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I need information regarding a GED.
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Antiquity
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I need information regarding a GED.
I currently go to an alternative school, where I achieve credits at a faster pace than most normal public schools. However, since I am a junior with 7 credits (22 are needed to graduate) I will be a "super-senior." This is not okay with me, to say the least.
In my state (Washington) I am eligible to test to receive a GED. I was wondering if anyone here has taken the tests, if they passed the first time, what parts were hard, and how difficult the math portion was for them? Any other relevant and helpful information would be much appreciated, as well.
***I took a math GED practice test and got a 68%, which is awful but fills me with hope, considering that you need 30-40% to pass the math portion of the test.
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Re: I need information regarding a GED.
Please don't tell me to just drop out either. I would, but the person I would like to apprentice under refuses to allow me to apprentice unless I am in school or graduated. My apprenticeship is top priority for me right now, so I believe a GED is my best option.
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Re: I need information regarding a GED.
I got a GED and found the tests to be extremely easy. Passed on the first attempt.
The math was all pretty basic. Geometry and algebra, mostly. They gave all of the formulas and things like that in the back of the math booklet. A calculator is provided, but you can't use it for the entire test.
Also, I had to be out of school for a year before they would let me sign up to take the test. Silly Minnesota laws. 
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Re: I need information regarding a GED.
Thanks  I haven't passed Algebra I however. I'm a junior in Applied Math with a bunch of idiots.
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Re: I need information regarding a GED.
Why the fuck would they give you a calculator if you can't even use it?
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Re: I need information regarding a GED.
Raikuron Wrote:Why the fuck would they give you a calculator if you can't even use it?
You can use it, but only for about half of the math portion.
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Re: I need information regarding a GED.
Can you drink water/eat during the exam? How long do you get? About how many questions? Were you about to die from the anxiety? I've looked up information, but first-hand information is always more helpful.
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Antiquity Wrote:Can you drink water/eat during the exam? How long do you get? About how many questions? Were you about to die from the anxiety? I've looked up information, but first-hand information is always more helpful.
From my experience, in Georgia:
You get breaks between portions of the exam, spanning from the time you get done to the next part of the test. You still get thirty minutes if you take the full time though. Between portions, you're free to eat and drink.
It's in the range of 20 questions for reading, and 40-60 for Science and History. You get 70 minutes for the written essay. Math had 30 questions.
I had no anxiety because I spent two months prior getting prepared for it. 'Course, the center where I took it had classes you could take and they helped analyze your weaknesses and bolster them prior. Because of that, my strongest subject ended up being my lowest grade.
EDIT- Oh god damn me and not checking post dates.
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Re: I need information regarding a GED.
afaik, you have to actually drop out before you can take the proper GED test...
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