High School Rock in the Middle of the College Stream

I've read only 50% of seniors go to college from high school. Have you ever wondered why? I don't believe their lazy or unintelligent. I do believe it may have something to do with high school. Recently, I have been driving over-time to get the necessary information from my high school in order to apply for acceptance into college. High school is like a giant rock in the stream of higher education. I can't move it, or go around it. The rock doesn't provide direction. It just sits there...I met with my teachers and counselor months ago in order to make sure I had everything ready to submit for early enrollment into college. Everything is ready to go except my high school transcript. Piece-of-cake, I thought. It's as simple as pressing the print button. (I know this because I have requested my transcript a time or two before. It was printed on the spot.) Now that it's for a college application my counselor must write a letter of recommendation to the college transcript liaison in our school (office located next door to my counselor's) letting her know he approved the printing of my transcript and I must also pay $5.oo. Oh, and this apparently takes 3 - 6 weeks. The deadlines for most early admission into college is December 1st. This policy is not in the student handbook and has never been mentioned in any of my meetings with school advisers. When I asked where I was suppose to find this information, the administrator replied "You're old enough to do the research." Ok, my research told me what the college's need for enrollment not what the high school requires in order to get the necessary documentation from the high school...School translation, "We not only don't care if you succeed in life, but we're going to make it difficult to succeed and possibly prevent it." How about a class on Silly Paper Work required for seniors to get the information from their counselors. My advice to seniors, It may be too late to get the necessary paperwork for early enrollment, but start now if you plan to apply at all. It could take 6 - 9 months and counting...but that's High School.