GED Stories

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 [...]

Name: Travis Age: 21 City and State: Wewoka, OK What motivated you to get your GED? If I don’t get my GED, I probably won’t ever get anywhere in life. How have your friends and family helped you? Not that I know of. What problems have you faced? My problem is getting started with studying [...]

Name: Sotheavy City and State: Los Angeles, California What motivated you to get your GED? My cousin and my family motivated me to get the GED. I am an Asian who is now living in the USA, and I want to continue my studies in college. However, I don’t have enough money for tuition. The [...]

Name: Anthony Age: 21 City and State: Orlando, Florida What motivated you to get your GED? My motivation comes from my girlfriend, Jacqueline. We’ve had a long distance relationship for about a year now. She has been doing all she can to get me to California to live with her, but money is always a [...]

Name: Rhonda Age: 38 What motivated you to get your GED? Life is hard. You need more than a GED, you need a college degree. I have been out of school for 21 years, a very long time, and I have tried several times to go back to school, but something has always stopped me. [...]

Name: Kaci What motivated you to get your GED? Ms. Lein’s story has hit home with me. I’m also married to an alcoholic, violent spouse. I have remained in this marriage, believing my options are few. I dropped out of school too many years ago to count. I’m in my fifties. We have a beautiful, [...]

Name: Kathie Age: 42 City and State: Smyrna, Tennessee What motivated you to get your GED? Well, I am 42 and recently divorced. I have always worked but not for very high pay. My daughter is 22 and getting ready to go to college. It is almost Christmas, and I can barely give my kids [...]

Name: Brenna Age: 16 City and State: Oregon I always had trouble with math. It’s always affected me in school but now I want to get my GED and still get a nice paying job in my life. I left school because I didn’t like going to math class and getting teased for not knowing [...]

Hi, I am 18 years old and am living with my mom. I have a daughter and am expecting another one by Dec. And I don’t know what to do. Can you help me? I left school when I was in 10th, too. And I am afraid of not doing my best in the test. [...]

I have been trying for years to get my GED. I don’t have good self-esteem. I’m afraid of failure, have been all my life. I’m working on my self-esteem and hope it gets better.