GED Stories

Name: Stephanie
Age: 37
City and State: San Antonio, Texas
What motivated me to get my GED is that I have two handsome boys, also I work around highly educated people who I can’t quite relate to at times. Plus my place of employment has so many educational programs that I’m interested in, but I don’t have my [...]

Name: Atilda
Age: 59
City and State: Windsor Mill, Baltimore, MD
What motivated you to get your GED? I want my GED because I want to go to college to further my career.
How have your friends and family inspired you? Because they can do things I cannot do.
What problems have you faced? I need my GED.
What do [...]

Name: Stacey Ann
Age: 30
City and State: Lithia Springs, GA
What motivated you to get your GED? I started it already, and I don’t want to quit. I want to finish at home.
How have your friends and family helped you? They are very inspired for me to finish up my GED.
I want to start a better [...]

Name: Juanita
Age: 47
City and State: Hammond, LA
What motivated you to get your GED? To show my family that I can do this.
How have your friends and family helped you? They keep saying to Mama, you can do this!
What problems have you faced? I am going to need help with math.
My GED would be a [...]

Name: Ginger
Age: 31
City and State: Stilwell, OK
What motivated you to get your GED? Well I knew that it was time for me to go on back to school so I can have my high school diploma because anymore you have to have it to get a good paying job, and I want my kids to [...]

Name: Mandy
Age: 33
City and State: Cincinnati, Ohio
It would be a huge weight lifted off me to get my GED. I have 3 kids and when they get a little older I would love to take some college. I do believe it would give me more confidence when I talk with some people.
I had a eating [...]

Name: Mary
What motivated you to get your GED? I would like to get my GED because I want it.
How have your friends and family helped you? They said to get it if I can.
What problems have you faced? I just want my GED.
What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I want a [...]

Name: Becky
Age: 41
City and State: Clinton, Wisconsin
I was doing my GED online, then I quit about three months ago… things just got too hectic but now I’m back and ready to start again. This time I’m going to start with my hardert subject, which would be math. Last time I started with the easiest [...]

Name: Victor
Age: 39
City and State: East Hampton, NY
What motivated you to get your GED? I’m an immigrant, and I have a CPA degree in my country, my target to come a here was to continue my career, as the time for me is very tight. I tried so many times enrollment in online schools [...]