Drop out of high school

[franksta]

Originally posted by: purepolly

Also I don't believe any nursing degree is a career limiter due to the shortage.

You might be able to get a job anywhere but you cannot advance like a nurse with a 4-year degree. I should have been more clear.

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: Axoliien

Originally posted by: 6000SUX

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: 6000SUX

Originally posted by: waggy
hmm didnt think nursing programs allowed a GED.

They do. It is not a stupid plan; she's granting herself extra years of professional life. (On an unrelated note, I was able to achieve six-figure earnings with a G.E.D. and no college degree in a white-collar job, not sales.)

What job was that?

Software development. I got in during the Internet bubble and survived many RIFs before winding up at Raytheon, a really stable company. I realize this is an oddity (especially as computer work is sort of the "un-profession" as it lacks stringent certification requirements), but I still meet people in every walk of life who are doing well without even a high-school diploma.

There's no question that schooling helps, but a G.E.D. is just as good as a high-school diploma.

Hmmm, big difference between learning software development on your own and going to college to learn how to care for the lives of living beings. I can give you some insight that yes you can in fact get a nursing degree with only a GED, however in the end it may hinder more than help.

My girlfriend just graduated with her nursing degree, and she and all of her friends have in fact found jobs. Except one. The one left did not graduate high school and it is always asked why she dropped out instead of staying in school. It's a catch 22 because if she says she wanted to skip the lowly high school then she is looked at as a slacker who will do only what she wants and cut out the lowly jobs. There's really no good answer, because if you say personal reasons or family problems then you aren't dependable either. Given the chance to take someone younger and less mature with a college degree and no diploma, or someone who stuck through it all, I can understand why they have passed her by so many times.

Just stick with it, there's no reason to drop out early for a medical profession.

My wife is an RN. She agrees with me that a G.E.D. is just as good as a high school diploma; nobody cares where you got your high school education. Nurses are in short supply, but aside from this nobody ever puts their high school on their resume (I helped her do her first nursing resume).

 

[Kanalua]

Originally posted by: Scourge
A friend of mine has a little sister (16 years old, going into her junior year of HS) that is thinking about dropping out, getting her GED and going to community college this fall. She has a 4.0gpa through school so far, and is pretty intelligent. She is considering getting a two year nursing degree and getting a job when she is 19 or so.... I've heard about people doing this before, but is is realistic? Will your employer care if you have a GED so long as you have the college as well? Other disadvantages?

Guy in my class at law school dropped out of HS his freshman year, got his GED in a few years, then got a 3.95 GPA in College and now at LAw school.