GED Stories

JJ from Dallas, TX – 24 I decided that I needed to get my GED because I have a daughter on the way. I’ve always been a procrastinator. I couldn’t do it for myself, but I found the strength to do it for my unborn daughter. I was really inspired by my mother. I know [...]

Ruth Ann from Delaware Ruth Ann Minner earned her GED in Delaware in 1969. She is a grandmother, a former receptionist, and in 2001, became the 72nd governor of Delaware. Ruth Ann Minner was a widow with three sons when she took the GED test. She was working two jobs to support her family, and [...]

Colin from Burlington VT — 18 I got sick when I was in junior high and ended up missing a lot of school. By the time I was 17, I found myself going into my freshman year of high school. I decided the GED might be a better option for me because I was so [...]

Cody The past several years have gone by in a blur. It seems like yesterday that I was sitting in High School preparing for my next examination, when in reality it’s been nearly five years. I had it all. I had the intelligence to make it pretty far, I had great teachers, and I had [...]

Jazzibel from Bethlehem, PA - 22 What motivated me to get my GED are my 3 beautiful kids. And the strong will to become a nurse. Since I was a child I had always enjoyed helping others. My husband and children are my motivation to continue on this fulfilling journey to accomplishing my dreams. I got my [...]

Chico – 36 As a young man turning 19 back in 1992, I needed to be able to support myself, and flipping burgers was just not enough. I am a motivated self-starter. My mother didn’t even know about my desire to take the test. I had only completed the 9th grade. When I purchase a GED [...]

T’Yanna – 19 My motivation for getting my GED came when I had my daughter at 18. Before having my daughter, I was a high school drop out and working a dead end job at McDonald’s. That’s not the future I wanted for me and my daughter, so I knew it was time to stop [...]

Name: Victoria Age: 18 What motivated you to get your GED degree? I enrolled into an online school. They claimed to be accredited but I knew something was wrong when I searched them on the internet, and they weren’t listed on any of the websites they said recognized them as “accredited.” At that second I [...]

Name: Taylor Age: 19 City and State: Meridian, Idaho What motivated you to get your GED degree? I need to get my life on track. I need to show everyone that said I couldn’t do it that I can. How have your friends and family helped you? My family kicked me out and I’m living [...]

Name: Chimanga Age: 35 City and State: Los Angeles, CA What motivated you to get your GED? I was 17 years old, living in Los Angeles, and at the time I was hanging “with the homies” and doing nothing. Having always being an avid reader, I read some autobiographies of successful people and always dreamt [...]