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I actually have a GED

I got dragged into a fight where I defended myself and then I got arrested... (charges later dropped) so I just hated that school...

So easy, didn't even need to study (no classes required, you just take a test, that simple), passed first time... it's 4 separate test categories, I went two separate times, each time taking two subjects (I mean I coumd probably just marathon through it all, but didn't wanna be overwhelmed). They don't really have actual test centers run by the GED thing, they just tell you to go to a place they approved (e.g: a local city-university campus) and they have a computerlab and they sign you in to the online test... and you have to put all your belongings in a locker outside (especially phones)

So I passed them with "college ready" scores or whatever it even means...

(My school also did like night school for adults if they have like partial credits and they can finish school that way)

Since this was like Covid era, SAT requirements were dropped so Penn State accepted me with just the GED...

But then Depression fucked up my life...

AAAHHH fucking brain chemicals man, life sucks...

Also I'm Asian... really broke the sterotype of academic success... I don't feel so Asian anymore :/

Oh btw about the dreams... I actually dream about Elementary School more...

Cuz my early memories of being this 8 year old Chinese kid new in America... I think I have a "younger me" trapped inside my mind that is still hiding in there, still feel scared of the world...

That happend to me, I studeid Englis literachure and endid up as a Highscool techer. But I failed severel coursis in Highscool myself, but dew to an administrativ eror, this went unnoticed for a long tyme… untill I met my old techer agen. She sed she had reportid me, but the skool didn’t take any action!

Once you graduate they won't undo it. That paperwork is moreorless Final.

My grandfather had that happen with his masters degree, they never scheduled him one of the required math courses for his degree(he always went through the advisors office to schedule), and had told him he was all set to apply for graduation, so he did and they just blindly signed off on it. It wasn't found out till after everything was finalized but they basically said "yea that's on us, enjoy the degree"

My buddy was missing some needed pre-requisites for his program. But the college offers the same or equivalent classes. Just turned into an extra semester of work for him at the college.

No high school would undo a diploma. Once issued, they have other things to work on and it isn't a high priority.

Anyone in the workforce wouldn't be affected if they did have their diploma rescinded as they already have work experience and nobody really cares about a high school diploma except as a formality.

So it wouldn't happen and it would not matter if it did.

it'd depend on your local laws and rules. generally there's a cut off age for completing high school, and once you're past it you have to GED.

Go to Adult Education and finish your credits needed to get highschool diploma.

Youd have to take the GED
But without pants on.

In reality, if you needed something to graduate, they would mention it before graduation. If somehow they missed it and sent you the diploma anyway, there's no way anyone would care enough to make you come back (unless maybe if you REALLY pissed off somebody very important prior to the discovery.)

My cousin did. He was on track to graduate until he was in the hospital for a month. They let him graduate with his class but he had to go back for a few months to retake the classes that he failed for that reason before he got his diploma.

Other than that weirdness though it unlikely.

Here at least, you'd take your GED. Unsure how past that, but you aren't going to be allowed back in high school in your 40s here, I'm...mostly sure of that.

I'll call my mother who was an educator and ask her. Gimme an hour.

I called her, she found the question too silly. Said you'd have to go to night school most likely.

There's an age cap...

I think it's around 22 years old, you can't be in highschool. Usually only comes up with significant special needs, because once out of school they may need to pay for a day program.

However (and I'm sure this varies by location) once you leave public education, you can't come back if you're over like 19.

You'd have to get a GED

Reminds me of this Dutch Far-right political woman who did commit fraud on her thesis and got caught years later; Erasmus Universiteit verklaart scriptie PVV-staatssecretaris ongeldig om plagiaat (the article is Dutch).

As to the question itself, can’t help. Apologies.

We have adult HS here, where everyone is on the same page, "git 'er done and git gone" or we can take "catch up classes" in college

I mean no one has time for that. If anything you would go pick up a ged but if you got a higher degree it would not invalidate it so you would not even bother in that case. Honestly im not sure community colleges require high school degrees so you could likely just go work on an associates if you did not have a higher degree but that would theoretically take two years although maybe one if you were intense about it.

IME one would have to go back if their marks for classes they need aren't good enough. The universities I applied too both had "Adult Education/University Preparation" courses which cover the same topics but are often more in depth.

I don't see why. I'm employed. My employer cared that I had a college degree ten years ago, but now I have years of doing the job to point to.

So my high school diploma would have to be pulled, then two colleges would somehow have to say that made my two diplomas invalid, then my employer would have to decide they gave a shit about that more than nearly a decade of demonstrated competency.

At most, I would take a GED test for shits and giggles. I would guess math is the most difficult section for most people. I'm an engineer and use math more and more diverse applications for math frequently, so I expect it would be easy.

I'm no expert on educational administration or hiring practices, but I don't really see why it would have any tangible impact on your life. if you've been to college and gotten a degree there, then nobody cares about your high school diploma, and I doubt the college would revoke your degree because of some administrative fuckery that happened at your high school years ago; you've still met all of the college's requirements to receive a degree.

and even if you didn't go to college, you've got work experience in whatever field you're in, which is more valuable to any employer than a diploma. most jobs that hire high school grads or people with GEDs are probably willing to hire dropouts with years of experience