GED Stories

Teresa from Morristown, TN - 29 I dropped out of high school in the 10th grade. I want my GED so I can get a job. After I get my GED, I want to join the Army National Guard. Teresa, The army offers a lot of opportunities. That’s a great place to start once you’ve passed. Good luck! [...]

Breeann from Newfield, NY — 16 I suffer from really bad anxiety, and this made me realize that the right option for me is to get my GED. School is a waste of my time. All I do is sit there all day, and I already learned most of the material from past grades. My family—especially [...]

Tracy from Newark, OH – 39 I changed my way of thinking. If you dwell in the past stay in the past. Nothing is impossible. However, it is very hard to get a decent job without a GED. I watched a documentary on The Secret, and I realized that anything is possible. We hold our own [...]

Vigilyn  – 17 I want to get my GED for my family and for my future. It has been difficult. I’ve not been able to study, because my family doesn’t have enough money. Sometimes, we have nothing to eat because my parents have no education. My father is a farmer, and my mother is a house [...]

April from Elbridge, NY – 36 Let me start out by saying that I am 36 years of age. I have three very beautiful daughters and a very supportive fiancé. I am disabled, and I have tried in the past to obtain my GED before and failed. Now that I have the support in my life, [...]

Nicole from Tupper Lake, NY – 25 I was 16-years-old when I found out I was pregnant with my first child in 2003. He’s not 7-years-old. I was working at McDonald’s for minimum wage. When I was 17, I began 11th grade and realized how much my child needed me. Going to school all day, [...]

Denise from Shafter I want to be an inspiration to my children. I’ve gone through and overcome so many trials. I know that, with God, anything is possible. If i can overcome addiction, then this GED test should be nothing in comparison. My friends and family tell me to go for it. In the past, [...]

Amanda from Greencastle, IN - 22 I want to get a better job and further my education. My friends and family have helped me through school, but I need help still. I was in special education all throughout school. I’ve only learned the basics in school. I hope that I can learn things faster than I used [...]

Crystal Being homeless and on social services is what made me realize that I need to get my GED. My family and friends have encouraged me to get it. Then I can improve my family’s life, as well as my own. We’ve been homeless and living on social services. I’m dying to get my life [...]

T’Yanna – 19 My motivation for getting my GED came when I had my daughter at 18. Before having my daughter, I was a high school drop out and working a dead end job at McDonald’s. That’s not the future I wanted for me and my daughter, so I knew it was time to stop [...]