do you think a ged is that much different than a high school diploma?

Do you think a ged is that much different than a high school diploma? I dont think its that much different. They both get you into college.They both can get you into harvard.I think the only different is its harder to join the military if you have a ged. You have to go to college then you can get into the military.Im going for my ged then im gonna go to college. Wont be hard to surpass most of my graduating class.

Maybe by me not graduating I didnt have any kids,so im ahead of what I would have been if I had graduated.

yes for military i think it still hasn't changed. but as for jobs they are both equally worthless.

It is looked down on.

In order to get a GED you essentially need to pass a test at a level that indicates that you know the subject matter better than some 80% of High School graduates.

In other words, a GED is proof that you didn't just skate out of High School, where as a High School Diploma doesn't tell you anything about what you actually know.

The only thing it might affect is your College choices. But worse comes to worse you cna go to a decent state college, get good grades and transfer to a better university.

In terms of jobs, it doesn't matter.

No job that will take someone without a college degree will care what you have.

And if you have a college degree no one cares what happenned in High School.

They are equal pieces of paper, but when you've got the GED, potential employers and schools view you differently. They won't just give you admission or a job just like that, they want to find out why you didn't finish school because they're probably assuming your irresponsibility. Trust me, I know. I've got a GED. But thankfully I'm in college now and don't really have to tell anyone.Brozekial

They both can get you into harvard.

slipknot0129

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They both can get you into harvard.

xaos

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They both can get you into harvard.

slipknot0129

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[QUOTE="xaos"] Do you know of anyone who has done this?LJS9502_basic

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They both can get you into harvard.

xaos

I imagine it is possible if the student has some other amazing accomplishment. Like a GED, and a perfect SAT score or something.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="slipknot0129"]Probably people going to law school because they dont look beyond what you did in college.

slipknot0129

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Harvard? I think they look at more than just college.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="slipknot0129"]Yeah they look at what makes you stand out from the rest.

Brozekial

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Harvard? I think they look at more than just college.LJS9502_basic

For the most part, having just a GED will make stuff harder for you. I don't know too many prestigious colleges that will accept GED holders unless they prove themselves in a smaller college first. As for the military, the reason they discriminate against GED holders most of the time is because a study was done on the education levels of enlistees and GED holders were more likely to get kicked out before the end of their enlistment than high school diploma holders. The Army is taking GEDs right now (they just started taking them again two months ago after over a year of turning people with them away) but you have to score higher on the ASVAB. Even then, they may be offered less jobs than somebody who has a diploma. A semester of college makes the military look at a GED the same way as they look at a diploma.

Personally, I don't look down on people with GEDs. I know from personal experience that not everybody who gets a GED got it because they was some lazy dirtbag who couldn't hack it in high school. I've seen people who had to get a GED because family problems got so bad they couldn't make it to school for whatever reason. I've seen people drop out due to pregnancy and they didn't have the support to help take care of their child so they could continue to attend school. The GED exam isn't the easiest test in the world either. From what I've seen, most GED holders I've talked to who tried to enlist in the military scored better on the ASVAB than people with a diploma.

A funny fact some people don't know is that Katy Perry has a GED, she dropped out during her freshman year of high school and got one. Not saying she's the best role model, but she has more money than any of us here even with what's considered an "inferior" education credential.

YA...

GED= just seeing what you know

High school =4 years

My friend did all high school then at the very end He couldn't pass his OGT (test you must pass to graduate every state has them just name them different) Which i find pretty sad is they all easy has hell that even I passed on my first chance i got At that time i couldn't give a rats ass about school and all i got D's Because i couldn't care less about school But he dropped out H.S So he didn't have to take them...

I wish H.S would get cut from America... I think We should do 2 Years of high school then move on to college. I know you can take some of your college cIasses while still H.S if your passing with flying colors but i would like it dropped all the way If the student is ready. It gets to a point where pretty much everything is useless it's pointed to your career

If you go on to college and get a degree there, nobody will care about your GED.

While I know they're technically equivalent, and I'd try to treat them equally as an employer, I can't help but put high school diploma above the GED. I guess I just give more credit to people who got it right the first time :|

While I know they're technically equivalent, and I'd try to treat them equally as an employer, I can't help but put high school diploma above the GED. I guess I just give more credit to people who got it right the first time :|

kussese

But, if they've been through college and gotten a bachelor's or above, why would it matter? People can turn their lives around and redeem themselves.

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While I know they're technically equivalent, and I'd try to treat them equally as an employer, I can't help but put high school diploma above the GED. I guess I just give more credit to people who got it right the first time :|

Darkwanderer000

But, if they've been through college and gotten a bachelor's or above, why would it matter? People can turn their lives around and redeem themselves.

UMM on a job app. You useally only put your highest form of EDU. A job could careless about anything else under it.

GED proves that High School is a waste of time.

Most applications lump GED/HS Diploma in one option. As someone said, they're both equally worthless.

Edit: GED is good enough to get you into most City/State Colleges and the Military.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="slipknot0129"]Yeah they look at what makes you stand out from the rest.

Brozekial

People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

cain006

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People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

-Makaveli-

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People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

-Makaveli-

Wow that's terrible. What did she end up doing?

Also, I did some research because I remembered there was a change in the Army GED policy. The military frowns upon GED applicants and have limits as to the amount they will accept, with the coast guard allowing a maximum of 1% of all applicants.

Source: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enleducation.htm

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People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

-Makaveli-

Do you think a ged is that much different than a high school diploma? I dont think its that much different. They both get you into college.They both can get you into harvard.I think the only different is its harder to join the military if you have a ged. You have to go to college then you can get into the military.Im going for my ged then im gonna go to college. Wont be hard to surpass most of my graduating class.

Maybe by me not graduating I didnt have any kids,so im ahead of what I would have been if I had graduated.

slipknot0129

If you're 17 and have at least a GED - you can join the military (enlisted) To be an commissioned officer, you need at least a college degree.

I think you're making the smarter choice so long as you're on top of things. I did my 4 years in HS and went straight to the military. Would of saved an extra year if I had gotten a GED instead. Right now, I'm in college and they lumped GED/HS together. Don't even need to take the SAT because most colleges have placement exams for AP credits.

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People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

k2theswiss

Also, I did some research because I remembered there was a change in the Army GED policy. The military frowns upon GED applicants and have limits as to the amount they will accept, with the coast guard allowing a maximum of 1% of all applicants.

Source: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enleducation.htm

-Makaveli-

Policy means nothing. If you're 17 and have a GED, A recruiter will get you in so long as you don't have any major health or criminal discrepancies. And even then, you can get waived.

Joining the military is one the easiest things to do.

[QUOTE="-Makaveli-"][QUOTE="cain006"]

People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

cain006

Wow that's terrible. What did she end up doing?

[QUOTE="-Makaveli-"][QUOTE="cain006"] [QUOTE="kussese"][QUOTE="-Makaveli-"][QUOTE="cain006"]

People who are home schooled have to take the GED I think, one of my friends did so. So there's at least one good excuse for why you would get it instead of a high school diploma.

kussese

Edit: Also, it's not like they have to provide reason when they reject you.

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Also, I did some research because I remembered there was a change in the Army GED policy. The military frowns upon GED applicants and have limits as to the amount they will accept, with the coast guard allowing a maximum of 1% of all applicants.

Source: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enleducation.htm

Blue-Sky

Policy means nothing. If you're 17 and have a GED, A recruiter will get you in so long as you don't have any major health or criminal discrepancies. And even then, you can get waived.

Joining the military is one the easiest things to do.

A GED can get you into Harvard?...Harvard turns down people with 2400 SATs 100s of volunteering hours and 4.0+ GPAs...

A GED can get you into Harvard?...Harvard turns down people with 2400 SATs 100s of volunteering hours and 4.0+ GPAs...

TacticalDesire

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A GED can get you into Harvard?...Harvard turns down people with 2400 SATs 100s of volunteering hours and 4.0+ GPAs...

slipknot0129

Wow, I am honestly surprised, it's not so much the fact that they have the GED, but I would just assume that someone with a GED missed out on many of the other necessary areas required for admission to Harvard rather than not having a High School Diploma.

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A GED can get you into Harvard?...Harvard turns down people with 2400 SATs 100s of volunteering hours and 4.0+ GPAs...

slipknot0129

That number is completely false. Harvard averages undergraduate class sizes of 1600. 10-20 GED's in that class would be abhorrent unless they are actually homeschooled prodigies.

GED is worthless, its not going to get you a job, and its probley not going to get you into any major school either. Unless you buy your way in

To the above poster, you do relize if your homeschooled you can get a real diploma you don't automaticly get a ged

GED is worthless, its not going to get you a job, and its probley not going to get you into any major school either. Unless you buy your way in

James161324

But if you get a GED and then spend a couple years at a community college, would the university you want to transfer to even care that you got a GED, or will they just look at what you did during your time at the community college? Isn't a high school degree worthless after you get a higher degree, anyway?

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GED is worthless, its not going to get you a job, and its probley not going to get you into any major school either. Unless you buy your way in

CammiTac

But if you get a GED and then spend a couple years at a community college, would the university you want to transfer to even care that you got a GED, or will they just look at what you did during your time at the community college? Isn't a high school degree worthless after you get a higher degree, anyway?