Everyone Attended a High School Somewhere

"Not!"

This was the reply I gave, although phrased in a kinder way, to the lady at the help desk of the college who was trying to talk me through the problem I ran into with my online application form. I couldn't get past screen 4 where I had to enter the name of the high school I attended. I tried explaining to her that I didn't attend high school and that's why I took my GED.

"Oh, but everyone attended a high school somewhere, for some length of time, even if they didn't graduate," she insisted the second time after I told her that, no, I did not attend a high school, not any high school.

There was an uncomfortable pause, then she asked, "Well, what was the last school you attended?"

I told her, "Eighth grade in a Christian school in Ohio."

Another long pause.

"Well, you have to enter the name of a high school or it won't let you proceed with the application," she explained.

Obviously, which is why I called in the first place.

She consulted another help desk person, and finally she told me just to enter the name of the Christian School I had attended and the computer would do a search for it. I told her there was no way it would show up on a search, because the school was barely known in the next county, let alone a different state! She assured me if I did three searches and my school didn't show up, it would give me the option of typing in the name of the school. I finally did that, and the application went through. (Sigh of relief)

My next assignment was to go to the college to take a placement test and to fill out Financial Aid paperwork. I finished that in record time and now I'm looking forward to the next step which is actual registration for my courses, which I will do on January 5. The first day of classes will be January 7.

I'm pinching myself to see if this is real.