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Old Apr 07, 2016, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DesigningWoman View Post
Heck, yeah!

I started back in school at 36. I was tired of my career. It was going nowhere monetarily and was unsatisfying.
So I chucked it. I got a close to campus apartment with undergrad roommates. (Generation gap there.) I found an on campus job for Uni.
First day knees were knocking a bit. I had to take a Teaching Math class. I have a serious issue with reversing numbers so there was stress there. A girl behind me started crying when we got first quiz back. She and I had same failing grade. I recovered though. I made an A in that class, which I am quite proud of. I hadn't taken anything involving math for about fifteen years.
I am now in my second semester back. I have had issues with my bipolar. The biggest was I didn't know I had bipolar. But despite that, I am still trucking along at 2/3 time. I will be complete with this semester in less than a month.

I had friends laugh when I said I was going back to school to change careers. But I am actually enjoying myself. In a group of undergrads I feel like a wise woman with all of my life and real world experiences.

So good for you and me and everyone who is out there trying!
DesigningWoman, you are absolutely right and I like the way you think. You're confident and to me, it makes no doubt you will succeed. Starting to climb the impossible mountain facing us, is often the most difficult part of a new project and you and I, succeeded where many failed. I'm not worried about us, I know we will make it.

Congratulations for the A and I wish you the best for your second semester! I hope you get another A, you deserve it. Poor girl standing behind you, do you know if she made it?