Employers and colleges prefer high school diplomas to GEDs.
Like other homeschool parents, at one point right before she finished her coursework at the community college, I printed out her HS diploma and moved her on. Oh, I did do one smart thing, because she was still considered in high school at the time of enrollment, she didn't have to take ACT or SAT--by the time she went to a 4 year college, she was already established and considered a transfer student; therefore they didn't require any testing either. She has a great GPA and is extremely active. She is age 18 now and a Jr. in college.
Once a person takes a few college classes, there is no longer any preference from employers whatsoever. I challenge anyone to post that they even had an employer ask about their high school vs GED experience once they had an AA or BS degree.
A high school diploma isn't worth the paper it's printed on. The GED might be considered less desirable, but that's just because they don't use fancy ink. The difference in value between the two? About 2 cents. There's my 2 cents.
"Employers and colleges prefer high school diplomas to GEDs."
Thinking about this further, I realize that this snobbiness is the market perception for who I might be trying reach with this message. Such people would view the title of this thread and skip over it, thereby denying their children the benefit of the positive choice offered. I'm thinking it might be useful to repost this thread with a different title, something like: "An inexpensive way to fast track your kids through high school". Any suggestions on a better title?