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Small personal good news.... [View all] daleanime May 2015 OP
Congratulations! marym625 May 2015 #1
Thanks.... daleanime May 2015 #3
Not stupid at all marym625 May 2015 #6
So true... daleanime May 2015 #10
You're in Illinois, right? marym625 May 2015 #11
No, I'm sure there's a ton of great people there.... daleanime May 2015 #14
sounds like that would be like me telling my dad I'm a cubs fan. marym625 May 2015 #15
can you work while on SSDI, if you can't, why go to school? snooper2 May 2015 #2
The largest part of why is because I want to... daleanime May 2015 #7
That is a very good reason to go back to college but make sure that once educated for a new job jwirr May 2015 #38
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #43
Thank you. jwirr May 2015 #44
I returned to grad school on my 49th birthday, for sheer love of learning and not money Hekate May 2015 #90
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #91
Be prepared to work a little harder than your fellow students jimlup May 2015 #4
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #9
I took some ohheckyeah May 2015 #22
Self motivated, no problem.... daleanime May 2015 #45
You're welcome - ohheckyeah May 2015 #57
Congrats! Sherman A1 May 2015 #5
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Congratulations, daleanime! octoberlib May 2015 #8
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Congrats. n/t FSogol May 2015 #16
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #18
Good luck! Octafish May 2015 #17
Stopping is not a option..... daleanime May 2015 #20
Congratulations, that's great news! petronius May 2015 #19
Starts taking notes.... daleanime May 2015 #24
What are your degrees going to be in? I'd like to give you some specialized advice, if Nay May 2015 #33
Main area of interest is Sociology.... daleanime May 2015 #35
OK. Sociology and education will probably require you to get fairly heavily Nay May 2015 #41
Excellent advice... daleanime May 2015 #47
Better advice is to take stats TBF May 2015 #64
Courses change depending on the departments offering them? daleanime May 2015 #66
Yes - they will focus on TBF May 2015 #68
Good to know.... daleanime May 2015 #86
ok sweetapogee May 2015 #46
Thank you senpai.... daleanime May 2015 #48
before I started this adventure, sweetapogee May 2015 #89
Don't skimp on sleep. Everything else should fall into line in time. randome May 2015 #21
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................... marmar May 2015 #23
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My daughters taken both online and on campus classes riderinthestorm May 2015 #25
The benefits of on campus.... daleanime May 2015 #30
I second the idea of taking campus classes first. I took a French class and Nay May 2015 #32
Fantastic!!!! deurbano May 2015 #26
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Glad to hear this. SheilaT May 2015 #29
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congratulations!! I know what a difficult, burdensome process this is, glad you made it through. niyad May 2015 #31
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #37
Congrats Omaha Steve May 2015 #34
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Most universities have a disability resources department and can help most. RadiationTherapy May 2015 #39
Good idea that I never thought to check on.... daleanime May 2015 #51
Have you considered your local community college? Cassidy May 2015 #40
Thank you senpai.... daleanime May 2015 #52
. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #42
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congrats Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #54
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congrats! irisblue May 2015 #55
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #63
I went back to school at your age to finish up an undergrad degree and found what CTyankee May 2015 #56
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #65
I know I had been traumatized by algebra as a kid and the thought of it in a college course CTyankee May 2015 #77
I have to admit to suffering some.... daleanime May 2015 #85
Exactly. I wanted to get it out of the way early and then the other courses were CTyankee May 2015 #87
Congratulations! vive la commune May 2015 #58
Thank you very much! daleanime May 2015 #67
CONGRATS nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #59
Thank you.... daleanime May 2015 #74
I am happy for you awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #60
Thank goodness that I had a much easier time of it.... daleanime May 2015 #75
What wonderful news! myrna minx May 2015 #61
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I'm glad for you!! Lifelong Protester May 2015 #69
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Whatever you do if you go online, use an actual public college. Your quality of education... Hekate May 2015 #70
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congratulations. barbtries May 2015 #71
Thank you senpai.... daleanime May 2015 #80
I did it yellowwoodII May 2015 #72
Planning on working my tail off.... daleanime May 2015 #73
Congratulations. NaturalHigh May 2015 #81
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Thank you so much everyone..... daleanime May 2015 #82
Happy for you! mgardener May 2015 #84
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