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Has anyone here taken a GED test in the past two years or so?

I know absolutely nothing about GED testing, although I am interested since I need to get it done and overwith.

I never spent a day in high school, never stepped foot in one for education purposes... so I am sure I am well behind on the knowledge that may be required for such an endeavor, especially when it comes to math and science.

So I'm asking for your help here now. Let me know what you know about the GED testing, what the questions are like, etc. Much appreciated!
 
Raziaar said:
I never spent a day in high school, never stepped foot in one for education purposes... so I am sure I am well behind on the knowledge that may be required for such an endeavor, especially when it comes to math and science.
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No wonder you didnt get why 0.999... = 1.
 
TheSomeone said:
No wonder you didnt get why 0.999... = 1.
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I never participated in any 0.999 = 1 thread/post series.

Did you drop out right as you hit 9th grade or something?
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Right after 8th grade, I dropped out. I moved from alaska to go live with my dad in Iowa, and never got back into school. We were going to do home schooling, but that never happened.
 
That can't be good. Education during adolescence is *very* important, and it's incredibly difficult to properly educate people post-puberty (~ age 25).

You should start whatever you can as soon as possible. How old are you?
 
My friend said the GED was real easy
The math is nothing above general algebra
And I dont think anything else was real challenging

Just grab any ged study book and once you feel comfortable with the stuff try the test. If you pass, awesome, if not, figure out wut you need to learn. Learn that. Take the test again.
 
Ikerous said:
My friend said the GED was real easy
The math is nothing above general algebra
And I dont think anything else was real challenging

Just grab any ged study book and once you feel comfortable with the stuff try the test. If you pass, awesome, if not, figure out wut you need to learn. Learn that. Take the test again.
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Except that the test is 85 bucks here, and retesting is 25 bucks or so. Plus if you fail, you have to wait 6 months before taking the test again.

Areas where I am sure i'd have serious problems, are math and science.
 
Raziaar said:
Except that the test is 85 bucks here, and retesting is 25 bucks or so. Plus if you fail, you have to wait 6 months before taking the test again.
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Damn that sucks balls
 
I don't understand how the homeschooling "didn't happen"

Instead you spend your time on internet forums, or playing that roleplay text based game.

I realise I don't know all the information, and I'm sure there is a good reason, but it just seems odd.
 
If you weren't such a cool guy I'd imitate the sound of a deep fryer. I don't thing the GED should be too hard though
 
vegeta897 said:
I don't understand how the homeschooling "didn't happen"

Instead you spend your time on internet forums, or playing that roleplay text based game.

I realise I don't know all the information, and I'm sure there is a good reason, but it just seems odd.
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I far too interested in my games rather than trying to pressure my dad into giving me homeschooling. When I 'was' in school, I never did my work, even though I understood most of it then. It was all a situation of games being on my mind, and nothing else.
 
Raziaar said:
I far too interested in my games rather than trying to pressure my dad into giving me homeschooling. When I 'was' in school, I never did my work, even though I understood most of it then. It was all a situation of games being on my mind, and nothing else.
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Whoa..
 
Dude, Raziaar is one crazy mofo!

And I thought I was bad at school!
 
Well, I do.

When my mother was 14 or 15 and having her first child (yeah), she had to drop out of school, and her only hope of having a future at all was to get a GED. Now, this was almost 20 years ago, so GED tests have probably changed a little, not to mention that they vary by State; but here's my perception.

Getting a GED is easy.

Getting a GED is so easy that my mother, at 16, was asked to teach the class because there was nothing she could possibly learn from it but had to be there anyway. And my mother is of average intelligence.

Again, laws vary by state, but in general, you only have to score higher than 60% of graduating seniors nationwide would to pass the GED test. This is not difficult.

And now the bad news, because I can't in good conscience just tell you about the GED test. :p

Unless you have a lot of money or a lot of friends, you're never going to get a university education. If you save up and get a reasonable job, you may be able to attend a community college or get your baccalaureate in your spare time.

If you plan to continue working on your estate, don't have children. A child is a mortal blow to your time and finances, as my parents found out the hard way, and may well shatter any hopes you had of moving up. If you must have children, save a lot of money first, because you'll need it.
 
Raeven0 said:
Well, I do.

When my mother was 14 or 15 and having her first child (yeah), she had to drop out of school, and her only hope of having a future at all was to get a GED. Now, this was almost 20 years ago, so GED tests have probably changed a little, not to mention that they vary by State; but here's my perception.

Getting a GED is easy.

Getting a GED is so easy that my mother, at 16, was asked to teach the class because there was nothing she could possibly learn from it but had to be there anyway. And my mother is of average intelligence.

Again, laws vary by state, but in general, you only have to score higher than 60% of graduating seniors nationwide would to pass the GED test.

And now the bad news, because I can't in good conscience just tell you about the GED test. :p

Unless you have a lot of money or a lot of friends, you're never going to get a university education. If you save up and get a reasonable job, you may be able to attend a community college or get your baccalaureate in your spare time.

If you plan to continue working on your estate, don't have children. A child is a mortal blow to your time and finances, as my parents found out the hard way, and may well shatter any hopes you had of moving up. If you must have children, save a lot of money first, because you'll need it.
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Well actually I believe now that the GED tests and passing requirements are standardized amongst ALL states. And that as of 2002 the tests have gotten progressively harder.
 
Raziaar said:
Well actually I believe now that the GED tests and passing requirements are standardized amongst ALL states. And that as of 2002 the tests have gotten progressively harder.
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I had to derive the precise legal stuff from Wikipedia.
 
I'm about to schedule to take my Science,Social Studies, and Language GED test. I'll tell you once I am done with it. Only have Math and writing classes to do basically.
 
Raeven0 said:
Unless you have a lot of money or a lot of friends, you're never going to get a university education. If you save up and get a reasonable job, you may be able to attend a community college or get your baccalaureate in your spare time.
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My dad has a GED, making a good amount a year working at Wachovia. Its possible to do anything with it, just because you can't go to the best colleges doesn't mean you cannot succeed.
 
My dad took the GED test, and it was supposably really hard. But that was back like 20 years ago, so I'm not sure if it's any easier now.

But I suggest getting a GED study book
 
RakuraiTenjin said:
No it's not. If I have a piece of string that is .999 inches long, it's NOT 1 inch long.
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".999..." implies "point nine recurring", an alternate decimal expansion of "one"

It looks like we've all had different experiences with GEDs. Maybe the official halflife2.net opinion should be "Shrug." Or maybe "Drool."
 
RakuraiTenjin said:
No it's not. If I have a piece of string that is .999 inches long, it's NOT 1 inch long.
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Completely irrelavant :/
.999 != .999...

And a lot of math can't be represented with string
 
Ikerous said:
Completely irrelavant :/
.999 != .999...

And a lot of math can't be represented with string
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It's still not one. If it was, it would be 1. It's .9 forever.
 
RakuraiTenjin said:
It's still not one. If it was, it would be 1. It's .9 forever.
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According to several different equations they're equal
So either math is wrong, or .999.. = 1

Which really isn't even illogical when you consider limits and most of calculus
 
Ikerous said:
According to several different equations they're equal
So either math is wrong, or .999.. = 1

Which really isn't even illogical when you consider limits and most of calculus
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Post a widely agreed upon proof that .999.. = 1.
 
This proof is pretty easy to follow if you know about limits and sums
Code: 
       0.9999... =     Sum         9/10^n 
                     (n=1 -> Infinity)

                    =  lim               sum      9/10^n
                     (m -> Infinity) (n=1 -> m)

                    =  lim           .9(1-10^-(m+1))/(1-1/10)
                     (m -> Infinity) 

                    =  lim           .9(1-10^-(m+1))/(9/10)
                     (m -> Infinity) 

                    = .9/(9/10)
                     
                    = 1

A less complicated method is
1.0000000....
- .9999999....
--------------
0.0000000....

"Sure looks equal to me. What about the "1" at the end, I hear you ask?
Well, I'll write it as soon as I finish writing infinitely many 0s.
Any decimal place you name (say, the four billion three hundred
twenty-eight million two hundred seven thousand four hundred
ninety-fifth) has a 0 in it. A number with a 0 in every decimal place
is certainly 0."
 
Raziaar said:
I far too interested in my games rather than trying to pressure my dad into giving me homeschooling. When I 'was' in school, I never did my work, even though I understood most of it then. It was all a situation of games being on my mind, and nothing else.
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You shouldn't be the one doing the pressuring. It should have been your dad forcing you to go to school to get some kind of education. That's really the parents responsibility and, to a certain degree, yours as well.

Get your GED. You'll be glad that you did.

Just a quick question though. What do you want to do with your life?

Good luck....:O
 
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