Beginner Questions.

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I agree with PrettyFlyforaChiGuy that you should incorporate learning anything you need to know for the GED/HS Diploma into college studies if they match up well.

If you really want the HS Diploma, find the cheapest possible plan and do that. There's nothing that says you need a particular one, and it need not be expensive. Penn Foster is like $1000. Excel High School is $100/mo and you go as fast as you want.

If you haven't thought about skipping the diploma and just going straight to the GED, you can do that. It's pretty cheap, especially if you don't need the classes to pass. They are 4 separate exams, and you can just go sign up and take them whenever you feel ready. So you could decide to do the math first (since it sounds like you're good at math), go online to Khan Academy to start studying (if you need it), and then maybe do ModernStates to get your free CLEP exam vouchers as well. Do College Math, then College Algebra, then Precalc if you want. Make sure you get receipts from the testing center for fees, submit them to ModernStates when you're done, then go take the GED Math exam. Then on to the next subject. You'll get college credit at the same time that you're getting your GED, for minimal money.