GED Stories

Name: Randie
Age: 17
City and State: Cocoa, FL
What motivated you to get your GED? Not being able to be proud of myself for something. I’ve realized that I’ve gone through so much in my life, and an education is one thing I’ve never accomplished. Being out of school is really getting me nowhere. With a GED, [...]

?Name: Barbara
Age: 50
City and State: Kings Mountain, KY
What motivated you to get your GED? I want to get a better job.
How have your friends and family helped you? They say that I need it.
What problems have you faced? Everything has been a problem.
What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I want to [...]

Name: SheayBoo
Age: 18
City and State: Indanapolis, IN
What motivated you to get your GED? I want my GED so I can support my two kids and make sure they have a better life. I’m only 18, and I’m a single mother. I want to learn more, and set a good example for my kids when they [...]

Name: Gissel
Age: 24
City and State: New York, NY
What motivated you to get your GED? It’s hard to get a job, but I’m young and nothing’s stoping me. I want to do it for myself, so I can finally be happy again.
How have your friends and family helped you? They haven’t, but I know I can [...]

Name: Destiny
Age: 17
City and State: Tulsa, OK
What motivated you to get your GED? I realized when I first dropped out of school that I used to like it. I don’t really like it now, though. However, I want to go back for my family. They really motivate me, and I love them.
How have your friends [...]

Name: Urlick
Age: 34
City and State: Washington, D.C.
What motivated you to get your GED? Because I want to go to college in the near future, maintain employment, and make good money.
How have your friends and family helped you? Not much, but they know that getting my GED would open a lot of doors for me.
What problems [...]

Name: Lynsey
What motivated you to get your GED? I can’t get a job without it.
How have your friends and family helped you? My girl helped me.
What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? Bigger dreams for myself.
Lynsey,
It’s great that your girlfriend is helping you. Keep your eyes on those dreams, and you’ll have [...]

Name: Darien
Age: 22
City and State: Lexington, MS
What motivated you to get your GED? Because I finally found something that may be interesting to me, and I need my GED to do it.
How have your friends and family helped you? They don’t motivate me. They just talk about me.
What problems have you faced? I need a [...]

Name: Kelsey
Age: 17
City and State: Hawaii
What motivated you to get your GED? Getting kicked out of school really woke me up. I realized that getting an education is the best thing for me to do so that I can support my brother, sister, and grandma. We’re the only people we have for eachother. I didn’t [...]

Name: Sheruk
Age: 18
City and State: Ramallah, Palestine
What motivated you to get your GED? The people around me motivated me. Everyone around me was either in college, going to school, or had a good job. I never thought I would need my diploma/GED to have a future. I got married at a young age and told [...]