High School Diploma Not Required?

mominin
Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:58:33 +0000

This is all very helpful. In fact, after I posted last night I did find out from a reputable source that many colleges don’t ask for final grades, let alone a “copy” of a diploma. I am no longer as concerned as I was as I found out many kids are actually in college before receiving a high school diploma and some never receive one.

STrick (please no offense!) but I am very leary of giving out where my son goes to school as I’m concerned about those that lurk, lol. I hope you understand. I will say he is at a public school for gifted kids established by our state’s government as a way to meet the needs of highly gifted high schoolers. I believe there are about 20 such schools in as many states that have these places set up.

Strick11, also the part you mention about early action? That too was mentioned to me by the same person. In a sense, the colleges are looking at many factors (during early action as well) grades, etc. and the school may have to furnish a midterm report and even final grades but he knew of no circumstances where they asked "let us see a copy of that hs diploma’. Oh, btw, I am not in New York but those posts are helpful as well.

It’s a shame that in a small school like my son’s that the counselors could not have kept better tabs on his credits, but it happened. My son takes part of the blame and the school is going to be flexible about ways for him to make up the deficit. Worse case scenerio, he will simply start college in fall without a diploma.