The GED is a group of 5 different tests: English Lanuage Arts, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Math. The tests are essentially all multiple choice, with the exception of essay writing.

When you complete each individual test, you will recieve a score report in the mail that tells you what your numeric score was and also lets you know what percentile your score falls in comparison with where most other test-takers score. Since each section of the exam is usually tested separately, although you can arrange to sit for multiple tests on a single day, you could recieve as many as 5 separate score reports in the mail.

You will then recieve a final official transcript containing all 5 of your test scores (and can request more official transcripts to send to colleges for a fee) as well as recieving your diploma.

The diploma itself is basically just a piece of paper that says “Diploma” at the top and talks about achievement, etc. and says your name (much like a regular high school diploma). The major difference between a GED diploma and a HS diploma is that it will not say a school name (although not all high school graduates have their school’s name on their diploma)–instead it simply says that it is issued by your state board of education.

I hope this helps!

Most colleges won’t look at you even if you get a GED. As a matter of fact, with your record, it doesn’t look hopeful that you’d be able to get a GED and start on college, since most colleges don’t accept GEDs. My older sister was able to go that route, but that was because she was two years through high school and the age you’d expect a sophomore to be. That, and my mom pulled some strings with the university she worked at to get her admitted. Which was pretty much to get them to at least look at her application. My older sister also did extremely well on her ACTs. So if you’ve really got the smart to get into college early, and are behind for reasons other than academic failure, I would say you stand a chance. Just check with your college of choice first to see if they’ll take you with a GED. Otherwise, I say just finish high school and GED only if that’s a last ditch effort. But don’t expect a college education out of that.

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