Do NOT go for your GED. Just graduate, you will appreciate it later down the road.

Will not look as good on your job apps later down the line. Say you and me are going for the same job, we both have equal experience and everything else. More than likely the deciding factor between who gets it will be the diploma, over the GED.

 

well i was in a similar situation and left High school with my GED. I have since went to and graduated college.

 

Once you have a college degree the difference between GED and Diploma is insignificant. This isn't 1950 where you only need a HS education. All you really need is a College Education and work experence. I wouldn't even list my HS Diploma in a resume

 

Around here there is also a HSED offered which if you have enough credits is better than the GED, its a high school equivilency diploma. I do not know how it effects college at all however. Just thought i would throw that out there.

 

I got my GED when I was 23.

I received a four year scholarship for my test scores.

I got my associates degree witht that scholarship, and I'm about 18 hours away from my BA in Criminal Justice. Someone say something about scholarships?

I've debated commenting in here, but I may have something that can help...

In most cities, there is a version of Adult Basic Education (ABE). These places allow you to attend, "class" at your own pace and GRADUATE with your ACTUAL class (since yours is a private school, there might be a difference there).

Even if you do just get the GED, it WILL NOT close your future doors. I can personally attest to that. Just thought you should know that.

Good luck.

 

P.S. My degree is from a University, too. Not some CC, buddy.

 

Ultimatly it depends on the colleges but someone with a Diploma would get a better scholarship than a person with a GED. With a Diploma comes a measureable GPA but a GED has no GPA(at least in Louisiana).

 

Well if we're talking complete truths - a friggin' diploma is hardly a ticket to college. ACT's are your bet there, then when that score is sufficient, it's on to your transcripts. At that point you can request a meeting with the Dean to explain any abnormal circumstances... like an adult does in life.

As far as a GPA, there is most definitely a measurable score. It's not a GPA, it's a combined score of all tests administered in the testing process for the certificate. Every state offers a calculable scoring system to comply with Federal regulationsin respect to GED testing.

I can't say with certainty how it works in LA, but if they're on par with federal regulations you bet your scrawny ****it's something similar.

P.S. As a graduate, I wouldn't expect you to know these laws in your state though, why would you?

 

I don't think it would be a terrible thing to get a GED - you should still be able to get into a decent college/university with a GED, assuming your ACT and SAT scores are high enough. Be sure when you want to go to college to set up an on-site interview. That's what got me into college, I got on the "accept this dude even though his grades aren't great" list by both people who interviewed me.

I later found out that a lot of schools have a similar policy where each campus interviewer (including students) can strongly recommend that a student gets accepted - I became friends with the student who interviewed me and found out she put me at the top of her list which included myself and 2 other people.

do us all a favor though and do not sit back and do nothing. At the very least get your GED.

Personally, I would stick it out one more year and live it up in high school and get a degree but to each their own.

 

GED
Good
Enough
Diploma
Come on man, stay in school!