I dropped out not long before graduation in 1960. In 1978 I took the GED, just walked in, no prep. I was the tech center valedictorian that year. It was supposed to be a 3 day exam, I started at 9AM, turned in my last papers before 2PM. As I left, the proctor asked me not to give up so easily, go back and spend some more time. He didn’t believe me when I told him I was finished.
LOL!
We were told that the test would be from 8:30AM to 5:30PM. My son was home before 1PM!!! And we had his results within one hour after he got home yesterday. I was shocked that he passed with flying colors.
I guess I can look back and say that those years of homeschooling really did mean something and that I did not do such a bad job afterall.
Sometimes I think they forget that intelligent people also drop out of high school and have to go back and take the GED.
Physics was a weed out course and the curve mandated 50% failure, but I needed a “C” or better for my scholarship. An average “A” comprised 9 of 20 answers being correct, with a “C” around “5-6”. It was multiple choice.
Well within three minutes it was obvious to me that there was no point in spending two hours there when I could be home studying, so I filled it out hoping for a statistical miracle anomaly and after fifteen minutes I put on my most arrogant look, walked up with a smile and handed it in.
Unfortunately, this story does not have a happy ending. I took Physics II during the Summer.
I knew I liked you for more than your awesome pics! LOL
I quit at the end of my jr year, had to wait til the following spring to take the GED because I wasn’t old enough. All I had to take sr year was Eng. and I couldn’t see wasting a whole year on one stupid class. I finished the GED in about the same time you did, with similiar results. Not so good on the math, but everything else was great. There were people still working on the first part when I handed my completed test in. They wanted me to come back in the fall for the awards ceremony. Thanks, but no thanks. :)