<prompt> Human: Im 17, and when school starts up later this month Ill be a senior. Except I wont really be a senior since I dont have enough credits to graduate. To make a long story short I started hanging with the wrong people and started focusing on the wrong things. I ended Freshman year with a 3.8 GPA vs. ending Junior year with a 2.9 GPA. My guidance counselor recommended to that she thought Id be a good candidate for a GED. Not to sound egotistical, but I am pretty smart. If I wouldve stayed focused I wouldve been graduating top 50 in my class. She told me that a lot of 4 year universitys accept GEDs so its not some death sentence. I made a list of colleges that Im interested in that accept GEDs in place of a high school diploma. The list was surprisingly long. Still Im hesitant. My school has always told us that getting a GED wouldnt take you as far as a High School diploma,and now my guidance counselor is saying its the same thing. Does anyone have any advice?Edit: Some of the colleges said that they accept GED students without bias. So I dont know how true that is.  <response>: Getting your GED may set you back a while may disqualify you from many things such as scholarships, college applications looked down upon, military benefits should you choose to serve. I say stick it through, take summer classes next summer need be, you cant be far behind. 