I Had a Bit of An Apostrophe (Epiphany)

Loved the fact that in Hook, the Captain said the word apostrophe when he really meant epiphany. Last evening as I was enjoying the shrimp fajitas for dinner, it occurred to me: What if the game requires a Teen to go to school for so many days before they age up? And if a Sim ages up too soon, they are considered a Drop Out?

Anybody in the Know, please sing out. Have I stumbled upon the real secret behind the fuss?

I am quite willing to test my theory. Currently I froze the aging on my Sims, since it's still summer in my game and my kids won't return to school until the first Tuesday in Fall. But, I will age Erik back down to zero days in Teen, and Joey to last day in Child and we'll just see if upon aging up Erik ends up a Drop Out.

Anyone else willing to test this theory?