Can a student get a GED before he graduated from high school?
By clorissa123
@clorissa123 (4926)
United States
July 29, 2009 3:52pm CST
My co - worker really confused me today. She told me that she wants her son to get GED, so he can get into some technical college. Because she was so sure that her son won't be able to finish high school. But he just about 16 years old. He isn't finish high school yet. Would that be possible for a student to get a GED before he graduated from high school? She said, she called the school, and they confirmed her that when he reached 16 of age, he can get a GED.
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@dlindsay (18)
• United States
29 Jul 09
I'm pretty sure that you can't get a GED before you graduate high school unless you drop out first. If you aren't attending high school for whatever reason, then there are plenty of classes and places to get a GED. If her son is still in high school though, she will probably have to sign the papers for him to drop out first.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
29 Jul 09
Yes, it is possible. My husband did this actually.
His family moved from one county to another when he was a senior in high school. He didn't want to change schools so he opted to drop out. He then took the GED test six months before his class graduated and attained his GED at that time. Next he took his GED to a local technical college and completed that before his friends from high school were done with their first two years of college.
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@T3hG33k (215)
• United States
31 Jul 09
You can most certainly get it when you are 16. That was what I wanted to do then so I could go straight to (community) college and not waste time in high school. I think your co-worker has the right idea. Although, should first check into and Vo-Tec school that work with her sons high schools. Most schools have a program where a student can do both as a high school diploma is always a nice thing to have.
@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
29 Jul 09
When he is 16 he can get a GED. The GED is in place of the diploma. It's a "graduate equivelancy diploma." It states he can do the same work and gets a diploma like every one else basically!
