trust me...so worth it. last year id get to school at 8, drive for an hour, wait another hour and just do nuthin cause i had no where do go, and have class at 10. 6 weeks, 4 days a week. like 20 kids in my class, 4 in each driving slot, so we drove like 15 mins each everyday. now i can drive whereever, wenever, with whoever a year before every1 else that hasn't taken it(legally). insurance is slightly lowered. trust me, it sucks now, but its sooooo nice later. most kids end up doin it wen they are 17 here so they can drive like i said early(instead of 18), but i got in wen i was 16 so i was ready. i later took my driving test n passed fine first time cause i had the experience