Even after high school. I liked going to college. I had to takes notes. I had to study. Some. And I got A's and B's. (Mostly. We won't talk about the summer I took two History classes ITV. That was the late 80's version of 'on line'- renting VHS tapes with recorded lessons-and then going to the school to take a test. C. Didn't watch the tapes until the day before the test was due.)
Well, that was college in my 20's and early 30's.
College in my mid 40's? A slightly different story, I have discovered.
I don't enjoy it as much. Now it feels like work and before it didn't. I have to take notes. I have to make vocabulary lists. I have to study. A lot. I have to go to the school labs for extra tutoring. I to take practice tests. I have a hard time remembering stuff on tests. I stressed out before every test because I was afraid I was going to fail.
It makes me feel old and I don't like that.
I started out just going because of grant money being available. Then I found out half way through that because of the number of credit hours I have (a lot, but varied and no degree) that I couldn't get financial aid. I decided that was ok, I wanted to get a degree anyway.
Then I sat down and figured out exactly what it would take for a bachelors in Accounting. It would take maybe 7 or 8 years. And another math class. And economics. And statistics.
With all the trouble I was having with algebra, I doubted my ability to take those kind of classes. And 7 or 8 years? I'd prefer to be retired by that time.
So I decided I wasn't going to do it. I was done with school for good. I was probably going to fail algebra anyway.
I've known my Accounting grade along the way because the instructor posts everything on line. 89 on the final, 98 overall. But Algebra? No idea. Test #1-83, #2-73, #3-75. I turned in all my homework assignments. But that final.
Well.
I got a C.
Hmm. I'm average. I may be ok with that.
7 or 8 years, huh? That's not that bad.
Maybe.
2 comments:
I got my engineering degree when I was 30 and then worked on my masters for five years while working fulltime. That was a bitch! Getting a degree going part time and working fulltime is difficult and I would never do it again. But would like to audit some courses in local history or music and art. Plan to do that when I retire. Debbie C.
Seven or eight years from now you will be seven or eight years older, and you will either have a degree or not.
OPTIONS: It does not have to be accounting; business or management are both desirable degrees.
MORE OPTIONS: You don't have to actually get a degree; just take classes that will help you in your job, and in the job you want to move into next. Two things I absolutely beg you to take are Speech and Business Law. I took a junior level BL class that was the most useful class I ever had. I work with a lot of high-powered engineers, but have a huge edge because of that one class. Economics is good too if you just want to be smarter, and Geometry is not a pre-requisite!!
Hang in there ~ Papa
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