GED Stories

Name: Lil J Age: 27 City and State: Georgia What motivated you to get your GED degree? First and foremost I didn’t drop out of High School. I finished H.S. I was a smart student. However, I had one problem. I have low vision, which was something that happen to me after birth. I died [...]

Name: Sheila Age: 55 City and State: Albuquerque, NM What motivated you to get your GED? I have dreams of wanting to either do something in the criminal justice department or forensic sciences. I want to give myself a better life and get off of my disability. How have your friends and family helped you? [...]

Name: Kimberly Age: 23 City and State: Aylett, VA What motivated you to get your GED? My family. I really want to better myself and try to become a nurse or work in the medical field. How have your friends and family helped you? They are there for me. They tell me that they will [...]

Name: Daniel City and State: Danville, Virginia What motivated you to get your GED? I struggled a lot in school and thought I couldn’t do it any more, so I just dropped out. How have your friends and family helped you? They want me to live a successful life. What problems have you faced? The [...]

Name: Joshua Age: 23 City and State: Austin, TX What motivated you to get your GED? I obtained my GED because I was tired of dead end retail jobs. I knew the only way to live the life I wanted to was to get into college.

Name: Melissa Age: 31 State: Texas What motivated you to get your GED? After working in a restaurant for so many years, I finally realized that this is not the career I wanted. I wanted to be a successful business woman. As I got older, I got wiser about what kind of life style I [...]

Name: Shaheen Age: 20 City and State: Aubrey, Texas What motivated you to get your GED? The gears in my life have been rusting these past few years, they haven’t moved in a long time & I feel that it is necessary to acquire a GED in order for me to get those gears cleaned, [...]

Name: Shanna Age: 29 What motivated you to get your GED? I have been studying off and on for years but I just felt content with how my life was going, I didn’t try as hard as I should have. I have a pretty good job even without a GED. I finally realized I wanted [...]

Name:      Janice Age:      61 City and State:     Sherman, Texas I left school the beginning of my junior year. Struggled because I did not apply myself, and then I met John and that was my way out. Needless to say, way to young and very stupid. I know how to make it, but [...]

Name:      Lynn City and State:     Cincinnati, Ohio Well, I’ve been trying for my GED for the past year and I’m getting a little frustrated because I can’t get the math part of it.