GED Stories

Anna I’m married with 3 kids, and my oldest daughter is going to graduate this year! I’m a very proud mother to see my daughter achieve her goals. I just wish I could have been more of a help to her. My husband does everything to help my daughter learn. I want to be more [...]

Kaitlyn from Apopka, FL - 17 I want to be someone, and make something of my life. I want to have a good paying job. My friends and family help by pushing me. They’ve never given up on me. One day, I want to do something big. Then I can give my kids the sort of [...]

Zioniah from Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 28 The main thing that motivated me to get my GED is thinking to myself, “Don’t give up. Keep on going.” My family knows I am determined. They are the ones who inspire me to keep going, especially my parents, sister-in-law, Grandma Freeman, and my 2nd mom, Mom Tee, [...]

KM from Indiana – 28 After quitting high school, all I wanted to do was have fun and not worry about my future. I was really lazy and bored with life. However, one day it hit me like I always knew it would. After 10 years of really doing nothing with my life, I made the best [...]

Michael from Fairfield – 51 I have been wanting to get my High School diploma, since I left school at age 16.  My wife was the wind beneath my wings.  She convinced me that I could do this.  Completing my GED has given me a great sense of satisfaction and has really improved my self [...]

Casey The school I was going to pretty much threw me aside as the administration and I did not see eye to eye. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I wanted to show her that I was going to make someone out of myself. I did it with full grades. When I took my [...]

Emilyn – 18 Everyone’s Story is different. Here’s mine: I was 17 years of age holding two jobs. I started dating this guy, and things took a turn for the worst. I moved out of my home and in with my boyfriend and so called best friends. Everything was great at first, but I started missing [...]

Krissy from Louisiana – 26 I want more in life. I don’t want it to pass my by when I have a chance now. I plan to retire in my 50s. I have friends who encourage me to be all I can. I have to take crap from a low paying job, because I don’t [...]

Julie from Stockton, CA – 32 I don’t know what motivated me to get my GED, I just need it. I need a good job. Julie, You’ve begun your path to your GED by seeking out this site, and we congratulate you! Just keep on moving, and you’ll get there! Good luck! The GED Academy

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 [...]