GED Stories

Alyssa from Detroit, MI — 24 I have a four-year-old daughter, but I’ve been going back in forth in programs to strive to achieve my dreams. I’m never giving up. My family has always motivated me. When I dropped out of high school, my grandparents did their best with me, but it was just all [...]

T’Yanna – 19 My motivation for getting my GED came when I had my daughter at 18. Before having my daughter, I was a high school drop out and working a dead end job at McDonald’s. That’s not the future I wanted for me and my daughter, so I knew it was time to stop [...]

Samantha from Mississippi – 19 I have a six month old daughter. My family helps me with my baby and motivates me, but I have problems with math and science. I need my GED so I can have a good future.

Name: Stephanie Age: 19 City and State: Laredo, TX What motivated you to get your GED degree? I realized when I became a mom at the age of 18 and dropped out of school three months before graduation. I told myself that it’s time for me to make a better future for my family and [...]

Name: Dana Age: 34 City and State: Janesville, WI What motivated you to get your GED degree? I want to go to school to better myself, but I can’t because I haven’t been in school since 1994. I’m scared to death that I won’t be able to remember anything. I have a fear that I [...]

Name: Anceo Age: 25 City and State: Montgomery, AL What motivated you to get your GED degree? I want more out of life than what is just handed to me.  Also, my family and kids are a big plus. How have your friends and family helped you? Yes, I get a lot of help. You [...]

Name: Dwight Age: 34 City and State: Canton, MI What motivated you to get your GED degree? Well, I’m tired of my life. I’m a father of three kids, and I think that I need to do something better for myself and my family and our future. I realized that I needed the tools to [...]

Name: Carla Age: 42 What motivated you to get your GED degree? I am divorced, have 2 teen boys, and I barely make ends meet with the money I make being a hairstylist. I’ve gone out looking for a job where I can make more than minimum wage, but it requires a degree or a [...]

Name: Cutberto Age: 34 What motivated you to get your GED degree? I want to be an example for my three kids. Also, I want to study the Culinary Arts. How have your friends and family helped you? They believe in me and support me. What problems have you faced? Discipline and goal setting. What [...]

Name: Tabatha Age: 18 City and State: Hamilton, NJ What motivated you to get your GED degree? I dropped out in the 10th grade. I thought I didn’t need it. But then I got pregnant, and realized that I need it now. I need to make my life better for my son. How have your [...]