GED Stories

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: Candace Age: 50 I’m 50 years old and I’m really smart and a fast leaner. I’m embarrassed to go to GED school. No one knows I have no diploma. I know people I don’t trust a living sole to share this with.  I can read extremely well, my spelling is fantastic and I have [...]

Name: Debbie Age: 47 City and State: Normalville, PA What motivated you to get your GED degree? I have tried this several times, but as I get older, I just want finish it. I have allowed others to pull me down in life. Now I want to fly high with the birds. I know if [...]

Name: Joe Age: 39 City and State: Hayward What motivated you to get your GED degree? I moved here from the Fiji Islands 6 years ago with my wife and two daughters. We had two more boys (one is two years old, and the other is seven months old). I have been struggling to make [...]

Name: Michelle Age: 40 City and State: Aurora, Colorado What motivated you to get your GED degree? I want better for my 10-year-old daughter. I’ve had good jobs in the past, but what I really what is to become a LPN. I’ve worked as a CNA for many years, and the pay is not as [...]

Name: Gayhart Age: 54 City and State: Marinna, FL What motivated you to get your GED degree? I was going back to school and had to stop. I wish I hadn’t. I know now that it will take a lot of time, but I’m thinking about starting all over. I don’t have anything holding me [...]

Name: Colin Age: 37 City and State: Pittsburgh, PA What motivated you to get your GED degree? I always knew I needed one. I’ve been in and out of training to get my GED since I was 18. Now I’m 37. How have your friends and family helped you? They kept on reminding me that [...]

Name: Karen Age: 44 City and State: Ninety Six, SC What motivated you to get your GED degree? I have two children in school that need my help on their homework, and I need a good job. How have your friends and family helped you? Yes, my friend told me that I need to go [...]

Name: Marci Age: 45 What motivated you to get your GED degree? I left school at the age of 14. I’ve always wondered what it would have been like if I had finished school—how different my life could have turned out. How have your friends and family helped you? My two daughters has always eccouraged [...]

Name: Susie Age: 45 City and State: Mount Pleasant, MI What motivated you to get your GED degree? I realized I needed my GED because I have a lot of problems with grammar, spelling, and reading. I haven’t been in school since 1986. How have your friends and family helped you? All I have is [...]