GED Stories

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.

Well, I am from another country, and grew up in the middle of nowhere. My parents had 9 children (including me) and we were very, very poor. My Dad was really ill for many years and my oldest brother had to work to support all of us. The hospital was 3 hours away from [...]