GED Stories

Name: Brendan Age: 20 City and State: Pocomoke City, Maryland What motivated you to get your GED? I want a job, and without an education, you can’t go anywhere. How have your friends and family helped you? Yes, my mother, my father, my grandmother, and the rest of my family have helped me. What problems [...]

Name: Kody Age: 22 I want to better myself. I want to know that I did it–that I completed something in life. That was my main goal, but I lost sight. Now, it’s time for me to wake up and move forward. Kody, There’s no time like the present! Don’t look back at the past; [...]

Name: Sunshine Age: 25 City and State: Marietta, Ohio What motivated you to get your GED? My children. I have a seven year old little girl and two other children. One day my daughter looked at me and said, “When did you graduate from school?” I couldn’t answer her. That’s when I knew I just [...]

Name: Demetria Age: 24 City and State: Marion, Alabama What motivated you to get your GED? My beautiful son and daughter. I want to be able to encourage them to finish school with no regrets. What problems have you faced? Depression gets in the way. I can lose interest very easily. What do you hope [...]

Name: Kayla Age: 18 What motivated you to get your GED? Because I want to go to college. How have your friends and family helped you? They tell me I should get it. What problems have you faced? School was difficult, but I had help. What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? [...]

?Name: Stacey Age: 23 City and State: Virginia Beach, VA What motivated you to get your GED? The day I woke up and realized there has to be more to my life then the rut I keep myself stuck in. How have your friends and family helped you? My ex motivated me. He showed me [...]

Name: Talisha Age: 43 City and State: Webster, Texas What motivated you to get your GED? To better my life and to increase my chances in a good career. Talisha, The GED is the first step. Study hard, and you can do it! Good luck! The GED Academy

Name: Dricka What motivated you to get your GED? I want to enroll in college. I know that without a GED, I’m not able to do anything. I can’t make real money or anything. How have your friends and family helped you? They tell me I can do it, to keep studying, to keep trying, [...]

Name: Beth Age: 22 City and State: Moorefield, WV What motivated you to get your GED? I want to finish my schooling, so I can get a job and be able to have a good future for my child. How have your friends and family helped you? My son has motivated me, because I don’t [...]

Name: Jody Age: 29 City and State: Del Rio, Tx What motivated you to get your GED? It will help me get a job and go to school. How have your friends and family helped you? They just told me that I can do it. What problems have you faced? Not being able to get [...]