As most of y’all know, I’ve been off work since the end of June, between being very pregnant, having Aaron, and recovering from having Aaron. This time off has led to some serious soul-searching.
And so, I’ve decided to go back to school. Yes, at the ripe old age of 32 (when school starts), I will hopefully be occupying a seat at Shippensburg University in beautiful Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. I plan to be a communications/journalism major.
This college thing is newish to me. I’ve done community college before, but never attempted enrollment at a four-year college. I’ve got to get paperwork together, and find out if I need to take the SAT.
Wow! I feel like I’m 18 all over again, only with fewer zits and less insecurity!
Congratulations! My husband and I took the plunge last year and started college together (again for me, first time for him).
I was so excited to get back to college again. I’m sure you’ll love it! I think that starting later can in a lot of ways be a great advantage. You’ve already got a great support structure with your family cheering you on, and your ability to process the information and realize the importance and real life application of your studies is definitely a positive motivation. It’s interesting, because I actually find myself having more interesting conversations with my husband than before, as we usually study together, and invariably the topic of our studies will provoke topics we may never have thought to ask each other about before. I don’t know what the rules are in your state, but you may be able to take the college entrance exam in lieu of the SAT if you choose.
I wish you great success in life and your learning
A) watch the movie “Animal House” to refresh your memory of what college life is like.
B) Don’t trust anybody that tries to get you to join their little social club. Watch the movie “Heathers” for more details.
C) Observer your teachers closely. The movie “The Faculty” explains why.
Everything I know about life, I learned from Hollywood.
Woo-hoo! That sounds like a great step to make, Robyn. It’s something I’ve been contemplating for awhile, but need to get a few more ducks herded back into their rows before I can do it. I admire you for taking that on. I always knew you were one cool chick, but this proves your even cooler.
And like JC said, if there’s anything I can do to help, let me know.
As a professor, I had the same experience with older students as twickster did - they’re the best!
And from my own experience as a student, I know why. When I went to college right out of high school, it wasn’t that I especially wanted to be there - it was just what an upper-middle-class kid was supposed to do after high school. I coasted. When I went back to grad school at 29, I kicked butt: it mattered this time.
So good luck, MsRobyn - I’ll be cheering you on, all the way!!
Woohoo! Communications is the best major - it is sufficiently vague that it applies to almost any job description, yet people don’t quite know what it means. Every job needs a Communications expert! Good to have a specialization, too. That way, when you apply for a journalism job, you stress that. When you apply for other jobs, stress the all-encompassing Communications major.
-Velma, who has a B.A. in Communications, and still doesn’t quite know how to explain what it is. Oh, the irony.
This is completely true - I coasted through my undergrad. I started grad school this fall, and the attitude is completely different - I want to be here (and it’s my money, and my choice).
Best of luck to you, MsRobyn - it’s worth every minute and every sweat over papers soon due.
(y’all remind me of this when I’m sweating papers at the end of this semester, ok?)
Good luck and such:) Oh, and re: the SAT, YMMV, but there ought to be some sort of placement test they’ll use to figger out just where to put you. That’s what I got to do a few days ago when I discovered I couldn’t find my SAT scores, though I remember what I got.
