GED Stories

Patricia from Ohio – 56 I want to get my GED because I really want to work with kids. No one has motivated me, I’ve had to motivate myself. Patricia, Working with kids is a great aspiration! Keep your final goal in mind as you work toward your GED to help you prepare. Good luck! [...]

Name: Kahmelia Age: 17 City and State: Cleveland, Ohio What motivated you to get your GED degree? I quit going to school because of all the moving me and my family did. Now I realize that I need to get my GED. How have your friends and family helped you? My mother takes me to [...]

Name: Shannon Age: 24 City and State: Wooster, Ohio What motivated you to get your GED degree? My son, who is about two-years-old, is about to start school. I know he will need help, and I want to be able to help my son. How have your friends and family helped you? The only one [...]

Name: Sunshine Age: 25 City and State: Marietta, Ohio What motivated you to get your GED? My children. I have a seven year old little girl and two other children. One day my daughter looked at me and said, “When did you graduate from school?” I couldn’t answer her. That’s when I knew I just [...]

Name: Blanche Age: 35 City and State: Massillion, Ohio What motivated you to get your GED? Well, I want to go to nursing school to be a nurse. How have your friends and family helped you? My fiancé has encouraged me to take my GED so I can be a nurse. What problems have you [...]

Name: Jacqueline Age: 16 City and State: Ft. Loramie, Ohio What motivated you to get your GED? I am very mature for my age because I grew up around only adults, therefore I do a lot of adult things. I am currently home schooled and hold a part-time (almost full-time) job, and I want out [...]

Name: Shauna City and State: Dayton, Ohio What motivated you to get your GED? I realized I needed my GED when I wanted to go to school to be a chef, and this is very much in the way! I was very lazy when I was young, but now I realize if I had done [...]