How many times did you take the GED before you passed it?

What sucks though, is that I learned I had passed the day after the Columbine Shootings. Here I was with a letter from DPS congratulating me on becoming a High School Graduate, yet all I could think of was those fifteen kids that wouldn't get to graduate at all. Kinda ruined the mood.

And you know what else? before I haeard about the shooting, I was planning on doing something big for my 100th survey, but that happy moment has been ruined as well.

**Brian: Congratulations.

Never had to take it for my grad program. I did do some drills for a lark when a friend was studying for it, though.

I graduated from high school and didn't need to take the GED.

Other, I graduated from High School.. I've heard from many people that the GED is quite simple. It bothers me that I spent all that time and energy in high school, year after year, when I could have just taken that one test and it would have made me 'equivalent' to HS grads.

I aced it. I got a call from the woman at the office to tell me I had the highest score on the GED that year. Of course I did, I had just almost-finished the accelerated program at my high school two months before. It was the easy stuff and it was still fresh in my mind. Everyone else taking the test was either an immigrant who had just finished the 'English as a second language' course at the local community college or a drop-out from ten years previously who discovered he needed it to join the bricklayers union. I was so 'I don't belong here' it was funny.

She asked would I please come to the state house to get my award and be photographed for the newspaper. Aside from the embarrassment factor, I told her I didn't think I deserved the award since I hadn't had to work for it at all and the room had been full of people who were really struggling. I told her she could give it to the next guy and that would be fine with me. She said 'it might have been a woman.' I said sure, it might, but the odds were in my favour since there was only woman taking the test when I was there and she was drunk.

Which probably falls under the 'more information than you need' category.

Excuse me, what IS the GED?????

happy 100 nonetheless! :)

North79, It's for people that dropped out of high school. You take a test and go to a FEW classes and you get a GED which is equivalent to a high school diploma in the US. I *think* it stands for General Equivalency Degree (or Diploma). But I'm not sure.... The survey creator probably should have explained what it was.

I am pretty sure I never took it.. I graduated from high school..

what's the ged? we don't have it down under, we have TEE and HSC...I take it that it's something to do with education grades????

they, its not just for high school drop outs who are wanting a high school diploma later in life. I know at least in California, any student may take the GED examine to get out of high school sooner. A number of kids do this to 1) attend college earlier, or 2) start working full time in order to support themselves.. or both!

I graduated...I never took the GED...This survey question assumes I (and everyone else here)did though.....

I graduated from high school...first try, if that counts for anything.

not according to the creator of this survey...obviously *giggles*

Good plan, Jen!

I got jen. I NEVER went to High School. Not one day. And yet I still passed the GED. Between that, Helath Care, and Gun control laws in this country, it's no wonder we're overrun by sick stupid kids with guns. Gives you the shivers don't it?

*snicker*

jen: The only thing you learn in High School nowadays is "proficience in small firearms and crude explosives." Besides, all my friends are adults, so social skills are no real problem. You see, I actually leave the house once in awhile, instead of coming up with new and interesting ways to insult overweight teenagers from Colorado who's first name starts with a B.

**jen: Where did you learn how to count?

Brian, going to the mailbox to get the mail for mommy, does not count as leaving the house.

I graduated from High School. I heard the GED is pretty easy. I don't think you can compare them. And as for this being your 100th survey, so what? Most of your surveys are stupid. It's no honor to have created alot of BAD surveys. You should have tried creating less surveys and spent the extra time to make them GOOD.

Brian: You leave the house? So do I and lots of other people. Its called holding down a full-time job and contributing to society. You on the other hand, I assumed just sat around the house all day annoying all the people at SC by making mostly bad surveys and then trying to argue with everyone.
Get a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian, you seem to be the only person here who is hung up on your being an "overweight teenager". Everyone keeps trying to tell you your age doesn't matter as much as your maturity level...and most people here probably don't care if you're FAT...so do something about it, or get over it!

Brian,Yeah get a job, fatty! HEY! Do my taxes pay for your food? I hope not or I'm going to be pissed if you are getting fat off of the sweat of my brow. I mean, if you do not work, how can you afford to eat?

Suebee.. I'm surprised you mentioned Brian's maturity level and not the maturity level of our new anonymous user. Brian is just a teenager.. for some reason, I think this person is an adult... which makes it even more pathetic.

fatty?

They - I don't have a problem with the anonymous comments here. Apparently I'm not the only one irritated with Brian right now.

I graduated high school & received my diploma.

I never took a GED test. I graduated from high school with a diploma.

I've never taken a "GED". I don't even know what the letters stand for. I'm guessing this is another "American thing". The rest of us are expected to be familiar with their acronyms.