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i was already thinking it but reading about the remedial math classes didn't help. not everyone is college material and there is no shame in that. people have different talents and skills in life. i don't know the whole story- maybe the OP was unmotivated in high school and has since changed/matured hence the remedial CC classes and taking so long to complete a bachelor's, but overall i'm not hopeful that someone who has to go that route really ought to be spending so much time and money on academic pursuits. its a shame we push everyone in the same direction.
If you can create a user account on City Data Forum without any help, you're smart enough to get a Bachelors degree in something from somewhere. In most majors from most places I would say.
Degrees are handed out way too easily IMO. At every level of the game.
Get your degree. Regardless of your age. I went to college at an early age - did HS in three years - but because my mom was very ill, I left in my junior year.
Went back after I was married and on the way received a diploma in registered nursing. Graduated from college at 28.
Going back to complete my MA this year.
Life twists. You turn.
Too late? Look back in ten years and say that. - best of luck!
If you can create a user account on City Data Forum without any help, you're smart enough to get a Bachelors degree in something from somewhere. In most majors from most places I would say.
Degrees are handed out way too easily IMO. At every level of the game.
I don't know about that. While I agree some undergrad degrees are easier than others, it still requires some effort.
A remedial class in math does not = too dumb to get a college degree. I am horrible at math and probably should have taken a remedial math class just to help with statistics. If the OP is willing to put in the time and effort and wants a college degree then s/he should go for it.
Besides we are living longer anyway and will have time to go back to school and change careers multiple times. The way it's going with social security unless you put a lot away in personal savings we will all be working until we drop dead. Might as well do something you want to do.
This is something I struggle with. I have been in college since 2009 and I have a high GPA (over 3.7). I switched my major which cost me one year and then had to medically withdraw which set me back another year. So, I will be in college for almost six years and will be 23 when I graduate. Ouch.
However, I have no student loans and I am working in my field of study (I'm in Nursing school and work as a nurse's aide at two different hospitals). It does suck that I'm going to be 23 and have taken six years to graduate, but I guess it is better to be 23 WITH a Bachelor's than 23 and without a degree.
I am a Community College Student currently. My major is general science for right now. I just looked at my degree audit and it's going to take me 3 full years to finish my AS. The good news is, I have only 5 courses left to take. I am 20 years old. Do you think it's bad, finishing college with a Bachelors, at say 23/24 years old? I am just nervous that it may take me 5-6 years to finish my undergrad. :/ I know this is probably a stupid worry, but I'm just look for some reassurance I guess.
Should I even be in any rush? What age did you finish college at?
You can only do what you can do.
In general, it is financially better to start working sooner than later. When you shorten the amount of years you work, you are losing the last year's salary (the higher salary) - that is assuming you retire at the same age. So, it is better to start at 22 and retire and 65 than it is start at 25 and retire at 65 because starting at 25 you are losing earning years 38, 39, and 40, not earning years, 1, 2, and 3.
Also, it is better to pick a practical major and take longer than a more useless major and finish fast.
This is something I struggle with. I have been in college since 2009 and I have a high GPA (over 3.7). I switched my major which cost me one year and then had to medically withdraw which set me back another year. So, I will be in college for almost six years and will be 23 when I graduate. Ouch.
However, I have no student loans and I am working in my field of study (I'm in Nursing school and work as a nurse's aide at two different hospitals). It does suck that I'm going to be 23 and have taken six years to graduate, but I guess it is better to be 23 WITH a Bachelor's than 23 and without a degree.
This is probably what I am looking to do to. I have virtually NO debt right now (using payment plans to pay off my CC tuition) and I would LOVE to keep it that way.
I guess sometimes life DOES get in the way. I agree with your last statement whole-heartedly
Thanks for the advice and wisdom all, I appreciate it
As for college degrees being handed out, I don't necessarily agree. College requires some effort and the "easier" majors like Basket Weaving still take some sort of EFFORT. They may have a lot less math and science but you still need to commit four years of your life to it.
I know no one directly said it but honestly, this post was not about me being "dumb" or struggling through college. I don't understand how taking two remedial math classes (every college has them, and LOTS of people take them - look it up if you don't believe) makes someone not fit enough to earn a college degree. I had a 3.6 GPA in high school, got accepted to almost every school I applied to (except one if I recall - my SATs weren't that great but I didn't want to go anyway), and now have a 3.5 GPA after taking many science/math classes. I pride myself in having some redeeming intelligence, especially when it comes to physical sciences as well as things like Biology. I am not the best math student, so? Lots of people struggle with it. I took a placement test my Senior Year and got placed in the remedial class because I didn't really care that much back then. But I was never dumb nor was I ever struggling through college. I am in the Honors Society as well as being on the deans list most of the semesters I've been there.
This is probably what I am looking to do to. I have virtually NO debt right now (using payment plans to pay off my CC tuition) and I would LOVE to keep it that way.
I guess sometimes life DOES get in the way. I agree with your last statement whole-heartedly
Thanks for the advice and wisdom all, I appreciate it
That's how to look at it. It is more impressive to be 23/24 with a bachelor's degree and NO debt than to be 22 and have 30k+ in debt (and I know people who are in WAY deeper debt) because while many people graduate at 22, not too many graduate free from student loans.
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I know no one directly said it but honestly, this post was not about me being "dumb" or struggling through college. I don't understand how taking two remedial math classes (every college has them, and LOTS of people take them - look it up if you don't believe) makes someone not fit enough to earn a college degree. I had a 3.6 GPA in high school, got accepted to almost every school I applied to (except one if I recall - my SATs weren't that great but I didn't want to go anyway), and now have a 3.5 GPA after taking many science/math classes. I pride myself in having some redeeming intelligence, especially when it comes to physical sciences as well as things like Biology. I am not the best math student, so? Lots of people struggle with it. I took a placement test my Senior Year and got placed in the remedial class because I didn't really care that much back then. But I was never dumb nor was I ever struggling through college. I am in the Honors Society as well as being on the deans list most of the semesters I've been there.
If it makes you feel any better, I had to retake a class. My anxiety issues caused me to fail. I got an A second time around.
When I was in college, I had a roommate in my dorm that was 23 and a sophomore. He just got a late start, but graduated with the rest of us. Nobody ever thought any differently about him.
I agree that not everyone is college material. I do not, however, agree that needing to take remedial math classes is an indication that someone should not go to college.
I do not think so, not for an older student. How many of us can pass an algebra test years after high school? It's more a "use it or lose it" to me, and most of us don't work with algebraic equations in real life, so IMO it doesn't mean "not college material".
I was 28 when I started back to school with a GED. I started at community college, and failed the math basic skills test so had to take remedial. The first semester, I dropped out of the remedial course because I didn't have a professor who was able to explain it to me so I could understand it (I am more an English than math person), took it the next semester with a wonderful lady who held my hand throughout and got an A. I ended up graduating with a 3.98 GPA and received a several thousand dollar scholarship to a very competitive medical college, from which I graduated Magna *** Laude.
OP, I would be careful with online-only colleges. I know other people who went to accredited online schools and had much more trouble finding a job than those who went to brick and mortar schools or schools that used a combination of classes and online. In the employment forum, I have see posts from HR people where they said a resume that has online-only college degree goes right in the trash. Talk to people in your field first who hire people, and find out if they would consider a grad from that school.
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I am 20 years old. Do you think it's bad, finishing college with a Bachelors, at say 23/24 years old? I am just nervous that it may take me 5-6 years to finish my undergrad. :/ I know this is probably a stupid worry, but I'm just look for some reassurance I guess.
What age did you finish college at?
