Foo - Does anyone here have a G.E.D.?

I think I might have to get one. :(

I'm not talking about this: http://www.fisherbikes.com/images/bikes2006/bikes_medium/ged.jpg =/

I do.

I do.

o rly?

Does it cost anything?

It's different per state, but it's an initial fee for the 5 tests and then a smaller fee for retesting.

In California looks like it's 95$ initially to take it.

http://www.adultschool.seq.org/html%20documents/GED_QAs.htm

It's different per state, but it's an initial fee for the 5 tests and then a smaller fee for retesting.

In California looks like it's 95$ initially to take it.

http://www.adultschool.seq.org/html%20documents/GED_QAs.htm

Dang, that's like a whole friggin' paycheck for me. >.<

Well what state are you in? It's alot cheaper in other states. Plus it seems to have almost doubled since I took it. Why are you having to take the GED?

Well what state are you in? It's alot cheaper in other states. Plus it seems to have almost doubled since I took it. Why are you having to take the GED?

New York State.

I lack the motivation required to get a 102% in the fourth quarter of Studio Art, and there's not enough hours in a day to get the 300 hours I need for the Co-op school-to-work program I'm in.

I need all of this to pass my (second) senior year.

I also have to work during the summer, or else my mom is going to kick me out of the apartment, so no Summer School for me.

Besides, Summer School = $142-$160 per class, and I need two classes.

Edit: that's wrong, one sec, looking for the actual fee. (I can't find the actual fee :lol:)

Ask your guidance counselor about it, she can probably push you in the right direction.

California just sucks, that's why they are robbing people blind. Plus in Ca there are tons of people who lack english comprehension taking the GED in droves, that's the main crowd that's taking the GED in Ca. I lacked the fortitude and hard work ethic to finish my senior year, if the NY GED is anything like Ca I can tell you it's very easy. You need like a 410 to pass and I had an average of 300+ the required score.

yes i have it as well. very easy to pass. im in illinois and i passed it in the 97th percentile, which was good i thought, but basically an easy test, if you are somewhat smart. and in illinois they offer a pre-test, which is good, because it shows you what to expect in the real one, it costs money i think, but cheap. then there are even classes to take to help you better yourself in any given subject that you lacked in for the pre test, classes are also cheap. i recommend you at least take the pre test.

As long as the G.E.D. is considered a "test", I'll do just fine.

The only good thing I have going in school is my 94% test average (including Midterms and Finals), that's with no studying or review at all, ever.

As long as the G.E.D. is considered a "test", I'll do just fine.

The only good thing I have going in school is my 94% test average (including Midterms and Finals), that's with no studying or review at all, ever.

I don't mean to sound condescending, but do you never do any homework ever, or what? I did about half my homework, got A's on the tests and passed high school with a 3.5 GPA. What's the deal?

I don't mean to sound condescending, but do you never do any homework ever, or what? I did about half my homework, got A's on the tests and passed high school with a 3.5 GPA. What's the deal?

I know the stuff, I just don't care who else does. =/

I believe there are better things to do than regurgitate the same things they taught me four years ago, or that which I have already learned through my constant, incessant reading of everything.

in ny they have whats called a home study program...where you get an actual high school diploma instead of a ged by completing 5 task booklets and then taking a test at the end...the whole process takes about 6 weeks. ;)
good luck tugger

in ny they have whats called a home study program...where you get an actual high school diploma instead of a ged by completing 5 task booklets and then taking a test at the end...the whole process takes about 6 weeks. ;)
good luck tugger

Really?

That's like the University of Phoenix of High School Diplomas. :p

Thanks.

no it was for one of two local high schools in my area...and you attend the graduation ceremony just like you graduated the normal way

Repeat after me:
"Do you want fries with that?"

Repeat after me:
"Do you want fries with that?"

I think the A+ Certification I have would likely say "No thanks." :rolleyes:

some people get by on a bachelors degree...truth is you cant do much with a bachelors degree but flip burgers and learn to make a mocha cappachino in ny...but my Mecp certification will get me a job anywhere ;)

I have friends who completed 4 years of college and are the same age as me and they make half the money I do. education...nolonger guarantees you a good job. its just a leg up over the hurdle.

I believe there are better things to do than regurgitate the same things they taught me four years ago

Hmm. What do you think you're going to have to do to get the G.E.D.?

some people get by on a bachelors degree...truth is you cant do much with a bachelors degree but flip burgers and learn to make a mocha cappachino in ny...but my Mecp certification will get me a job anywhere ;)

I have friends who completed 4 years of college and are the same age as me and they make half the money I do. education...nolonger guarantees you a good job. its just a leg up over the hurdle.

Major difference between not having a bachelors and not having a H.S. diploma.

Hmm. What do you think you're going to have to do to get the G.E.D.?

At least I don't have to do it for another four years.

some people get by on a bachelors degree...truth is you cant do much with a bachelors degree but flip burgers and learn to make a mocha cappachino in ny...but my Mecp certification will get me a job anywhere ;)

I have friends who completed 4 years of college and are the same age as me and they make half the money I do. education...nolonger guarantees you a good job. its just a leg up over the hurdle.

Yeah, a degree doesn't guarantee anything, I like to call it more of an expensive prequalification...

I know the stuff, I just don't care who else does. =/

I believe there are better things to do than regurgitate the same things they taught me four years ago, or that which I have already learned through my constant, incessant reading of everything.

I strongly encourage you to finish your high school degree at any cost. Economic studies have shown that a GED has less earning power than a traditional diploma - and the earning power of just a high school diploma is not all that much compared to 2 or 4 year college degrees.

I'll bet that very few future employers are going to be interested in the reasons why you couldn't finish school. When you apply for a job against high school and college graduates, is the potential employer going to think "hey I like this guy becuase he thought there were better things to do, so instead of finishing school he did them."

some people get by on a bachelors degree...truth is you cant do much with a bachelors degree but flip burgers and learn to make a mocha cappachino in ny...but my Mecp certification will get me a job anywhere ;)

I have friends who completed 4 years of college and are the same age as me and they make half the money I do. education...nolonger guarantees you a good job. its just a leg up over the hurdle.

You should check out this report: http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/p23-210.pdf because it may help you see the long-term consequences of the choices you are about to make.

I believe that the average person who has a bachelor's degree will make almost ONE MILLION more dollars over his lifetime when compared to the average high school only graduate.

From: http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa072602a.htm
"...over an adult's working life, high school graduates can expect, on average, to earn $1.2 million; those with a bachelor's degree, $2.1 million; and people with a master's degree, $2.5 million."

At least I don't have to do it for another four years.

I thought you were a senior. How many more times were you planning on repeating?

I thought you were a senior. How many more times were you planning on repeating?

I'm in my fifth year now.

There probably will be a sixth year if I decide to continue with High School.

I was commenting on the fact that the last four or five years of my life seem to have been wasted.

I haven't learned anything, I haven't made any friends, I haven't done anything in school that I couldn't have done outside of school.

The G.E.D. will let me end my fifth year short. To sort of salvage what's left.

A diploma or a degree shows that you can stick with something. That's what employers want when they are looking to hire you. Ask anyone with a business degree and they will explain how they learned all they needed to know about their job from the training provided by the company. However, the company wants to know you're not going to quit when you have to do a few things you won't like.

I have friends who completed 4 years of college and are the same age as me and they make half the money I do. education...nolonger guarantees you a good job. its just a leg up over the hurdle.

So true. If I was sticking with construction I could make twice the money I will.

Major difference between not having a bachelors and not having a H.S. diploma.

I agree...my comment was geared only towards higher education and not highschool... I believe that highschool is important.

Dang, that's like a whole friggin' paycheck for me. >.<

...and it will double your paychecks in the future.

A diploma or a degree shows that you can stick with something. That's what employers want when they are looking to hire you. Ask anyone with a business degree and they will explain how they learned all they needed to know about their job from the training provided by the company. However, the company wants to know you're not going to quit when you have to do a few things you won't like.
this is all true also

I'm in my fifth year now.

There probably will be a sixth year if I decide to continue with High School.

I was commenting on the fact that the last four or five years of my life seem to have been wasted.

I haven't learned anything, I haven't made any friends, I haven't done anything in school that I couldn't have done outside of school.

The G.E.D. will let me end my fifth year short. To sort of salvage what's left.

You have to also consider how the G.E.D. will appear when compared with an actual diploma. It may not pull the same weight as a diploma and could hold you back down the line. I don't know the correct answer to this, but it is worth considering. A sacrifice now may not have immediate returns, but could at a future date.

I graduated normally, but please understand, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I once took a GED practice test just because I was curious how hard it would be. It really wasn't. The only thing I had a little trouble with was the math.

Within no more than a month of studying, maybe less depending on what you need to brush up on, you could pass the GED test, and be on with your life. I can't think of any reason to have 3 senior years in high school when a GED test is readily available.