Scholarships with GED?

Question

I'm currently 16 and I'm homeschooled so I'll get my GED. Do I still qualify for scholarships? I'm interested in studying in Japan. Do I qualify for abroad scholarships? What are things I do qualify for? Does the world view a GED equal to a diploma? Also is there any way to get a diploma instead of a GED by homeschooling? Please help. Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes you are qualified, but I would assume your options are limited.  You can get your diploma if you pass your GED and take another test for credit in government, that's all you need for a highschool diploma. (it's also why government is taken as a senior in highschool and not before).

Answer 2

GED says quitter. It says that for some reason, you could not finish all the expectations of high school. It is NOT equivalent to a diploma.

I don't know many home schooled children who get their GEDs, instead, their parents create a transcript that reflects their learning for the past four years. I have a surprise for you, no university asks for a copy of the diploma, (if the transcript is there, it's a fact that you graduated)

To get into any college or university, you'll need a transcript, ACT/SAT scores, and teacher reference letters. These you will get from people in your community, instead of your parents. Someone that you learned from, whether it be instrument, sports, classes. It could be the leader from your religious organization or someplace you volunteer from. Most universities are open to homeschoolers, and you'll be fine. You'll still get nearly all the same scholarships, you'll have to find them to apply for them, instead of having a career counselor from school do it for you. But you can go into the financial aid office for the uni you're interested in and ask for help. They're very friendly.

As for going to Japan, usually that is a program that you enroll in as you enter college. When you go and how long you stay depends on the program your school has...my husband works with French exchange students every year, it's so much fun.

Answer 3

i highly doubt it with a GED but seeing as ur homeschooled why not take the highschool course? i dropped out in grade 11 so im starting over i thought bout getting a GED and having it done with but honestly it wont get you too far. if you do the highschool one it'll take longer but its better in the long run and you never know you might finish earlier (im taking summer Math 11 n SS11 having an anxiety attack over it seeing as ive got to have it done in 2 months) but if it isnt for summer you can do at teh pace you want to

well if you want a scholarship you are definietly going to need the basics like math 12 english 12 etc you need to take them in order to take your test you cant just take the test. you wont be able to just fly in and get a scholarship with a GED. remember its a scholarship. they pick the best of the best so you need outstanding freaking incredible marks in almost all your classes.

Answer 4

My home schooled son is in college now. He has won two full tuition scholarships (we haven't paid a penny and he even gets paid the excess that the scholarships are above tuition and book costs). We did not have him take the GED test. Instead we applied using his high school transcript that reflected his classes and grades in our home school. There wasn't even an eyebrow raised, colleges are now quite familiar with home schools.As a matter of fact, at his first pick college, they were delighted. The admissions counselor said that they have found home schoolers to be their very best students and they actively recruit them.

During the scholarship application process, I noticed that two things were weighed very heavily in the competition between applicants: GPA and test scores.

With a GED, you would would be missing the GPA half. I think that would kick you out of the majority of scholarships. Perhaps if you had a very high test score (ACT, SAT, COMPASS, etc.) you could surmount it. I would go with the more traditional home school transcript rather than GED.