text: Tell people you graduated, and then if they check just say you were homeschooled. But, didn't want to make a fuss about homeschooling.  I have my GED, but I still write on application that I have graduated high school. I have never been caught. Jobs that require high school diploma are usually no big deal jobs - so they never check.  Believe me, I have been lieing for 20 years, and have never been caught.  But, ya know... I'm in Real Estate, and I make more money than College grads.  I have always been my own trailblazer.  Remember this: In America you don't need any degree to be successful. You just have to ambitious, and a go-getter.