GED Success Story
Here is a GED success story from one of our students. We hope it inspires you to succeed.
From David E.:
With the help of your program, I received my last test score yesterday and PASSED MY GED! I could have never done in without your program.
I am 45, and was laid off after 20 years in the printing industry. I was offered a new job, in a new field, on the condition I got my GED. No small feat at this stage in my life. They were actually holding the job for me! The pressure was on! And OH how the testing and entire process has changed! I studied relentlessly, with much difficulty and frustration at times, as its been a long time since I was in school and everything is ten times harder now.
Without your on-line tests and great study book, it would have taken me 6 months to a year to go to classes and learn at a snails pace. I completed the tests and passed in a little over 1 month!!!! They are still holding that new job for me and I start next week.
Not having my GED has always bothered me and held me back from taking new chances and changing my life for the better. Thank you so much and I would recommend PASS GED to anyone and everyone. You’ve help to increase my confidence, gotten me interested in reading again—it’s overall changed my life!
Get Motivated!
by Vicki Hannah Lein, Confidence Coach
My mother and sister both dropped out of high school to get married. I was determined to get an education so I would not feel trapped as my mother did. She stayed with a man who cheated on her and abused her physically and emotionally because she did not have the self-confidence or education to support herself.
I graduated from high school, then college-supported by my father’s child support and my earnings working in a cannery every summer. Now I am a Self-Confidence coach. I am working with The GED Academy, making little movies and writing a blog to help people have the confidence to get back in the game. I even designed a site, Mojo Juice Bar: Finding Humor and Grit for tough Times, because I wanted a site devoted to people who need some encouragement to make their lives better.
I’m legally blind now and have been for 14 years. I am living my dream as an international speaker and consultant. I write books, and have produced two CDs of my songs so far. I am a believer in following your dreams because that is what I am doing.
I think it would be helpful for people to eavesdrop on a coaching session with someone who is either thinking about getting a GED, is in the process, or who has gotten their GED and is wondering what comes next.
If you want to volunteer for this here is what you will get for free:
- a coaching session with me, maybe more if we have a lot of fun and think it would be good to check in on a regular basis for awhile.
- Your anonymity. No one needs to know who you are except The GED Academy and me.
You can get to know me by taking a look at my website, www.stepintoyourgreatness.us. You will see the Mojo Juice Bar logo. Click on that to go to the Mojo site and see some movies I have already made, such as “What if School Failed You?” You can also check out the Academy bookstore for three of my books. If you would like to email me personally my email address is vickihannahlein@gmail.com. I’ll send you one of my songs for free if you would like.
Here is what I know for sure:
- it is never too late,
- there is always time and money for what we think is important,
- and we can chunk any big goal down into little steps we can start taking now.
You can do it and you are not alone!
Vicki Hannah Lein, 56, Corvallis, Oregon
Understanding Fractions for the GED
Claudia wrote to ask: “I’m not understanding fractions but i get everything else okay… i just don’t get the lower terms, improper, need some help.” Curtis explains fractions, lower terms, and improper fractions in his blog. Read Curtis’s answer to this question…
Write to Curtis with all of your math ideas and questions.
GED Practice Questions
Get the explanation for Becca’s social studies practice question from the last newsletter. Got questions about social studies? Ask Becca.
Dwayne explains his science practice question. Got questions about science? Ask Dwayne.
Maria brings you a reading practice question and answer. Got questions about reading? Ask Maria.
Elizabeth’s blog shows a sample narrative essay. Got questions about writing? Ask Elizabeth.
GED Stories…Get Motivated!
Here are more stories from GED students…
- …I have been thinking it was too late for a long time.
- You’re just stuck if you do not have your GED.
- From nothing to something is what I’m striving for.
- You really can’t do nothing without your GED…
- I want to pass to get better opportunity…
- I will always make sure that I have a choice.
- Share your own story.
