GED Stories

Name: Randie

Age: 17

City and State: Cocoa, FL

What motivated you to get your GED? Not being able to be proud of myself for something. I’ve realized that I’ve gone through so much in my life, and an education is one thing I’ve never accomplished. Being out of school is really getting me nowhere. With a GED, I’d get to be something and someone. I’d have the education I’ve always wanted.

How have your friends and family helped you? My best friends have guided me through pretty much everything in my life. The tell me I need to do something with my life, and get my education. They’ve really inspired me. I’ve finally been pushed to become something real.

What problems have you faced? I want to be able to learn so much more than I know now. I want to be able to get a job that fits me. (more…)

?Name: Barbara

Age: 50

City and State: Kings Mountain, KY

What motivated you to get your GED? I want to get a better job.

How have your friends and family helped you? They say that I need it.

What problems have you faced? Everything has been a problem.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I want to get a job so I can take care of myself.

Barbara,

That’s great that you want to get your GED! It’s never too late to get it. I might seem intimidating to start studying again after having been out of high school for so long, but take it slow and you’ll get there! Good luck!

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Name: SheayBoo

Age: 18

City and State: Indanapolis, IN

What motivated you to get your GED? I want my GED so I can support my two kids and make sure they have a better life. I’m only 18, and I’m a single mother. I want to learn more, and set a good example for my kids when they get older.

How have your friends and family helped you? My family supports me all the way. They keep me on task. As for being a single mother, I’ll just find a new boyfriend.

What problems have you faced? Well, it takes a lot to get me mad and all out of control, but B said that I am a nice, caring person.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? My hopes are to move into my own home, and to get a job to support my family. (more…)

Name: Gissel

Age: 24

City and State: New York, NY

What motivated you to get your GED? It’s hard to get a job, but I’m young and nothing’s stoping me. I want to do it for myself, so I can finally be happy again.

How have your friends and family helped you? They haven’t, but I know I can get help. It’s not really an issue.

What problems have you faced? Nothing that I really want to share.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? To be myself, and to show every one else that has ever doubted me in life that I can do it. After I achieve my GED, I would like to futher my education. (more…)

Name: Destiny

Age: 17

City and State: Tulsa, OK

What motivated you to get your GED? I realized when I first dropped out of school that I used to like it. I don’t really like it now, though. However, I want to go back for my family. They really motivate me, and I love them.

How have your friends and family helped you? My family helped me get through a lot. They inspired me to do better and showed me how important it is to have a good family behind you.

What problems have you faced? Well, in order to get money, I need an education. I can only get an education if I actually go to school. So here I am, trying to solve both problems. (more…)

Name: Urlick

Age: 34

City and State: Washington, D.C.

What motivated you to get your GED? Because I want to go to college in the near future, maintain employment, and make good money.

How have your friends and family helped you? Not much, but they know that getting my GED would open a lot of doors for me.

What problems have you faced? I’ve had problems maintaining stable employment, getting trades, and furthering my education.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? Stable employment. I’d like to become a law enforcement officer or a counselor and help others.

Do you have more to your story? Ive had a rough road in trying to achieve this must-have goal. It’s been very hard for me throughout these recent years. (more…)

Name: Lynsey

What motivated you to get your GED? I can’t get a job without it.

How have your friends and family helped you? My girl helped me.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? Bigger dreams for myself.

Lynsey,

It’s great that your girlfriend is helping you. Keep your eyes on those dreams, and you’ll have your GED in no time!

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Name: Darien

Age: 22

City and State: Lexington, MS

What motivated you to get your GED? Because I finally found something that may be interesting to me, and I need my GED to do it.

How have your friends and family helped you? They don’t motivate me. They just talk about me.

What problems have you faced? I need a good paying job.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? My goals and dreams.

Darien,

It’s tough when your friends and family aren’t being helpful. Don’t let them get you down. Many times, when people try to put others down, it’s only because they’re insecure and upset about their own bad situation. You’re trying to rise up and make something of yourself. Take pride in that, and one day you’ll be able to achieve your goals and dreams.

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Name: Kelsey

Age: 17

City and State: Hawaii

What motivated you to get your GED? Getting kicked out of school really woke me up. I realized that getting an education is the best thing for me to do so that I can support my brother, sister, and grandma. We’re the only people we have for eachother. I didn’t think about that when I had the chance to go to school for free or get into a good college. But I’m going to get my GED and try my best to do what I need to in order to go to school.

How have your friends and family helped you? My family have been the only ones to motivate me to do anything. I try to stay away from the people and things that have led me in the wrong direction before.

What problems have you faced? Just going to school everyday and having to listen to teachers was a problem. Adult Education classes are a better environment for me to learn in. (more…)

Name: Chimanga

Age: 35

City and State: Los Angeles, CA

What motivated you to get your GED? I was 17 years old, living in Los Angeles, and at the time I was hanging “with the homies” and doing nothing. Having always being an avid reader, I read some autobiographies of successful people and always dreamt of being one. Being raised in a single-parent household, I saw how my mother struggled to raise two kids and decided to make something of myself.

How have your friends and family helped you? I chose to pursue my GED on my own after leaving home at the age of 17. At that time, I was being home schooled, which was hard for me because I was not serious about it. When I left home just before turning 18, I relocated to St. Louis to live with my grandmother. Honestly though, my main inspiration was my oldest uncle who received his GED at 17 years of age, spent 30 years in the navy, and earned three bachelor’s degrees during that span.

What problems have you faced? My biggest problem was not being able to be serious and consistent. Surrounding myself with strong male role models (such as my uncles and grand-uncle, all of whom were in the military) provided me with the push that I needed. (more…)