GED or High School Diploma? (2nd time question, but i need opinions)

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<p>When I turn 16 I am considering a GED. Here is why:
First of all, why wait 3-4 years to finish high school, when you already know most of the stuff and you want to move on to college? Why waste time?
I know most of you're going to say, don't rush! But for me it's more important not to waste time and get as far ahead as possible.</p>

<p>Also, in anyway I plan to go to community college. So what is the point to get an HS diploma when I will be going to community college first anyway? And after community college I plan to transfer to a four year university. I DO NOT plan on having a gap anywhere between. Meaning, I get my GED RIGHT when I turn 16 (my state allows this) and RIGHT after I get my GED I go to community college, for the next term (since my sixteenth birthday is in the beginning of November, it's pretty close to winter, so in winter I could just sign up for winter term classes, right after I get my GED at age 16).</p>

<p>So that means I get to graduate college at age 19-20. (It really depends on how many credits you take and if you take summer courses, then I would be able to graduate at 19)</p>

<p>Once I'm out of college I actually DO have other plans for going to a university and getting a higher degree, but we are not talking about this right now, and that's another story.</p>

<p>I mean, seriously, once you have a college degree, it doesn't even matter whether you had an HS diploma or a GED!</p>

<p>I know GED is kind of a risk, and people consider GED people "dumb". So should I follow through with this? It seems like a good road to me, what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>Colleges will not particularly look highly on you.</p>

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<p>well… you could apply to simon’s rock</p>

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<p>You seem to have really thought out this plan and it doesn’t sound wrong at all. If you were going to apply to a major university your chances would be down but a community college is a bit better about it. Once you apply to a university they won’t even care about your high school stuff, they will only look at your work from your community college. </p>

<p>If there isn’t a major reason for you to finish high school really early I don’t recommend it. You could dual enroll and still be done around the time that your 19 or 20.</p>