Need your opinion, i have no idea what to do ....is this right?

Hello every one I am 17 and I am a senior but even if i pass all my credits this year I would have to go back to high school for one semester next school year to have 22 credits, but see the I was thinking since this upcoming Frebruary I turn 18 would it be fine if I droped out of high schoool adn go get my GED as soon as i turned 18? apply for financial aid and start collefe the summer of 2008 college and get into a appentice? I really would love to be a dental hygenist, and that is what I am going to go to school for, can any one give me tehre opinion about this? am I better og getting my GED or staying in school until next year and complete my 22 credits? I want to do the right thing, would i still get a really good dental hygenist career having a GED? i need help be nice and tell me what you recomend

Need your opinion, i have no idea what to do ....is this right?
Don't get a GED. Even though it is supposed to be equivalent to a High School diploma, many employers don't think so.





If you can't spent another semester in school, consider taking distance courses to finish High School. Many states offer correspondence/distance courses.
Reply:I recommend going back to high school and getting the diploma. It is unfortunate, but the world frowns upon GEDs and it would be a scar on your record for anything you choose to do later in life. No one will even notice if you took an extra semester for high school ... the important thing is to get the diploma and try to get the best grades possible.





Best wishes.
Reply:Apples and oranges, either one will work. You're probably better off getting your diploma if your going into a trade. Smart girl, Dental Hygienist make the big bucks.
Reply:I honestly think that you should stay in high school and earn your 22 credits. It's not worth dropping out when your almost done! Plus a high school diploma is worth so much more than just a GED. Just hang in there and it will go by fast and you will be able to start college before you know it. I wish you the best of luck!
Reply:the best i have heard from friends and parents is NOT to take the GED. When colleges see that you took the GED they are going to think you screwed up somewhere and weren't smart enough,s o you took it. My friends dad is a professor and he knows allot about the GED. I also asked him if i should take it and he said no, because it screws up your file. Especially for a career like dental hygienist, i recommend you to take one more semester in highs chool and get that over with.