It took me a lot of luck to get into this GED program, I’m not very academically smart. It was hard to pass the requirements to get into the program and every month they have the tests you have to take; mathematics, reading, writing, science and social studies. The first time I took the test I passed social studies and writing…. the second month I passed reading ….the third month I passed science, (finally) but every time I took the test for math I failed. Everyone in the program passed and then I never saw them again unless it was for questions they had to apply to colleges. I felt happy for them but then I finally started to realize they must have been doing something different.

I woke up one morning and told myself I need to pass this test, so I began acting as if I already passed. I was talking to people as if I had my diploma, I began visualizing and seeing myself hanging up my diploma. Every day I told myself “I have my high School diploma ” . The day of my test I didn’t really understand the mathematics, I looked at it like I did before but I told myself I already have my high school diploma. After a week the results came in on Monday. I was confident but yet a little scared because I knew if I didn’t pass it this time I would have to wait a very long time to retake all the tests, even the ones I passed.

On the ride in I was happy and confident, singing and laughing with my brother. I walked in and my teacher told me he was proud of me because I didn’t give up. I was already thinking I was a failure and blah blah. He said I had a lot of potential and I was just waiting for him to tell me I failed when he handed me my paper and I passed! I was so happy. I won’t ever doubt myself again or think I’m not good enough. I was always being told all I had was good looks and nothing more. I see this as a doorway to success and life is easy.
I know this doesn’t seem like a great testimony but for me it was a life changing experience because I learned how to have faith.:)