GED Stories

I hope you’re all doing well with your studies, and staying focused on success. Each one of us studying for the GED exam share a common bond, we all have intense determination, fierce pride, and the unquestionable ability to accomplish our goals.
I can relate to how desperately everyone wants to succeed, and how passionately everyone [...]

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: Trey
Age: 22
City and State: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Life made me finally realize I need my GED!
I need a good job. I’m ready for college… I would like to be a lawyer like my father.

Name:      Eric
Age:     22
City and State:     Accra
I am a Medical Laboratory Technologist and Technician Student at the Polytechnic here in Accra, Ghana. I have really understood the basic unit of life is GED. This has really ensured me to understand the standardization of upgrading yourself even when you have completed the high school. [...]

Hi, my name is LaShonda. I was a student at Manchester High School. I made it all the way to the 12th grade and found out I was not able to graduate. My favorite subject is math but I’ll get by with the other subjects. My favorite color is blue. I have five beautiful sisters and wish they would [...]

I am an ex-convict who passed his GED at the age of 40. I am now enrolled at the University of Minnesota majoring in Human  Resources. I was 18 years old in 1979 when I dropped out of high school. I want to finish my college degree in 2011. To anyone who reads this, pick [...]

My name is Christine Walters. I am 20 years old. I live in North Port, Florida with my two kids, a 1 year old and a 4 month. I was born in New York city and lived in the Bronx for most of my life. I decided to come to Florida to change my life. [...]

I can say that I did school but my difficulty is how to sell myself. Now I am working in a restaurant. I have got a lot of experience, but I want to increase my skills for managing. I hope that maybe you are able to tell me what to do. I want one day [...]