GED Stories

I need a high school diploma. I left school in 2000 because of health problems but now I’m fine, and I have great option now for a real good job and I need my GED. I need the GED for my future and if I lose this option it is a shame because it is […]

Hi, I’m Amandeep. I did grade 12 in India with medical subjects. After that I got married and I come here from India, and now I don’t how can I start my career again. I actually want to do medical lab assistant, and I want to complete its requirements by doing GED but I don’t […]

The most important goal, that I will have to achieve in the next few years is to get a good paying job. First thing that I will need is a GED. Then I would like to take a trade at a local technical college.

Hi. My name is Lamont Terrence Hammond. I am a 28 year old male. I left school because I was 21 years old. Because the school see I was ready for this world. I feel like getting some education & getting a better paying job. I hope to be a computer technician, and get a […]

I’ve been living in the USA for 23 years. I left school in 1986. Now, I want better pay.

I am twenty years old and currently working for American Proteins Inc. of Cuthbert, Ga. I reside in Columbus, Ga. I left school in April 2005, because I started home school. In order for me to make something out myself, I need a GED or high school diploma to get into a college. […]

I can say that I did school but my difficulty is how to sell myself. Now I am working in a restaurant. I have got a lot of experience, but I want to increase my skills for managing. I hope that maybe you are able to tell me what to do. I want one day […]

In 1993, I left high school to take care of my son. I want to get my GED to show my son that he can get a good education and follow his dreams, to be someone. My goal is to get my GED and go into nursing.
Kathy Hill, 32, Pontiac, MI

My story is that I always wanted to get my high school diploma, but because I had two kids, I really did not have any help. I left in the 12th grade after my brother was killed. I went to Texas, and I figured that I should start working and take care of my kids. […]

Bridget, 31, writes from Villa Rica, GA that she’s working on her GED to get a better job, help her family, and feel better about herself. Like many people, Bridget left high school because she had to work. Now, she finds that without a diploma, it’s hard to get a better job!