GED Stories

Name: Sheruk

Age: 18

City and State: Ramallah, Palestine

What motivated you to get your GED? The people around me motivated me. Everyone around me was either in college, going to school, or had a good job. I never thought I would need my diploma/GED to have a future. I got married at a young age and told myself I didn’t need either one of them; I will be fine in the real world. Now, I regret not finishing high school.

How have your friends and family helped you? My friends and family have helped me, and want me to at least get my GED. They have been with me from the day I dropped out of high school. They kept telling me I would regret it one day. Of course, they were right.

What problems have you faced? I’ve faced a lot of problems. Because I don’t have my diploma/GED, I can’t do anything. All I do is stay home feeling dumb when I know I’m smarter than that. I know I can do something with my life. Seeing the people around me made me want to finish up high school and maybe continue with my education in the long run. (more…)

Name: Candace

City and State: Lake Panasoffkee, FL

What motivated you to get your GED? I need to get my diploma.

How have your friends and family helped you? Nobody has helped me.

What problems have you faced? I need help with math and science.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? To get another job.

Candace,

Math and science give a lot of people troubles. Luckily, with the GED, you don’t need to memorize lots of facts about science like what elements make up barium sulfate. Who needs to know that?? Try a practice test to see how the science and math tests work so you’ll have a better idea of what to brush up on for the real test.

Good luck!

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Name: Sotheavy

City and State: Los Angeles, California

What motivated you to get your GED? My cousin and my family motivated me to get the GED. I am an Asian who is now living in the USA, and I want to continue my studies in college. However, I don’t have enough money for tuition. The only way I can afford it is if I pass the GED. Then I’ll be able to apply for financial aid.

How have your friends and family helped you? They have encouraged me. Even though it is hard, they tell me that if I keep on trying, I’ll eventually succeed.

What problems have you faced? I’ve had a lot of problems with the GED practice test. I checked out a GED book from the library and took the practice test. I got a lot of wrong answers, so I am not confident about passing the real test. I don’t know if the GED is too hard for Asian students to pass. I am very afraid that I can’t do it, and that I won’t be able to continue with college. If I go to school to study for the GED, will I be able to pass it then? Should I try to get my high school diploma instead? I don’t know which is easier to get. (more…)

Name: Casey

What motivated you to get your GED? When I had my son, I thought to myself that he needs something better. People say that I can’t get a job because I never finished high school. That makes me sad and mad, so I’m going to show them all.

How have your friends and family helped you? My family thinks it’s great. They say I can do it if i work hard. I haven’t talked to my friends since I left high school.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I hope to be a hair stylist.

Casey,

Good luck! There’s a lot of great hair stylist programs in community colleges. You should check out a college near you to see if they have one. Taking action on distant goals is a good way to succeed with the smaller ones. Keep working hard and you’ll be sure to get your GED soon!

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Name: Jacqueline

Age: 27

City and State: Pacific, Washington

What motivated you to get your GED? The thing that has motivated me to get my GED are my three kids. They are my life, and I want to give them a better life then I had.

How have your friends and family helped you? My friends and family are helping me though this. They motivate me to finish my GED. They are very helpful.

What problems have you faced? I had just one job related problem; looking for a job and going to school is hard, but I am trying to do my best.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I want to finish my GED, get a great paying job, and make a good life for me and my kids.

Do you have more to your story? I am willing to suffer in order to give my kids a better life. (more…)

Name: Tameka

Age: 21

City and State: Newport News, VA

What motivated you to get your GED? I want to join the military and serve my country.

How have your friends and family helped you? They really haven’t. I’ve motivated myself.

What problems have you faced? I am an eighth grade drop-out. Not ’cause I didnt want to go to school, but because I got thrown out. My mom never helped me to get back in.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I plan on making something out of my life.

Tameka,

It’s difficult when there’s little or no support from your friends or family. Making this decision on your own shows that you’re a strong person. Keep working at it and you’ll have your GED in no time. Good luck!

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Name: Anthony

Age: 21

City and State: Orlando, Florida

What motivated you to get your GED? My motivation comes from my girlfriend, Jacqueline. We’ve had a long distance relationship for about a year now. She has been doing all she can to get me to California to live with her, but money is always a problem. I’ve never done anything with my life in terms of sticking with school or working, and recently things have gone from bad to worse. Jacqueline needs to get her life on track, so she’s going back to school to become an RN. She felt it would be best if we broke up because she wouldn’t be around much, and I can’t get myself there because i don’t work or have any money to my name. However, through all that has happened, I have realized how much she truly means to me and have been inspired to get my life on track. I am studying hard to get my GED, so I can make a future for me and her.

How have your friends and family helped you? Sadly, because of the lifestyle I have lived, I don’t have many friends any more. However, my mother has always been there for me and supported me through these hard times. (more…)

Name: Bionca

City and State: Kannapolis, NC

What motivated you to get your GED? I realized that I want to prove everyone wrong who has put me down in my life. I want to prove that I’m smart, bright, and capable of getting my GED.

How have your friends and family helped you? My mother and my niece have encouraged me to get my GED. My mother wasn’t happy or there for me in the beginning, but now I think she understands.

What problems have you faced? I have faced a lot of very personal problems that I’d rather not share.

What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I hope to get a job that pays well and go to a community college in order to further my education. Getting my GED is just the start for me.

Do you have more to your story? “Sometimes you gotta go through the pain to experience the joy.” – Danity Kane (more…)

Name: Rhonda

Age: 38

What motivated you to get your GED? Life is hard. You need more than a GED, you need a college degree. I have been out of school for 21 years, a very long time, and I have tried several times to go back to school, but something has always stopped me. Now I’m really, really ready to get my GED. It’s sooo important, and I am so ashamed of my life. I want a better job, and I don’t want to be ashamed anymore.

How have your friends and family helped you? Well, I wish my family would have encouraged me to stay in school or helped me find another school that I could attend. However, my friends talk to me often and have encouraged me to take the test, but I am so nervous. I have only taken the test once, and that was years ago.

What problems have you faced? I have faced embarrassment due to not having my diploma. I just go on with life,  knowing that I am better and will do better. I really need help finding a school that I can attend. It’s been so hard for me. I was attending a community college, but they really didn’t offer that much help to me. It was like I was working all alone, and I have been out of school so long, I really need the help. (more…)

Name: Ty

I am 37 years old, and I just passed my GED test the first time I took it. I knew it wouldn’t be easy; it’s been almost 20 years since I didn’t graduate. I purchased access to passged.com and studied for about 2 months. This system WORKS.

Throughout my career as an adult, I have been able to stay afloat without my diploma, but hanging over my head was the constant fear of discovery. I have been worried that my employer would discover my lack of educational certification. As I worked my way through one promotion after another, I eventually hit a wall. A job that I was being moved into required proof of a H.S. diploma. I didn’t want 10 years of hard work to hold me back, so I sublimated my pride, registered for the test, and took it. (more…)