A GED success story

from a GED student to the Dean's list

Timothy Helton worked on his GED at the Grant County Adult Education Center in 2009.  Pictured at left, Tim wrote this essay about his work at the center and how he is continuing his education.

By Timothy Helton

I worked in mainly math and language classes--because those were my weakness, and in 3 months, I improved 5 grade levels in both courses. All together, it took me from July of 2009 to November 2009 to practice and prepare for the test.

I put most of my time into homework--working 2 to 4 hours a day.  Overall, I worked 64 hours.  I attended weekly writing workshops for 8 weeks, and the staff were very friendly and hepful to my needs. 

I thought the GED test would be hard, but it is very easy. My final GED score was 2550. After I realized I had passed the test, I enrolled in college.

It felt like success to finally complete the GED. I knew that I had achieved more at 17 years old than most people my age do. I have told others that if they want their GED, then all they have to do is put your mind to it, and the rest follows suit.

I am currently attending college at Kaplan University. I enrolled in December 2009, and am currently on the Deans list with a3.5 GPA. I want to become a crime sceme investigator.