What is the GED?
The GED is an exam for adults who want to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Only adults that did not obtain a high school diploma are eligible to earn an equivalency diploma.

Although it is an American credential, the high school equivalency diploma obtained by passing the GED exam is a recognized credential throughout the world and allows students to apply for many universities in Dubai.

Who makes the GED?
The American Council on Education makes the GED. The diploma for students taking the GED exam in Dubai is awarded through the Maine Department of Education in the United States.

What's on the GED?
Most of the GED exam is multiple choice. It consists of the following five tests:

* Language Arts, Writing: This test is divided into two sections: Part I and Part II. Part I is multiple choice and tests organization, sentence structure, usage, and mechanics according to American English conventions. Part II is a written essay.
* Social Studies: This multiple choice test includes passages and questions about history, geography, civics and government, and economics.
* Science: This multiple choice exam tests your ability to understand and analyze passages and questions related to physical science, life science, and earth and space science.
* Language Arts, Reading: This multiple choice tests requires you to understand and analyze literary texts (poems, short stories, and plays) and nonfiction texts (essays, critical reviews, and professional documents).
* Mathematics: The math test is divided into two parts: you may use a calculator on Part I but you may not use a calculator on Part II. This multiple choice test includes arithmetic, geometry, data analysis (statistics, graphs, and probability), and algebra.How is it scored?
Each test on the GED is scored from a 200 to 800.

What is a good score?
Since the GED is pass/fail, a good score on the GED is the one that allows you to pass. To pass the GED, you need to score at 410 on each of the five tests and have an average score higher than 450. You must receive a score of 2 or higher (out of 4) on the essay to pass the Language Arts, Writing test.

What else do I need to know?
For more information about the GED, go to http://www.gedtest.org/. In Dubai, you can register and take the GED at Amideast in Knowledge Village . As of February 2010, the cost to take the GED is AED 2,000, to be paid in cash.

NOTE: The GED is NOT offered online. Any website that says you can take the GED online is not authentic.

How do I prepare for the GED?

The Dubai Tutor works with a lot of students who want to pass the GED exam but don't want to take a long time to do it. Rather than learn everything about each subject, if you work with The Dubai Tutor, you will learn and practice the general concepts tested on each exam and the skill necessary to pass the GED. In addition, The Dubai Tutor will teach you the hidden facts the exam expects you to know such as the U.S. government structure and rights guranteed in the U.S. Constitution.

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