Here's the deal:

I have a test tomorrow in math, my worst subject. 

I've been stressing about it all week, not sleeping, not eating due to upset stomach...

but if I DON'T take the test, I can still go to college as a non~degree seeker, which basicly means no purty black dress in four years. 

So... if it really DOESN'T matter, should I continue stressing out over a potential failure, that isn't going to mess up my later education ANYWAY, or just say " screw it", go on with my life, and go to college next year? 

Advice... please? 

Study and hope for the best. I'd say do the best you possibly can and see if you reap the rewards. If not, like you said, it doesn't matter. No need to stress out over it if it's not a big deal. 

Study and hope for the best. I'd say do the best you possibly can and see if you reap the rewards. If not, like you said, it doesn't matter. No need to stress out over it if it's not a big deal. 

That's true...

because I've BEEN studying for a year and a half: the test kicked me over 30 points, with two 100%'s sitting there.

Just do it. Might as well give it your best and see what happens. Maybe it could open up more higher education opportunities for you if you try.

Opinion coming from a guy who values educations above all else...

Just do it. Might as well give it your best and see what happens. Maybe it could open up more higher education opportunities for you if you try.Opinion coming from a guy who values educations above all else...

All it will mean is...

Er...

well, kinda nothing: It's the G.E.D, which i've already taken once, and all it does is signify a highschool education, since ( due to crap beyond my control) I didn't go to a public highschool.

In conclusion:

Take test = College

Don't take test = College 

Find our who's going to be sitting in front of you during the test. Find out where he/she lives. Shave your notes into the back of their head while they're sleeping. Problem solved

Find our who's going to be sitting in front of you during the test. Find out where he/she lives. Shave your notes into the back of their head while they're sleeping. Problem solved

LOL, no. 

There's not much point in going to college if you're not aiming for some kind of degree.  I don't know what kind of system you have, but at least for me, there's usually some kind of margin for error in place in case there's some kind of screw up on your part that's easily corrected.  Depending on where you're applying, if you fail a class, you can still get accepted if you prove you're retaking it over the summer or something.  It's one class--they usually won't nail you too hard just for that.

 

But have you considered you'll actually pass your test?  You never know.

Okay okay wait...you think one math test will mess up the rest of your future so severely you won't be able to get a degree in college? Even if it's worth a lot of points, grades aren't the only thing colleges look at. Your math grade won't matter as much if you plan to pursue a degree in something unrelated to it. Colleges consider not only your GPA, but also your SAT, possibly ACT, and your admission essay. I promise you one math test won't screw up everything. 

 

If you've already studied for it, try to relax and just take it when the time comes. You'll know it's not changing your future and that you tried your best.

There's not much point in going to college if you're not aiming for some kind of degree.  I don't know what kind of system you have, but at least for me, there's usually some kind of margin for error in place in case there's some kind of screw up on your part that's easily corrected.  Depending on where you're applying, if you fail a class, you can still get accepted if you prove you're retaking it over the summer or something.  It's one class--they usually won't nail you too hard just for that.

 

But have you considered you'll actually pass your test?  You never know.

It's not a class: it's the G.E.D

I know i want to major in writing in college, so the test doesn't really hold me back . 

and the error was 30 points under their pass rate, due to compterized testing. 

five years ago, I'd have passed with those two 100's. 

Okay okay wait...you think one math test will mess up the rest of your future so severely you won't be able to get a degree in college? Even if it's worth a lot of points, grades aren't the only thing colleges look at. Your math grade won't matter as much if you plan to pursue a degree in something unrelated to it. Colleges consider not only your GPA, but also your SAT, possibly ACT, and your admission essay. I promise you one math test won't screw up everything. 

 

If you've already studied for it, try to relax and just take it when the time comes. You'll know it's not changing your future and that you tried your best.

I did the F CAT: I need an SAT and whatever a GPA is? D: 

It's not a class: it's the G.E.D

I know i want to major in writing in college, so the test doesn't really hold me back . 

and the error was 30 points under their pass rate, due to compterized testing. 

five years ago, I'd have passed with those two 100's. 

I did the F CAT: I need an SAT and whatever a GPA is? D: 

GPA = grade point average. 

Colleges don't look at your grades for every quarter. That's way too much work. They look at your GPA, which is recorded by the school. Should be on the top of your report card at the end of every semester. For example, a good GPA would be a 4.0 or something, while a bad GPA would be 3.0 and below (well, I guess not technically bad. It depends if you want to go to a really good school or not) 

 

I'd say you're probably extremely limited in options. Very few colleges--in fact, none of the ones I'm looking at, and I've toured 9 so far--offer writing as a major. Do you already have a college picked out, or at least a list? That should tell you whether you need to worry or not. 

GPA = grade point average. 

Colleges don't look at your grades for every quarter. That's way too much work. They look at your GPA, which is recorded by the school. Should be on the top of your report card at the end of every semester. For example, a good GPA would be a 4.0 or something, while a bad GPA would be 3.0 and below (well, I guess not technically bad. It depends if you want to go to a really good school or not) 

 

I'd say you're probably extremely limited in options. Very few colleges--in fact, none of the ones I'm looking at, and I've toured 9 so far--offer writing as a major. Do you already have a college picked out, or at least a list? That should tell you whether you need to worry or not. 

Errr....

I haven't been in public school since 3rd grade, sooooooooooooooooooo....... GPA's a prob.

And I was just plannig on going to my local community college.

Errr....

I haven't been in public school since 3rd grade, sooooooooooooooooooo....... GPA's a prob.

And I was just plannig on going to my local community college.

Okay, I guess you've just got to worry about the SAT and ACT then. 

 

Does your community college offer it? And I don't mean as just a class, as an actual major? Because that should be your first priority--making sure your college offers it.

Okay, I guess you've just got to worry about the SAT and ACT then. 

 

Does your community college offer it? And I don't mean as just a class, as an actual major? Because that should be your first priority--making sure your college offers it.

* mind explodes * 

I don't know....

I'm moving in six months, and i kinda assumed ANY college would offer it, or a least enough to finish on, since I know what type of writing I want to do. 

* mind explodes * 

I don't know....

I'm moving in six months, and i kinda assumed ANY college would offer it, or a least enough to finish on, since I know what type of writing I want to do. 

Don't worry, just take old PSATs to practice. The ACT isn't necessary for most colleges. 

 

You should probably do a google check really quick. If they don't offer it (which, for a community college, I kind of really doubt they'll offer it as a major. Journalism is as close as you'll get) then your whole plan is in jeopardy and you'll need to do some reevaluations. 

It sounds like no matter what happens your fine, so dont freak.

I usually try not to worry until the even is axctually happening, and even then im counting the seconds till its over, and soon enough its over.

So yeah, chill.

If by writing major you mean English major, I thought it's common.  It's what I'm working towards.  (Then again, I only looked at two different university systems, but all the universities in those systems offered it.)

If by writing major you mean English major, I thought it's common.  It's what I'm working towards.  (Then again, I only looked at two different university systems, but all the universities in those systems offered it.)

Ohhh did they mean English major?? I guess I misunderstood, I thought they meant a writing major where you just study writing, unlike English which includes reading and stuff. 

If you are going to a community college, work on the ACT, it's easy, but if you gonna go to a University, you better brush up on your SAT's and if you're feeling it, go for ACT after getting a good score for SAT.

 

As for your current situation, I say continue studying it, and do your best on the test, because even though you are going to college either way, it's best to have some sort of degree which should open up to a few more things. Hey, better to have something than nothing at all.

 

Little tip for Math test. Skip the hard ones and go for the easy ones and come back to the ones you didn't finish. Hopefully you get a passing grade.

I've pretty much made my mind up: 

If I don't bother with the test, it won't really matter: i got a semi~passing grade, and a years worth of studying in math. 

An online course shouldn't be too difficult to get into, and i can major in writing from there. 

There really aren't any repercussions from not taking the test, and being up all night with my stomach trying to forcible eject itself isn't worth 30 lousy points on a biased, computer based test with a 90% fail rate. 

Pleanty of non~degree seeker go to college every day, and nothing holds them back ,so why should I be? 

I've got all night, but i think my minds made up: screw the worthless G.E.D, I can use that year as credits, get into a community college, do online courses if preferable to campus work, and take it from there for the next four years. 

Yeah... that'll work. 

anyway, yeah, that's all. 

Don't stress over tests, exams and stuff like that.

 

I don't.

 

But maybe because I don't do them anymore.