r/HiSET

I honestly didn’t believe I’d be able to finish high school after having a 0.33 gpa in sophmore year. I remember procrastinating my science test and being sure I was going to give up after I failed my first math test and got a 5. I took a week to study, watched Purely Persistent and WeissVideos and it helped a ton. If I can give you guys any advice, it’d be to take a chance and believe in yourself and God. Thank you Jesus.

Had to take the math test twice and I won’t lie it was discouraging. But I locked the fuck in and watched getsummath videos on YouTube and wouldn’t have passed without them. Class of 2026🥳🥳🥳 I just turned 30 so this is huge for me !!! Big things coming

hi all. i’m gonna be real with you all, i’ve never posted on reddit before but i honestly just wanted to brag about passing all of my hiset tests this month.

i’m twenty-three, i dropped out at seventeen after suffering from pretty severe anxiety (diagnosed agoraphobe) for the majority of my school career. it wasn’t until january of last year that i left my bedroom and started getting my shit done, so in october i joined job corps. since being there, i realized i was a lot smarter than i thought.

just a year ago, i honestly thought i’d never be able to function as an adult. getting my driver’s license, my high school diploma/ged, a job, going to college… all of it seemed unrealistic. after a lot of trial and error, alongside many tiny accomplishments, i’m here. i got my license, i passed all my hiset tests first try, and i’m set to start classes in this upcoming fall semester to (hopefully) fulfill my lifelong aspirations of becoming a teacher lol.

this is beyond my wildest dreams. if you have any questions about the tests or anything, feel free to ask. i’m sorry if this is too off topic, i think i just needed to get this out there.

if you’re worried you won’t be able to pass the tests, trust me, nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. i believe in you, you rock!

I was a bit nervous about attending the real exam, as it was my first time. Eleven days of light preparation and 2 days of intense preparation helped me reach my goal (to be clear, I had been preparing before, like casually, for two months, just RA and FIB, but didn't do any intense preparation before booking)! Most of the questions were common in my practice, especially SGD & RTS.

Speaking:

All the RA questions were so easy. In the described image, I got 1 (pie chart, line graph, bar chart, and map). My responses weren't great, but they were acceptable.

Reading:

FIBDD: The first 2 were tricky, but the last couple of questions were doable. Didn't care about the RO that much; went straight to FIBD&D. Oh boy, those were easy as hell! Never seen like that in Pearson mock.

Writing:

The essay topic was both tricky and easy.

Listening: 🚨⏰

This is a time-sensitive topic that I understood in the exam hall, but I missed 1 WFD by spending time on MCS because of the audio's length, which wasted my time.

I did most of my practice in the Apeuni app; trust me, it's more than enough to get 60 or above! Stay consistent, practice hard, and don't panic.