go to college with a G.E.D.?

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

If you can't deal with high school, what do you think the college workload will be like?

 

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

your right

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

I have to disagree with the statement about not handling highschool so college workload would kill him. I've had a few friends who did HORRIBLE in highschool and were near top of the class in college. Just a different system, different lifestyle.

It works for some people. Get your education man, don't take time off.

 

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

yeah college is suppose to be fun.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

you being sarcastic?
i want to get a diploma, but i ****in hate school. i might just transfer to another, if they dont accept me ima just get the G.E.D and go from there. everybody says that a G.E.D is the same as a HS diploma so **** it.

Let me guess your buddies who dropped out and got a GED are telling you it is the 'same thing'??

I have a GED and while I have a pretty decent job I can tell you I would have a better one if I toughed it out and finished 12th grade..

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

I have to disagree with the statement about not handling highschool so college workload would kill him. I've had a few friends who did HORRIBLE in highschool and were near top of the class in college. Just a different system, different lifestyle.
It works for some people. Get your education man, don't take time off.

one of my housemates has a ged and he's doing just fine. i had a sub 2.0 gpa in high school and i'm in the top 10% of my college class. life is what you make it brotha.

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

i have my hsed and im leaving for school in august so it depends on what you want to do

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

Let me guess your buddies who dropped out and got a GED are telling you it is the 'same thing'??
I have a GED and while I have a pretty decent job I can tell you I would have a better one if I toughed it out and finished 12th grade..

I doubt it. Doesn't make much of a difference at all, unless you're applying to colleges.

 

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

i looked it up on the net and it said 95% of colleges consider a GED the same as a HS diploma.

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

i looked it up on the net and it said 95% of colleges consider a GED the same as a HS diploma.

That's not exactly true because the GED is a graded test. And, as you may know, grades vary.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

Two guys apply for a job, both did very good in college and are fresh out of college looking for a job. One has a diploma and one has a GED, who do you think they are going to pick?

 

[Z71999 10+ year member]

one of my housemates has a ged and he's doing just fine. i had a sub 2.0 gpa in high school and i'm in the top 10% of my college class. life is what you make it brotha.

Very true, but with the "what can i do to get by with the absolute least work possible" mentality the thread maker has..hes not going very far

 

[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

get your g.e.d, go to a community college to get your associates, transfer to a 4 year.

 

[maldecido33 10+ year member]

go to a vocational school

if you have any sort of skills, go to a vocational school. Work hard for 10-15 years, but STICK WITH THE SAME COMPANY, and you'll move up quite a bit.

 

[DirtyRedd]

Two guys apply for a job, both did very good in college and are fresh out of college looking for a job. One has a diploma and one has a GED, who do you think they are going to pick?

There are way too many factors for you to say that. My mom dropped out of High School because she was pregnant with me and then she got her GED then went to college, got her masters and now is Vice President of a big company. It all depends on how you make your life brother. GED or HS diploma doesnt mean alot to an company as long as you got your college degree.