GED Stories

Name: Libby Age: 16 City and State: Georgia What motivated you to get your GED degree? Well actually, I haven’t received my GED or even started taking classes yet, but one day I decided that high school just wasn’t for me. I made all A’s, was in national honor society, FFA, and oasis, but yet [...]

Name: Tabatha Age: 18 City and State: Hamilton, NJ What motivated you to get your GED degree? I dropped out in the 10th grade. I thought I didn’t need it. But then I got pregnant, and realized that I need it now. I need to make my life better for my son. How have your [...]

Name: Hazel Age: 55 City and State: Savannah, GA What motivated you to get your GED degree? I have been trying to get my GED. How have your friends and family helped you? Just me. What problems have you faced? Math is a problem. I’m afraid that I won’t pass it. What do you hope [...]

Name: Taylor Age: 19 City and State: Meridian, Idaho What motivated you to get your GED degree? I need to get my life on track. I need to show everyone that said I couldn’t do it that I can. How have your friends and family helped you? My family kicked me out and I’m living [...]

Name: Juanita Age: 23 City and State: Newark, NJ What motivated you to get your GED degree? My motivation came from within me, but mainly from looking at my two kids. I want a better life for them. A life full of success and no stress. How have your friends and family helped you? Well, [...]

Name: Phak Age: 21 City and State: Fall River, MA What motivated you to get your GED degree? I need help with my learning disability. I want to make it somewhere in life. How have your friends and family helped you? Some of my friends went to college, and some have completed all of their [...]

Name: Nathan Age: 22 State: Washington I am 22 years old, the third of eight kids, and I grew up on my Dads farm in Ohio. The four of us older kids were nicely spaced out: 3-4 years apart. I was three when my mom started to homeschool. It was not easy for her, she [...]

Name: Shalice Age: 19 City and State: Forest, MS What motivated you to get your GED degree? I need a GED. I need to take some classes for it too. I haven’t been in school for two years, so I’m looking for a good class to prepare me for the GED test. What problems have [...]

Name: Amber Age: 17 City and State: Carthage, MO What motivated you to get your GED degree? I wasn’t able to continue school when I got pregnant with my son. I want to finish my education to help support my family, to be all that I can be for my son, and to live up [...]

Name: Desaray Age: 19 City and State: Southbend, IN What motivated you to get your GED degree? I need it so I can go to college and make my parents proud of me. How have your friends and family helped you? My mother, my big sister, and my step dad help me. What problems have [...]