GED Stories

Rachel from Oregon – 16 I had tried online school my sophmore year of high school. That did not work out very well as I did not get much help with the subjects I needed help with such as math. So, I ended up flunking even though I tried really hard to understand the stuff. [...]

Dorothy from Fayetteville, NC – 56 I am very tired of wanting my GED diploma, but not even trying to get it. I need help in all areas, but I really want to be able to read, write, and spell with my grandchildren. I’ve tried to sit in a classroom, but my mind wanders too much. [...]

Narinder from Othello, WA – 28 I just want to have a better future, so I’m currently working on getting my GED at BBCC.  My dream is to become a nurse. My English is not strong, and I’m taking an ESL class.  I’m also taking a GED class, and need help with the English in it.

Pedro from Waukegan, IL – 62 I lost my job ten months ago. Now I ‘m trying to get my own business by putting a daycare in my home. That is why I need my G.E.D. Diploma. I never had the opportunity to go to school. When I was a kid, my childhood was working at [...]

Rashelle from Ballwin, MO – 24 I worked in fast food after I graduated from high school in my country. I want to get the GED to get a better job. I’ve always wanted to be a chef in a nice restaurant or on cruise ship. I’d also like to work in a hotel as [...]

JJ from Dallas, TX – 24 I decided that I needed to get my GED because I have a daughter on the way. I’ve always been a procrastinator. I couldn’t do it for myself, but I found the strength to do it for my unborn daughter. I was really inspired by my mother. I know [...]

Jon from Utah Jon Huntsman dropped out of high school to play keyboards in the band Wizard. Who would have guessed that years later he would become governor of Utah? After earning his GED diploma, Huntsman went to the University of Utah. He became a Mormon missionary in Taiwan for two years, and graduated from [...]

Hussein from Maine Somali refugee Hussein Ahmed came to Lewiston Maine ten years ago. He earned his GED diploma, but didn’t stop there. He went on to earn an associate degree and a bachelor’s from the University of Southern Maine. Ahmed now owns a grocery store and also an interpreter service, and he is studying [...]

Maarcella from Montana I’m native from Montana and would like to get a diploma or GED. I quit school to work to support myself. I want my GED because school these days is very important to me. I also need it for working. These days you have to have a diploma, even just to get [...]

Ruth Ann from Delaware Ruth Ann Minner earned her GED in Delaware in 1969. She is a grandmother, a former receptionist, and in 2001, became the 72nd governor of Delaware. Ruth Ann Minner was a widow with three sons when she took the GED test. She was working two jobs to support her family, and [...]