GED Stories

Name: Shyria

City and State: Mcdonough, GA

What motivated you to get your GED? What made me realize it is that I want a better life for myself, my aunt, and my mom.

How have your friends and family helped you? By telling me that I can do it, even if I didn’t finish high school.

What problems have you faced? People downing me. Some of my family talk about me, saying that I am not going to make it in life or that I am not ready.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? To be a better person. To tell people that having a GED is just like finishing high school.

Shyria,

It sounds like you’ve got some people both helping you, and harming you. Don’t let anyone who tells you that you can’t do it get you down. Focus on the people who are there for you and believe in you. You can have a better life for yourself and your family if you keep your eyes on the goal. Good luck!

The GED Academy