if you don't mind too much i would like to share an additional thought or two i have regarding this issue.

first off i would like to say that it is very admirable that you are considering furthering your schooling. that's awesome and very respectable.

i know your memory is of a great concern to you. as i mentioned before it is terribly problematic in my life. in my life it has been of an enormous frustration to both me and those that know me, especially my children.

here's just a little something that i have learned over the years and i felt maybe i could share it here. the things that i have had to work the hardest at i've appreciated the most. when i was in high school i had to work incredibly hard to walk away with a c average and graduated at the bottom of my class. despite the "statistics" i had something to be proud of. first off i even graduated, but secondly i was the only one in my family who graduated from high school. maybe i didn't achieve academic success if you will, but i took away from it the knowing that i accomplished what no one else in my family had. i experienced success.

i would like to encourage you to give schooling a shot. you'll never totally know for sure how it turns out until you try. to even try to do it can give you something to be proud of. if you actually succeed you'll have accomplished everything.

i understand and hear you when you shared you had a 4.0 the last time you attended. i'm sure it's very difficult to accept that it's just not as good as it used to be, but i hope you can understand that it's ok. one's memory can fade to numerous things along with age, but i hope you will continue to seek out ways of trying to improve it whether through exercises or meds, but more importantly to follow your dreams.

take care