GED Stories

Desiree from Pearl, MS – 17 I have a kid, and I need to do better for her. In order to do that, I have to do better for myself. My daughter inspired me to do better, because I am all she has. I stress out about everything, and my mom constantly tells me I’m [...]

Ashley from Florida – 17 I was in public school until 10th grade when I switched over to home school. Towards the end of that year though, I started failing. I’m in 11th grade now, and I’m 18 years old. The reason I began doing so poorly was because of a boy I fell in [...]

Tiffany from South Carolina – 16 I got into a lot of trouble at school, and I finally hit rock bottom and got expelled from high school.  I was taking sophomore classes, but I was in the computer system as a repeating freshmen, so if I go back to school next year after my expulsion [...]

Sally from Cincinnati – 52 The death of my sweet husband, and working in a nursing home, was what motivated me to get my GED.   I was in a GED class at  Southwestern College, and when I began, my reading score was 514, but my score by the end was 570.  The score needs [...]

Karissa from Rising Sun, IN – 21 The reason I want to get my GED is because I didn’t finish high school, and you can’t get a good job without a GED or your high school diploma.  I’m 21 and these jobs out here won’t call me back for interviews. No one will hire me. I [...]

Moving on Up from Indianapolis, IN – 33 What motivated me to get my GED was when my son came home from school and wanted me to help him with his homework. I felt like I could not even help him with his 3rd grade work. My boyfriend is my biggest motivator. He owns his [...]

Maria What motivated me to get my GED is that I want to be a nurse. I wanted to go to college and become a nurse, but I knew that I needed my GED first. My family doesn’t inspire me to move on. They just bring me down, but there is always one person who [...]

Danielle from Detroit, MI – 20 What motivated me to get my GED was me wanting to continue my education and become more of what I am today. I never actually dropped out of school or stopped going for a certain amount of time. I just always missed a lot of days throughout my first three [...]

Narinder from Othello, WA – 28 I just want to have a better future, so I’m currently working on getting my GED at BBCC.  My dream is to become a nurse. My English is not strong, and I’m taking an ESL class.  I’m also taking a GED class, and need help with the English in it.

Loretta from Brookyn, NY I work as a PCA, and I want to further my career in the medical field. I need a GED. I’m tired of the low rate jobs I’ve been working for nearly 4 years. I’m still making 8.50. Ugh, I’m sick of this! I need a GED. Loretta, Good luck, the rising [...]