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GED - 4/3/2008 11:53:46 AM

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Ok, i know it's not the way to go.
But i'm gonna be having surgery and I would like to go work for my dad and make 18 bucks an hour and save it..instead of my dead end fast food 8 dollar an hour sh!t job.

basically, i was saposed to graduate a year early(this year) and today my teacher tells me i have missed 15 days..the second week of school was when i wrecked my bike and was hospitalized. she doesnt consider that an excused absence

...so, i think im going to get my GED, i relize i cant work for my dad forever, but..if i go with the GED can i still go to a tech school? and what does it look like on applications and all of that stuff?

i dont want to be told to not take the easy way out.. but i really have no choice right now..thanks for the help.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 11:55:33 AM

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Dont get a GED you get screwed with scholarships from colleges. I say fight your teacher about the absences. Thats bs.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:00:07 PM

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this teacher is the biggest grump..she wont budge..she acts like i dont have payments or anything like that..she thinks im just some dumb kid who wants out for no reason..shes a crazy person.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:01:19 PM

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Ya know way back when a diploma meant something...
Stay in school one more year...youll miss youre senior year and within weeks all the people you grew up with will forget about u and youll be just another slave to the grind...I mean after high school thats all there is ...the rat race...enjoy being 17...STAY IN SCHOOL

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:02:22 PM

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Sounds like it's time to go to the administration with it.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:07:32 PM

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Sounds like it's time to go to the administration with it.

Setup a conference with the principle, teach, you, and your parents. Any medical excuse should be excused. She just can't say shes going to fail you because you have technically an excused absence.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:08:22 PM

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the thing is..i go to a private school..she is the administration

..she drove so many kids away..there used to be 30 of us..now we are down to 7.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:09:27 PM

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and the only reason i stuck around is cause i thought i would be graduating a year early.. but she waits till the last 5 weeks of school to tell me im going to fail.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:10:27 PM

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I say stay in school. Yeah, you can make more money right now....but not going to school closes the door on so many other opportunities in the future. You can always make more money in the future. Don't be in such a rush. Live life a little while you can. Relish it now...cause wants you move on...it's gone.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:11:21 PM

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and this folks is why you should not send your kids to private schools. I worked at the sholarship office at my college and we didn't give a rats ass if your kids went to Super Geniuses Only School or Ghetto High. If a kid got a 2.9GPA in the Super Genius School vs one who got a 3.0 at Ghetto High guess who gets a scholarship?

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:12:03 PM

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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.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:15:55 PM

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

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:18:05 PM

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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

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:19:33 PM

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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.

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RE: GED - 4/3/2008 12:23:34 PM

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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.

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