GED Stories

I am a 34 year old mother of 4 children. I left school when I was 15 years. I want my GED  because I want to be proud of myself and futher my education. My dreams will become reality by getting my GED.

Willimena, 34, Montgomery

Willimena,

You can get your GED! You might need to practice a few skills, since you were fairly young when you dropped out, and it’s been a few years. That’s okay! Most of the skills on the GED are things that you can learn quickly. Make a plan to pass by finding a study program at a library, community college, or adult school near you, or at an online GED prep program like The GED Academy. (Make sure it’s a real GED program, not a fake high school!)

You don’t need to “re-do” high school. You only need to build up the skills that are tested on the GED exam. That’s reading, writing, critical thinking, and some basic math. It’s pretty straightforward.

Start with a practice test to see how you do. This is just a tool to see what you need to study… If you find that you’re ready to pass one or more of the tests, that’s great! If not, that’s fine, too. Start studying with the easiest subject, the one you’re closest to passing, and when you’re done, move on to the next subject. You don’t have to be ready to pass everything to take the test… take it when you’re ready to pass 2-3 subjects. Then, you’ll get those subjects out of the way… and by the time you’re on to whichever subject is most difficult for you, you’ll have a lot of practice with the GED test, with reading, and with studying, and you’ll only have one more test to go. So, don’t give up! Because you can definitely pass.

Try to study a little bit every day… it’s much better than trying to study all at once. Study at the same time each day so that it gets to be a habit, and make sure your family and friends understand how important this is and help you out in any way they can.

If you need anything, let us know, and when you pass… come back and tell us!

The GED Academy