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If your post-GED plans include going to college, then now is the time to start planning. What careers are you interested in? How long will it take to get a certification or degree? How will you pay for college?

You can help answer all of these questions by going to the VA Education Wizard at http://www.vawizard.org/

You can do a career interest inventory, research jobs in your area, find out about financial aid and lots of other information about applying for and attending college. It is never too early to start thinking about your college plans.

Jason, Letisha, and I had an opportunity to hear poet Nikki Giovanni speak at a conference in Roanoke, VA. She is a very well-known poet and is a professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. After her speech, I asked her to offer a few words of encouragement on camera to adult learners in Virginia. Here is the video:

Last year, the VALRC held a contest challenging adults who had earned their GED to share their experiences with others by filming a short video and uploading it to YouTube. The winner won a Nintendo Wii, and the two runners-up won iPod Nanos.

We want to thank everyone who submitted videos about their GED experiences. The three contest winners are posted below:

1st Place: Rita Boothe

Governor Kaine's message on earning your GED.

Are you a new eLearnVA student? If so, when you were officially accepted into the program, we created a user account for you that enables you to access the content on the eLearn site, such as the GED Connection videos and links to your online lessons. You should have received an email letting you know what your eLearn username and password is and how to login to the site.

As you've probably noticed, we've launched our new website. Check this blog in the coming weeks as we add content and functionality to our new site, and to hear from our mentors and eLearnVA staff!