I know what you mean, Candy. I finished my bachelors degree 13 years ago but didn't actually graduate (walked across the stage but didn't receive my degree). I gave up because I didn't get into graduate school and they told me I should start over in a different field. I just finally took another year of classes and will have my BA now, but still need to get into graduate school somewhere and life gets in the way. It's really depressing that I could have been well into a career by now, and the people now turning down my graduate school applications (some of them) are younger than me.

I've never even made $5000 in a year - not really qualified for any good jobs - my lifetime earnings are about the same as what I owe on student loans. Yuck! But comparing to someone else doesn't help. You just have to go on from where you are and look at what you have accomplished. There's still time for lots more.

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