GED Stories

Name:      Jessy
Age:     18
City and State:     Newark, NJ
My name is Jessy, I am 18 years old, and I have had so many struggles, and pain in my past. When I was 14, I finally just started high school, and then I got pregnant. I gave birth at 15 years old, and started actually [...]

I had recieved my High School Diploma on Novmeber of 2007. I dropped out of High School because I was not treated like an adult, and that is what I expected. I figured it was going to be so much better than Middle School, but I was wrong. I was pushed to my limit and [...]

Hi, my name is Danielle and for a long time I felt like I didn’t have a name or identity. I really did not know who I was or where I was going. I was stuck in a dead end job paying minimum wage and I was afraid to explore other opportunities because I did’t [...]

I just got my GED on 11/29/07. My graduation ceremony will be 5/22/08. I also graduated with honors and won a $1000.00 scholarship. I will be attending Forsyth Tech. Community College in June. I will be taking Industrial Engineering classes and hope to one day own my own Electrical Business [...]

With the help of your program, I received my last test score yesterday and PASSED MY GED! I could have never done in without your program.
I am 45, and was laid off after 20 years in the printing industry. I was offered a new job, in a new field, on the condition I got my [...]

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 [...]

Well my name is Mary and I am 19. I am married, and plan on going to college sometime to become an R.N…. It is my dream. When I was younger I struggled with social anxiety and depression. It was very hard for me to go into a crowded loud school, and so I started [...]

I was having a tough time in school because I made the mistake of associating with gang members. I left school in the 10th grade, because I wanted to hang out with my friends. I earned my GED in 1992 at the age of 18.

I am an ex-convict who passed his GED at the age of 40. I am now enrolled at the University of Minnesota majoring in Human  Resources. I was 18 years old in 1979 when I dropped out of high school. I want to finish my college degree in 2011. To anyone who reads this, pick [...]

Michelle’s Story
When I was in 3rd grade the doctor diagnosed me with ADHD. My mother refused to let me take medication for my ADHD. I struggled every day until the end of 9th grade I just gave up. I refused to go back to school. I didn’t understand the point of going [...]