait until you get home and actually work at school.
559786
Stick with it. But make sure that you get a place of yours & yours alone. (I hate myself for trying to live with roommates again.) You've come this far, and it will only be harder to go back to school. It's an accomplishment to be accepted to grad school and it's an accomplishment to make it through a year in an awful living situation. You know full well that "what" you major in doesn't neccessarily determine the work that you'll do. Try to change your study habits (even the type of notebook you take notes in can help change your attitude a little.) Finishing grad school will provide many more prosperous opportunities. Chances are you'll want the education just as much as you did before once the stress clears.
68116
going to school is better.  You will make new friends in school. If your current ones don't want you to better yourself, you need better friends anyway.
344194
Go with what works for you. This may interrupt your life later on after college but for now just sleep when you want
333977
Try taking a part-time or weekend college course in something else of your choice. When you qualify in that then start applying for jobs. When you are offered one then take it and quit your current job?