“In 11th grade I dropped out of my religious high school due to my lack of interest in the religion and disagreements with the faculty. I then took it upon myself to study and take the GEDs, which I luckily passed, while at the same time taking 2 classes a semester at QCC as a non-matriculated student. Due to my weakness in math, I have taken and finally completed remedial math and now am taking College Algebra. If I can succeed at passing that, I will be able to transfer to Queens College and have a normal four-year college experience. This is a unique situation I am in and has led to me being surrounded by peers two to three years my senior when I hang out at Queens College Seeing freshman come in who are older than me is interesting, to say the least. It is surreal and slightly euphoric having two years of college experience when many people two years older than me have none. It just goes to show what a waste high school can be.”
(Flushing, Queens)