After years out of the classroom, I'm going back to school. I'm not looking forward to it but I have to do it to move ahead. Has anyone gone back to school after working for a while? How'd you manage?

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Great! God for it! What better way to advance in the work place than to acquire more education. This will allow you to have more marketable skills that employers will want and can use.

I've worked fulltime and gone to school. I dreaded it. But, did it. Once I started it wasn't so bad. Thinking about going back. I just love learning.

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well congrats bounty u r doing a good thing. am thinking of going back in January.

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I'm in the same boat Bounty! I am out of practice, but I'm excited. My brain needs the exercise. As a matta of fact, I have a paper I have to do tonight

Bounty i quit my job of 4 years and went back to school at the age of 25. It was one of the toughest decisions I ever made cause my job was a GOOD job and paid lots....but I felt stagnant.
I do not regret my choice at all cause it was all great experiences but the one thing I regret a little is that if I had stayed I would now have 10 years in at that company and I could have taken a package and moved to Jamaica by now. But you know what? Hindsight is 20/20....don't ever pass up a chance at education over a job.....jobs will always be there.....do the school while you still have the spunk for it.

And as for managing, you can do it. Money's a lot tighter but I was a single mom when I did it and we got through. You won't regret it.

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Thanks for the kind words of encouragement.

Anytime dude....its not an easy thing for sure but millions of people do it. Good luck with all of that.

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Yes good job in going back to school, hugh step but you can do it.

I too will be doing so in January after being out for 5 years. I shall return for my BA.

GO for it!

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I know how you feel as I went back to school after being out for a while but when I got there i realised it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I didn't get to finish my BA as I ended up getting pregnant and having a baby (no regrets). But I will be going back much more light hearted as I know what to expect.

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Good for you Bounty,........what is your major? I'm back in school again after 12 yrs,...........it was quite an adjustment but I'm ready for it ths time. The first tme I went to college, I wasn't focused on school at all but now I am very focused and I know that what I'm doing is not about me, it's about my children. I'm not getting my degree for me but for them, because me furthuring my education will benefit them and they will also know that if you want to succeed at something badly enough you will,..........no excuses. What ever you do don't take too many classes at once, and don't take any hard classes your first semester, ease your way into it,you don't want to get overwhelmed. Online classes are great, depending on your major.
GOOD LUCK!!

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R.K.M.I.S.

School is okay so far. Very boring.

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yes I am 28 years old and went back to university last semester. I had been avoiding it for years, especially since I already have a degree from the UK but it wasn't doing anything for me in the states so rather then talk about what should and shouldnt be all day anymore and not finding any good careers I finally went and registered. I am enjoying it now and I got very good grades last semester, but i still cant learn math(anybody here good at math and lives in NYC?)
Caffeine helps too.....

I did once..sadly I did not have the (wo)man Power to succeed... I am doing courses now to keep up.. but its not the same.. g'luck to u bounty!!! I respect educational decisions

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