6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

Studying. That's what I've been doing with my life.

For 6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

As many of you know, I've been out of school since the middle of my sophomore year of high school because of my many chronic illnesses. Online classes weren't working for me so I've basically been school-less since then. This year I began the process to get my GED.

September 3 of this year I had my very first class. Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-3 at NCC in Sheldon. Completion of the GED consists of 11 tests. The first is the entry test, which is taken before starting any classes. This basically tests you to see how smart you are. The next 5 tests are the pre-tests. The pre-tests are in 5 subjects: Writing, Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. These can only be completed after 40 hours of class time. After completion of the pre-tests, the 5 finals can begin. One must score at least 500 on each of the final tests to complete the GED program.

Before I started this I was told the GED is easy- junior high type stuff.

Lemme tall ya somethin', folks.
It's far, far away from anything junior high.
It's actually far from anything even high school level.

This is college stuff. And it is tough. Reaaaaaaal tough. And to pass all of those tests it's requiring me to study 6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

Friends, my brain is fried. Absolutely charred. But I am thankful. I am excited.

I will hopefully, God willing, be finished with my GED by Christmas, at the latest. I am almost finished with all of my pre-tests and I will be starting my final tests soon.

Continued thoughts and prayers are appreciated!


xoxo