GED Success Stories

I dropped out in the tenth grade and been procrastinatin about getting a h.s. diploma or a GED for too long. I first tried the h.s. route but that was expensive and would take 1 to 2 years. So I tried the GED. I passed it right away and got it in less than 2 months.

At work they told me I could get a better job in this different department if I had my h.s. diploma. I went online and signed up for this school. All I had to do was take this test and in two weeks and $225 I get the diploma. They said it was a “Life Experience” high school diploma. Yeah, you can guess what happened. I got the diploma, only it turned out not to be a real one. And they checked up on the school at work and well, I didn’t get the job. I learned my lesson, if they promise a diploma online they’re a fraud. Guess you can’t get anything for nothing.

I’m a counselor in a large rehab center in Baltimore. We have lots of people who don’t have a h.s. diploma. I get asked all the time what the best alternative is for someone without a diploma. There pretty much is only one choice and that’s the GED. The online high schools are mostly rip offs, so don’t waste your money. The GED is recognized in all states as the equivalent to a high school diploma. It’ll get you into any school that I know of and I never heard of an employer who won’t accept it.

I didn’t really believe it at first. Seemed like the GED was just another thing I was going to fail at. Like it was too good to be true or something. You just take this test and you get your high school diploma. But there didn’t seem to be any other choices. So I took the test, well, actually I took it three times before I passed all of it. I’m enrolling in a law enforcement program next year. I guess I was wrong about the GED.

I procrastinated for years about getting my GED. I even enrolled in classes a couple of times, but then I quit before the end. Seemed too much like hs, if you know what I mean. Finally I said that’s it, going to get this thing dun. I did the GED Academy online course and it was much better than the classes. I took the test last month and passed everything but the math. Going to take it again next month. I’ll pass it this time.

It was really helpful. I tell you I don't know what is but whenever Leonard teaches, everything just clicks. His classes are so much easier to understand because he relates every thing to every day life. And I feel like he's not talking at me. That was my biggest issue in school. I felt like the teachers were talking at me instead feeling like we are going to figure this out together and we will take it step by step. That's the feeling I get when I do one of the courses, like were figuring it out together. The students help too. They make me feel less insecure because we have the same exact feelings. I'm really happy with the program. The books are great but I get confidence from Leonard's classes and that encourages me to study on my own.

When I started studying for the GED it looked way too hard. It been years since I was in school and I didn’t do very good when I was there anyways. I was really afraid of failing. But I stayed with it. I really wanted to be better. Took almost a year to do it, but I passed last week. I’m very proud of myself. I’m going to enroll in a college now and get a degree nursing.

I wanted to let you know that the portion of the Reading class where Leonard explains the tones in the poems and what the poet meant. If you guys ever update or change the site DO NOT TAKE THAT PART OUT. Let me tell you on my test there were like 3 pages of questions just like that where I had to find the tone and figure out what the poet meant. I was very prepared so the classes really do work.
I got a 550 on that part.

I’m dyslexic and have trouble reading. It’s like it just goes by me without sticking. And my writing is worse. Can’t spell nuthin. Your passGED study program really helped because I can listen to people talking about the ideas. Everything makes much more sense. I really like Maria – and the other characters too. Dwayne is funny and goofy. He makes me laugh.

I didn’t think your online courses could really help me because my English isn’t so good. I come to this country 4 yrs ago and am still learning english. You GED program really helped me with my English because I could repeat the talking when I didn’t understand. It really helped a lot. I passed the ged the first time cuz of the passged courses. Thx.

At first I thought this program was too good to be true. Now way it could do everything it said. The internet sometimes is not true. But there courses were really very good, actually kind of fun to do. Did I say that! And I passed the GED in just 2 months of studying. Thanks.

Over 400,000 people passed the GED last year! The GED Academy is proud to be part of the huge movement to reeducate the millions of people who have been left behind without a high school diploma. Getting your GED is more about staying with it and being committed than anything else. The test is easier than you think. Believe in yourself; we do.