GED Stories

Name:      Shanell Age:     17 City and State:     Chicago Hi, my name is Shanell, and I was enrolled in an alternative high school called Prologue and I was supposed to graduate in 2009, but since the credit score has changed it’s going to take a another year to graduate.

Name: Kala Age: 15 City and State: Northport, Al. I about to be 16 years old. Most people think if you drop out, you’re stupid. Sometimes that might be the case but not in mine. I wanna drop out, get my GED, get a job, and go to college early. I would be going to [...]

Name: Eric Age: 22 City and State: Accra I am a Medical Laboratory Technologist and Technician Student at the Polytechnic here in Accra, Ghana. I have really understood the basic unit of life is GED. This has really ensured me to understand the standardization of upgrading yourself even when you have completed the high school. [...]

Name:      Cathy Age:     29 City and State:     Plymouth, NC I really need to get my GED so I can better myself and find a better job for my kids and myself. Then I know that I’m making progress for myself.

Name:      Dorothy Age:     53 City and State:     Tucumcari Well, a few years ago, I decided to go and get my GED. It was hard for me, I failed a couple of times in different areas of the test. I really wanted to give up. It seemed like the more I tried the [...]

Name:      Thomas Age:     46 City and State:     Long Prairie I’m disabled and have to find some kind of life. I dropped out of school in the 10th grade. I want my GED to start a career. My dream is to get my GED.

Name:      Lakeshia H Well, my name is Keshia and I dropped out of school in the 7th grade thinking that I was bad and I did not need school. Well now I am 23 with no GED and I am trying to go in the military and I took the ASVAB test and got [...]

Name:      Sammie Age:     27 City and State:     Shreveport Well, I was getting into fights and not taking care of my younger brother and sisters and I would have to help mom feed, get them ready, and try to make it to school, but I was a tired brother to do that, so [...]

Name:      Steven Age:     52 City and State:     Brentwood, MD Well, it took place in Chicago Ill, when my mother took ill and brought me here to Washington DC and then left me to take care of myself. I had fear of going to school because I was fearful of my under age, [...]

Name:      Jessy Age:     18 City and State:     Newark, NJ My name is Jessy, I am 18 years old, and I have had so many struggles, and pain in my past. When I was 14, I finally just started high school, and then I got pregnant. I gave birth at 15 years old, [...]