GED Stories

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: 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: Candace
City and State: Lake Panasoffkee, FL
What motivated you to get your GED? I need to get my diploma.
How have your friends and family helped you? Nobody has helped me.
What problems have you faced? I need help with math and science.
What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? To get another job.
Candace,
Math and [...]

Name: Casey
What motivated you to get your GED? When I had my son, I thought to myself that he needs something better. People say that I can’t get a job because I never finished high school. That makes me sad and mad, so I’m going to show them all.
How have your friends and family helped [...]

Name: Jacqueline
Age: 27
City and State: Pacific, Washington
What motivated you to get your GED? The thing that has motivated me to get my GED are my three kids. They are my life, and I want to give them a better life then I had.
How have your friends and family helped you? My friends and family are [...]

Name: Tameka
Age: 21
City and State: Newport News, VA
What motivated you to get your GED? I want to join the military and serve my country.
How have your friends and family helped you? They really haven’t. I’ve motivated myself.
What problems have you faced? I am an eighth grade drop-out. Not ’cause I didnt want to go to [...]

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 problem. I’ve never [...]

Name: Bionca
City and State: Kannapolis, NC
What motivated you to get your GED? I realized that I want to prove everyone wrong who has put me down in my life. I want to prove that I’m smart, bright, and capable of getting my GED.
How have your friends and family helped you? My mother and my niece [...]

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. Now I’m [...]

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, intelligent [...]