<p>I'm currently enrolled at a high school in Europe but would be interested in taking the GED at an international center. However, I'm about to finish up my senior year (a month from now). I realize that students enrolled in US high schools cannot take the GED but was wondering whether the same applied to foreign students at foreign high schools. Would I still be eligible?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Anyone?? Bump.</p>
<p>Why on earth would you want to take the GED? This exam is designed for people who have not been able to successfully complete a US high school program, or for people who have decided that a traditional US high school program is not for them. You are about to finish up your last year of your secondary education, and I presume that you will receive the local equivalent of a US HS diploma then. There is no need for you to take the GED.</p>
<p>Haha, I thought that question might come up. I plan on working in the US off-campus and have heard from a few people that employers may be skeptical about a foreign HS diploma. One of my friends who is also an international was turned down from two jobs even though she attends Boston College and they specifically stated that she had no “high school equivalency”. Don’t ask me why. I have absolutely no problem taking the GED, would like to take just in case, but I wasn’t sure about my eligibility.</p>
<p>I have no idea if you are eligible for the GED. </p>
<p>What kind of job was your friend trying to get? No “high school equivalency” might have been someone’s way of saying “I can’t hire you kid because you don’t have a work permit.”</p>