GED Stories

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: 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: Jennifer Age: 26 City and State: West Haven, CT What motivated you to get your GED? I dropped out of school after repeating freshmen year for the second time. Almost all of my life, since I started school, I was transferred from school to school because my parents would always move. I tried going [...]

Name: Crystal Age: 24 City and State: Colorado Springs. CO What motivated you to get your GED? I just feel like it is something that needs to be done. I am a stay-at-home mother. I had my first child at 17, and I never finished school. I want to be a good example to my [...]

Name: Shanice Age: 30 City and State: Staten Island, NY What motivated you to get your GED? The type of job I wanted, and what it required. How have your friends and family helped you? My family and friends motivated me by letting me know that the sky is the limit. Just work hard and [...]

Name: Alicia Age: 26 City and State: Wisconsin What motivated you to get your GED? After being at a job for four years and not getting a raise in three, plus being a single mom of three. What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? To get a better job. To be able [...]

Name: Diane Age: 53 City and State: Tampa, FL What motivated you to get your GED? I need my GED to better myself for my grandchildren. What problems have you faced? I need to find a job to help take care of my children. What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? To [...]

Name: Destiny Age: 17 City and State: Astoria, OR What motivated you to get your GED? I’ve never been good at school. I would try my best at everything, but it seemed like I kept failing. I was a freshman twice. I started getting behind and confused. I decided that I need to do something [...]

Name: Rachel Age: 26 What motivated you to get your GED? I want to make more money, so I can show my kids a better life. How have your friends and family helped you? I motivated myself. Rachel, It’s difficult to keep yourself motivated, but it sounds like you’ve got the right idea. By keeping [...]