I thought I saw something on this on another thread but have not been able to find it. Here's my question. DD is 18 and should be a senior. We are behind as far as credits go due to illnesses, my mom passing away, and so on. We are not making much headway now either as my dad is not is good health so we are going through some remodeling in order for him to move in with us. IOW, things are in chaos!:banghead: Anyway, she is an excellent student. She is very shy and insists she doesn't want to go to college, says there is no career she is interested in, and so on. I almost literally forced her to take the ACT last June and she scored a 28 with little to no preparation, then refused to take it again. She does an excellent job at whatever assignments I give her (when I get around to it) but does take much responsibility for planning or moving ahead. She loves to write and is very good at it but does not like for people to read what she has written. She loves animals but rejected my suggestion of looking into a veterinary-related career field because she "hates science." Well, I feel that taking another year to finish her high school credits would enable us to not feel pressured into cramming things in, would give her more time to mature and explore her interests. She sort of likes the idea but also thinks that people would think that we are doing this because she's "too dumb to finish in 4 years." I don't know what to do - also, if we decide to take another year, can I change her ACT record to say that she was a junior when she took it? I'd have to force her to take it again this year but maybe she'd score a little higher. Can anyone give me any opinions? I am so confused I don't know where to turn. And if anyone is still reading this by this point, thank you very much!