GED Stories

Name: Helen
Age: 29
City and State: Columbus, Ohio
Enough is enough!!! Hello, my name is Helen, well, how should I start? Well, as I was growing up in the southern part of Mississippi where there was very little books to go around in the classroom, my mother couldn’t read and write, so we had no help and [...]

Name: Lan
City and State: Houston, TX
What motivated you to get your GED? To further my education and to further my career.
How have your friends and family helped you? They have yet to motivate or in any other way inspire me.
What problems have you faced? I have faced a lot of difficulties and don’t know [...]

Name: Keira
Age: 21
City and State: Houston, TX
What motivated you to get your GED? I need the GED for two reasons. I need to improve my life, and I would like to be a nurse assistant. That’s why I want to know, is this is the best course in GED that I’m going to take.
How [...]

Name: Shaheen
Age: 20
City and State: Aubrey, Texas
What motivated you to get your GED? The gears in my life have been rusting these past few years, they haven’t moved in a long time & I feel that it is necessary to acquire a GED in order for me to get those gears cleaned, oiled up and [...]

Name: Regina
Age: 36
City and State: Pikeville, NC
What motivated you to get your GED? My children. I have 6. 2 of them already got their high school diplomas, and I have another one who will be graduating next year. I want to go to college so I can become a social worker or medical assistant.

Name: Kayla
Age: 16
City and State: Newport News VA
What motivated you to get your GED? All of my trouble started in school, and if I ever want to get any education and start my career. I know that if I put my mind on it I can do it. I’m not sure that high [...]

Name: Durry
Age: 26
City and State: Snellville, GA
What motivated you to get your GED? Because I need to change my life. I am tired of working 12 hours every day, seven days a week.
What help do you need? I need only to know how I can go back to any school.
What do you hope to gain [...]