GED Stories

Steven I need my GED because I want to go to school at ITT Tech someday.  Is there a way that you can help me with an essay online?  I feel like I can pass the other tests. Steven, We do offer help, study guides, and practice tests for the GED, so you’ll know what [...]

Woodrow from Boone – 17 I quit high school because I couldn’t handle the students or the overall feeling of the school. My plan had been to go to college soon after school, so I needed to get a GED and go on with my life.  My mother was always pushing me to get one [...]

Sally from Cincinnati – 52 The death of my sweet husband, and working in a nursing home, was what motivated me to get my GED.   I was in a GED class at  Southwestern College, and when I began, my reading score was 514, but my score by the end was 570.  The score needs [...]

Demarco from Alabama – 21 I graduated from high school in 2010 with a certificate of completion due to my learning disability. I thought I had it made when I applied to a trade school and a community college. However, they both told me the exact same thing: in order for me to enroll, I [...]

Laporche from Houston, TX – 19 What finally made me realize that I need to get my GED is that I no longer want to be supported by others. That’s not helping me get a good education. Especially when the people who are close to you and brought you into this world are not supportive. I [...]

Randy from Muncie, IN – 17 I dropped out of school my first semester of my sophomore year, because I didn’t have the right amount of credits i should have. My mom thought it would be a good idea for me to try the GED. I don’t have very much family support, but some of the [...]

Narinder from Othello, WA – 28 I just want to have a better future, so I’m currently working on getting my GED at BBCC.  My dream is to become a nurse. My English is not strong, and I’m taking an ESL class.  I’m also taking a GED class, and need help with the English in it.

Fredd from San Mateo, CA I’m sick and tired of wondering whether I’ll succeed in life. My friends and family help me when they can. I’ve been out of school for 8 years. I’ll be 23 this year, and I need help with reading (comprehension) and writing (grammar). I had already taken three subjects: math – 440 [...]

Breeann from Newfield, NY — 16 I suffer from really bad anxiety, and this made me realize that the right option for me is to get my GED. School is a waste of my time. All I do is sit there all day, and I already learned most of the material from past grades. My family—especially [...]

April from Elbridge, NY – 36 Let me start out by saying that I am 36 years of age. I have three very beautiful daughters and a very supportive fiancé. I am disabled, and I have tried in the past to obtain my GED before and failed. Now that I have the support in my life, [...]