GED Stories

Name: Sotheavy
City and State: Los Angeles, California
What motivated you to get your GED? My cousin and my family motivated me to get the GED. I am an Asian who is now living in the USA, and I want to continue my studies in college. However, I don’t have enough money for tuition. The only way [...]

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: Jessica
Age: 20
City and State: Knoxville, TN
What motivated you to get your GED? I have a one year old daughter, and I am seven months pregnant. I realized that with the economy going downhill, I’ll need a career. In order to do that, I will need my GED.
How have your friends and family helped you? [...]

Name: Shnecker
Age: 31
City and State: Montgomery, AL
What motivated you to get your GED? I want to get it for my family and for my life.
How have your friends and family helped you? By telling me to keep trying and not to give up.
What problems have you faced? Not knowing how to read, learning how to [...]

Name: Theresa
Age: 19
City and State: Florida
What motivated you to get your GED? Well, I dropped out of high school due to having 2 kids, and I am so glad that I found GED Academy. I am happy that I can have a second chance at becoming the one thing that fits best for me. I [...]

Name: Nadia

Age: 16

City and State: Buffalo, NY
What motivated you to get your GED? I decided to work on getting my GED because I’m home schooled, and I want to work on getting ahead in life. In regular schools there is always so much drama, it made it hard for me to concentrate on what really [...]

Name: Kathie
Age: 42
City and State: Smyrna, Tennessee
What motivated you to get your GED? Well, I am 42 and recently divorced. I have always worked but not for very high pay. My daughter is 22 and getting ready to go to college. It is almost Christmas, and I can barely give my kids Christmas this year [...]

Name: Sally
Age: 27
City and State: Riverview, FL
I had already tested without classes and didn’t pass, I’m needing to retest again. I need it to become someone in life. My friends and family have helped and motivated me, but my biggest problem is that I’ve got no money. My dream is going to school and [...]

Name:      Jessica
Age:      17
City and State:     Weatherford
What motivated you to get your GED? I need a GED to become a bigger and better person. I haven’t started yet cause I can’t find a good one and one that I can take online. I’m trying to get the GED over with so I [...]

I have a goal to get my GED. My last grade was 9th and I left because I was getting too much in trouble. I’m getting older and need a better JOB……..without it I can’t get get far in life.