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Finally Beat the Math!

Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 10:02 am in College Bound!, GED Incentives, GED Students, Staying Motivated, Success Stories | No Comments »

Vanessa from NY I knew I needed my GED since I came to America in 1992. I did get it, however; I took it about 5 times and kept failing because of the math. I’ve been taking the GED since it was 3 digits, and the passing score was 225. I kept going and going, [...]

Just Do It

Posted: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 @ 11:05 am in GED Students, Success Stories | No Comments »

Kim from New Jersey – 38 I refused to be a statistic. I grew up in Camden, NJ which has a drop out rate of over 50 percent. I wanted more for my life and was not going to settle. School was not challenging. I did not fit in, so I drifted. By the end [...]

My Efforts Have Paid Off!

Posted: Monday, February 25th, 2013 @ 5:03 am in After the GED..., College Bound!, GED Incentives, GED Students Around the World, Success Stories | No Comments »

Ian from Ellsworth – 39 I became unemployed due to a work place injury. I was unable to keep up with the demands of the construction company I worked for. I could not get a transcript from the UK in time to start the next semester of college, but I could sit for my GED. My friends [...]

One Day It Hit Me

Posted: Monday, February 25th, 2013 @ 4:34 am in After the GED..., College Bound!, GED Incentives, Self-Improvement, Staying Motivated, Success Stories | No Comments »

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 [...]

Moving Toward Success

Posted: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 @ 3:40 pm in Success Stories | No Comments »

Love – 18 When I started getting FAR behind in school, I decided I needed to get my GED. Everyone kept pushing me to not give up. I faced a lot problems, like not understanding some things and  trying to do it all on my own. I’ve been close to giving up. When I fell back in school, [...]

Improved My Self Confidence

Posted: Friday, December 7th, 2012 @ 3:03 pm in After the GED..., Going Back After a Long Time, High School Students, Self-Improvement, Success Stories | No Comments »

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 [...]

You Won’t Regret It!

Posted: Friday, December 7th, 2012 @ 8:20 am in After the GED..., College Bound!, GED Students, Getting a Better Job, Louisiana GED, Success Stories | No Comments »

Krissy from Louisiana Getting the job that I want would require a college degree, and I’m so passionate about my dreams and goals that I knew I had to get on the right path.   My friends and I have talked about retirement at an early age, and I want to retire by the time [...]

Believe in Yourself

Posted: Monday, November 19th, 2012 @ 9:29 am in After the GED..., GED Incentives, Self-Improvement, Staying Motivated, Success Stories | No Comments »

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 [...]

So Happy

Posted: Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 @ 6:20 pm in After the GED..., Children and Families, Fear of Failure, GED Math, GED Students, Is the GED Test Hard?, Staying Motivated, Success Stories | No Comments »

Lawanda from Thomson, GA – 32 My kids, family and friends have all pushed me to achieve my goal of getting my GED.  They help me and encourage me daily.  My biggest problems I faced were doubt and the desire to give up. I passed everything but math and science the first time, but studying, [...]

Passport to the Future

Posted: Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 @ 7:26 am in After the GED..., GED Incentives, Self-Improvement, Success Stories, Texas GED | No Comments »

Travis from Waco, TX – 40 I was 17 and wanted to join the Army in 1989 and go to college. My GED allowed me to do that and much more. My probation counselors motived me as I was a trouble at-risk kid, assigned to a halfway house known as Youth Haven in Roanoke, Virginia. [...]