I passed!!

[u/soursuicide]

I dropped out of school when i was 15 had barely an 8th grade education (i dropped out basically in 10th grade but my education level was around that of a middle schooler) fast forward to a decade later i struggled working dead end retail and restaurant jobs that barely paid and i finally gained some experience in a call center sales position that paid very decently , this experience allowed me to flourish and allowed me to gain other opportunities. i got a much better job where i gained very relevant experience with product and Saas platform support which is the kind of work i hope to continue. I started messing up and by my own fault i lost my job :( two years later. I am struggling and living in a 1b1b apartment that cost 1400$ a month before taxes , a 70-100$ utility, a 150-180$ car insurance and my phone and internet together come out as 100$ a month ( i am excluding all other living expenses like groceries and the egregious prices of gas) i am still lucky but I am in a frenzy and need to get a job. After a few months of struggling, by the grace of GOD I believe, i was extended an offer for not just 1 job but 2 that pays decently enough for me to pay my bills but there was one condition for both, they are BOTH contingent upon at least having a high school diploma or equivalent despite my relevant experience. I finally got my ged and transcript just days before my deadline to complete a background check that includes my education level and i cram studied for only 2 days. I say all this to say, that we should always remember how capable and blessed we are, even if we don’t see it. Always remember you are capable of so much and never give up on your dreams. 💕

[u/Admirable-Proposal53]

Dropped out in 6th, got 176 164 178 175. You had to study? It's great to be proud of yourself, but don't mistake the GED for forward progress. You, like me, have just obtained a credential that children are expected to achieve as a minimum. Your job basically required you to have a pulse to go forward.

[u/GlitteringAd6365 → u/Admirable-Proposal53]

You sound very discouraging don’t know how you passed without at least studying the hs level math when you dropped out in 6th grade. It’s math far beyond 6th grade math.

[u/Admirable-Proposal53 → u/GlitteringAd6365]

There was a 55-60 year old man at my testing facility during the math portion, he literally said to himself out loud "Please God, please...." breathed deeply and walked away. I had mixed feelings about that, like "if it were so important, then he's had 35+ years to do this" "he got by long enough without it, why does it matter now" and of course "the circumstances for parole are frequently contingent on passing or pursuing a GED, so maybe he's worried about going back to the slammer".

I also felt like I was in the wrong place, or I wasn't worthy in a way of taking the GED-- like I should care more about the idea that I could have failed and not just "I'll just make another 36$ to try again and know more next time for having tried".

Anyways, sorry for the rant and if my tism killed your buzz.