Quoting Link:" It sucks that GED seems less favorable than your HS diploma. When they should be equal. "

yea but you know them hard headed closed minded people. lol

I think of them as equal, but most places will favor HS diploma on resumes over GED.

The high school diploma is usually seen as "better."

My husband got his GED as soon as he turned 16 (so he was a sophomore I think, it was just before I met him). He said is was insanely easy. So for him? GED was the easy way. Sticking through the last years of high school would have required MUCH more work for him.

For others diploma might be easier.

I do understand the idea though, why places consider a diploma better even if they shouldn't. They figure that person made it through all 4 years including all the rules and requirements. It shows an ability to "play along" if you will, rather then just taking a test even if the two people know the exact same thing.

I know both are great but it is true that a High School diploma gets you taken more seriously. I was a person who was hired to go through thousands of resumes at 3 different radio stations. These were people applying for radio personality positions, engineering jobs, receptionist work, promotions etc. Basically I had 1000's to look over. I saved the big wigs time by eliminating resumes. Not one GED would have ever made it through. It was something immediately filed away. If I saw that or misspelled words that was an immediate elimination. Sorry to say but in this particular circumstance a GED was not as helpful as a HS diploma.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Robbie's Wife:</b>" I don't really think they are different. I took a GED test and got my high school diploma from it. I have yet to be denied the same benefits as someone with a "full blown" high school diploma."</blockquote>




I've never had anyone mention it and I have a really good job.

Quoting Noneya Business:" GED's actually take a lot of work to get. Most people don't know that. They think it's a simple test ... [snip!] ... but more people look at it that a high school diploma is better because you stuck through the years of high school to get it."

Depends on the program.

I had to attend class for three days to do practice tests, passed them all, and then had to wait a month for the actual test. I only passed my freshman classes and two sophomore classes and did about two months worth of the rest of the sophomore classes and two junior classes in high school.

On the other hand, they shut that program down and my brother had to go through a different one. They wouldn't let him "test out" of the classes like they did with me. He had to attend a certain amount of classes before he was allowed to test.

The high school diploma will always be better even if they are supposed to be equal. It shows that you worked through the four years instead of quitting, regardless of how hard the GED is to get. I'm pretty sure they are looked at equally after you get a college certificate, though.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Damon Salvatore:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Noneya Business:</b>" GED's actually take a lot of work to get. ... [snip!] ... getting sick and losing my hearing senior year. I just took the tests and that was it, I could have passed it in grade.6."</blockquote>



Same.

My guess is the GED test may be harder to pass... At least in my area where you can sleep through school and still pass. But, as others said, a diploma looks better when you go apply for a job.

Quoting Link:" What do you think is better? GED or HS diploma. I think both are equal. "

I'd value a diploma over a GED.

C.