Applicants 16 and 17 years old are required to be officially withdrawn from their high school and must have permission from a parent or guardian to be able to take the GED or HiSET high school equivalency exam.
Baron is a title of honour, often hereditary, and ranks as one of the lower titles in the various nobiliary systems of Europe.
In large part the difference between these titles is a variation in the scope of wealth, influence, family and range of authority. In the English peerage system the highest ranking of the titles is Duke followed by Marquess, Earl, Viscount, then Baron. The title Count is not used in the British peerage system the equivalent bring Earl.