GED Stories

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: Nathan Age: 22 State: Washington I am 22 years old, the third of eight kids, and I grew up on my Dads farm in Ohio. The four of us older kids were nicely spaced out: 3-4 years apart. I was three when my mom started to homeschool. It was not easy for her, she [...]

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: Stephanie What motivated you to get your GED degree? What motivated me to get my GED are my two beautiful kids. I want them to have the best in life, and I want them to know that continuing their education is the best thing they can do for their future. How have your friends [...]

Name: Desaray Age: 19 City and State: Southbend, IN What motivated you to get your GED degree? I need it so I can go to college and make my parents proud of me. How have your friends and family helped you? My mother, my big sister, and my step dad help me. What problems have [...]

Name: Colin Age: 37 City and State: Pittsburgh, PA What motivated you to get your GED degree? I always knew I needed one. I’ve been in and out of training to get my GED since I was 18. Now I’m 37. How have your friends and family helped you? They kept on reminding me that [...]

Name: Cristal Age: 22 City and State: Tempe, AZ What motivated you to get your GED degree? Well, pretty soon my daughter will start school. I want to be able to help her out with homework. How have your friends and family helped you? The only person who is motivating me is my daughter and [...]

Name: Genelyn Age: 29 Country: Spain How have your friends and family helped you? My family can’t help me with studying. That’s why I can’t finish school. What problems have you faced? I need to get a diploma, because I need to find work so that I can go to college. What do you hope [...]

Name: Marci Age: 45 What motivated you to get your GED degree? I left school at the age of 14. I’ve always wondered what it would have been like if I had finished school—how different my life could have turned out. How have your friends and family helped you? My two daughters has always eccouraged [...]

Name: Laura Age: 23 City and State: Canutillo, TX What motivated you to get your GED degree? I’ve been married for five years, and have two boys. One is four, and the other is one. My oldest wants to go to school. He always asks me if I finished school, and I never answer his [...]