text: high school diploma or ged? i am bipolar and this past school year i dropped out halfway through and moved out of my parents house. now i am back at home and i am supposed to be a senior next year and there are some tests that i can take to earn credit for the semester i missed. i'm wanting to go to college for either nursing or early childhood education (probably nursing). but i am wondering if you think i should just get my ged and go on to college or try to take the tests (which i may not pass and are expensive) and try to go back to high school? ged, definitely.  in the end, it really doesn't matter.  it is important to finish school, and moving on to secondary school is a big step.  be proud of yourself and your accomplishments.