GED Stories

Name: Nina
Age: 17
State: Rhode Island
What motivated you to get your GED? I dropped out of school at the age 16 as a freshman. I stood home all day doing nothing. I didn’t even want to work. One day I woke up and I told myself this isn’t what I wanted. I wanted to have BIG [...]

I hope you’re all doing well with your studies, and staying focused on success. Each one of us studying for the GED exam share a common bond, we all have intense determination, fierce pride, and the unquestionable ability to accomplish our goals.
I can relate to how desperately everyone wants to succeed, and how passionately everyone [...]

Name:      Serenity
Age:      19
City and State:     Springfield, MA
I had studied off and on with your programs for a few months, until I thought I was ready. Then I went and booked the test. I tried my best to study during the busy months, and when the time came I definitely felt more confident [...]

Name:      Kayla
City and State:     Milwaukee, Wisconsin
I am, in my eyes, an intelligent black female with dozens of dreams and goals I desire to reach. This journey has been long and tedious, at times I was terrified and embarrassed for not graduating High School. My sister and I were in the same grade and [...]

Name:      Lynn
City and State:     Cincinnati, Ohio
Well, I’ve been trying for my GED for the past year and I’m getting a little frustrated because I can’t get the math part of it.

Name:      Dorothy
Age:     53
City and State:     Tucumcari
Well, a few years ago, I decided to go and get my GED. It was hard for me, I failed a couple of times in different areas of the test. I really wanted to give up. It seemed like the more I tried the more badly I [...]

I dropped out in the 11th grade, had my daughter at 18, and just haven’t had time, but now she is going to be starting kindergarden and I’m ready to get my career on the road.

My mother and sister both dropped out of high school to get married. I was determined to get an education so I would not feel trapped as my mother did. She stayed with a man who cheated on her and abused her physically and emotionally because she did not have the self-confidence or [...]

I am a highly intelligent young African American woman who has dreams and goals. I am lacking the drive and determination to receive my GED.

Hi, my name is Jenn. I’m 24 yrs old, I work in the resturaunt business, and have a three year old child. I left high school in 1999 because I started hanging out with older people that were out of school, and back then I didn’t think that school was important.