GED Stories

Name: Shamika City and State: New York What motivated you to get your GED degree? Well, first I would have to say my two kids, but especially my daughter, who is 14 moths old. I want more for her—a better life—not to follow in my foot steps. I grew up spoiled, with everything handed to [...]

Name: Christina Age: 26 City and State: Harrisonburg, VA What motivated you to get your GED degree? This day and age, jobs are hard to come by. I went from place to place, filling out job application after job application and I never had any luck. I have two beautiful children living at my fathers [...]

Name: Tebora Age: 19 City and State: Fort Worth, TX What motivated you to get your GED degree? When I had my son, that woke me up. I want to be able to give him what I didn’t have growing up. How have your friends and family helped you? My cousin is my age, and [...]

Name: Antoinette Age: 22 City and State: Round Lake Beach, IL What motivated you to get your GED degree? When I got kicked out of my family’s house and lost my kids. How have your friends and family helped you? They tell me that I need to get my things together to get my kids. [...]

Name: Elizabeth Age: 25 City and State: Surfside Beach, South Carolina What motivated you to get your GED degree? I want a better life for my husband and 5 children. My dream has always been for me to become a nurse. How have your friends and family helped you? My parents and husband have been [...]

Name: Latasha Age: 33 City and State: Huntsville, Alabama What motivated you to get your GED degree? I couldn’t get the job I really wanted, so I decided that it was time for me to make a change. How have your friends and family helped you? I inspired myself to do the right thing and [...]

Name: Joe Age: 39 City and State: Hayward What motivated you to get your GED degree? I moved here from the Fiji Islands 6 years ago with my wife and two daughters. We had two more boys (one is two years old, and the other is seven months old). I have been struggling to make [...]

Name: Melissa Age: 35 City and State: Bronx, NY What motivated you to get your GED degree? Everything that’s been going on with my life. My daughter will graduate from high school in two years, and I think it would be sad if I still didn’t have my GED. It will also help me to [...]

Name: Jenny Age: 36 City and State: Wichita, KS What motivated you to get your GED degree? I don’t have one, and I need to get a better job so that I can make a better life for myself and my family. How have your friends and family helped you? They won’t let me give [...]

Name: Michelle Age: 40 City and State: Aurora, Colorado What motivated you to get your GED degree? I want better for my 10-year-old daughter. I’ve had good jobs in the past, but what I really what is to become a LPN. I’ve worked as a CNA for many years, and the pay is not as [...]