Georgia Ged
Q: I haven't seen much mention of the GED in this newsgroup and was wondering what
the difference is between homeschooling and taking GED classes. Do your
homeschoolers take the GED after completing their studies or how does that
work?
A:I doubt that we will bother with either the GED or the CHSPE (Calif.
High School Proficiency Examination). I think we will just start
community college with one or two classes at a time, take the SAT
if it is needed, and move on with life.
Some people frown on the GED as being the lesser way.
It is just a test. The person and the person's knowledge count for
lots more to me.
(By the way, in Calif, one must be 17yr and 10 months to take the GED,
and must be 16yrs or olders to take the CHSPE. The CHSPE is a
certificate equivalent, by law, to a high school diploma.)
you know:
1. Most colleges and universities first want an
entrance exam score. That would be either an SAT-I
or an ACT.
2. There are quite a number of SAT-II's including
physics, chemistry, biology {with molecular or
ecological concentrations as options} mathematics
{two versions}, US history, World History, various
foreign languages, English literature, writing, etc.
Different colleges and universities have different
requirements for SAT-II's {e.g., most Ivy League
schools demand the writing SAT-II of all applicants,
Purdue University demands of all applicants from
unaccredited schools {includes home educated} the
writing SAT-II and a math SAT-II and adds to that
the chemistry SAT-II if the unaccredited applicant
is applying to School of Agriculture, Schools of
Engineering, or School of Science, public universities
and colleges in Georgia demand a list of SAT-II's
of the home educated,