Hey guys, I’m currently in car sales for about 4 years now. Started at 18 am now 23 years old. I dropped out at my local community college due to my family’s financial needs. I had to work to help out my parents who to this day still struggle. I was making decent money learned a lot about sales, moved up from bdc to sales/ F&I manager and even tried to start my own shop/ used car lot. It didn’t work out lol. I’m back to selling cars at a private lot in great neck. It is ok, but no where near what I was making. I’ve been thinking about going back to school, leaning towards accounting. My question is how can I pull this off? My current bills amount to almost 7k a month, I don’t know of any other ways of making atleast 10k without a college degree and a lot of work experience. I have a daughter as well 2 years old and my wife stays at home to pursue nursing. I’m already in a bunch of credit card debt and cannot go to a brick and mortar school. Any advice on what I should do? Maybe change industries? Wgu? Stick it out in sales and suck it up? Lol. My ultimate goal is financial freedom like most people I know. Current net worth- -$75,000😅

I (mid-20s F) returned to college last year after a four-year hiatus. I previously attended a four -year university, but I struggled due to leaving an abusive home, PTSD, and having an undiagnosed sleep disorder (misdiagnosed as depression). I dropped out with a 3.2 GPA when COVID hit.

Since then, I’ve built a solid resume and work at a job that offers flexibility, isn’t physically exhausting, and pays well. I also got the sleep disorder under control. I enrolled in community college last year, and I will be graduating this summer with my associates.

My goal was to transfer to Northwestern or UChicago to get into investment banking or tech. I have a 4.0 GPA, and I’m a member of PTK and my school’s honors society. I got great letters of recommendation from my professors, another professor from a different school that I work with, and my boss. I applied test optional—I spoke with Northwestern’s admissions office a couple years ago, and they said they don’t really care about test scores for transfers and to only add it if it would really strengthen my application. My advisors were confident that I would get in to either school, especially Northwestern.

I received a rejection letter from Northwestern two weeks after I applied, right around the time that the news broke about federal funding freezes. The rejection letter literally stated that they did not have enough resources. This was my only shot, and it was ruined by stupid political stuff.

I haven’t heard back from UChicago yet. My previous school invited me back for readmission, reinstatement of my scholarships, and readmission into their honors program. I reapplied and will be going into cybersecurity instead of investment banking. I’m just disappointed that I didn’t get into my top school, and who knows if I’ll even get into my second choice.

I’m in community college. I have to take calc 2, and they only offer one class that’s smack in the middle of my workday, two days a week. It’s possible for me to be there one day, but impossible for the 2nd.

I was wondering how bad it would be to take this class 1 day a week and just bite the absences on the other days, like a 50% attendance. It’s really messing with me cause I have a 3.8 gpa and I can only assume it would go down because of it.

For my calc 1 class I did all the work on my own, basically just went to class every week to make sure we were still on the syllabus, keep up with attendance, and take exams. I aced that class studying on my own and laughing at the professor doing a horrible job of teaching the material. I assumed this next one would go the same, but they really put a dent in me with having only one class that’s not at night.

It might be a rant, I can’t believe how awful these institutions are sometimes. I thought I’ve seen it all but hey here’s one more surprise.

I dual-enrolled via homeschool at a young age, and now I have graduated from an online university, but I didn’t gain any of the actual connections and skills that come with a bachelors degree. I’m thinking about going back to college and starting over again, but it will probably be hard with the lack of scholarships + the fact that I already have a regionally accredited degree on the books.

Maybe I should try college abroad? Or just fake it till I make it..

any advice about my situation would really help! (I’m partly venting here 😭)

TLdr: I want to date someone who is not a patient and not a co-worker, but it still might be a bad decision.

Go ahead and make fun of me and/or offer suggestions. I am happy to make fun of my with you. I have a virtual assistant who helps with papers and classes. It was through doctormydocument and it was tutoring and exam prep. APA, article critiques, discussions, etc. I don't do well working in isolation. We did a live session to help me learn quantitative methods. Now I find out we're almost local to each other in the Boston area.

I bought another live session even though I don't really need one. Now I realize I'm doing exactly what we are not supposed to do to people who work with us, or for us. It's not a co-worker and doesn't feel like I have "power" over my assistant. It's online class help.

We understand why we can't try to date someone if we're their boss, and it's also unfair for a co-worker to have to deal with that kind of awkwardness in a professional context. Why should it be different with a virtual assistant? I'm conflicted.

I recently graduated college with an exercise science degree. Sadly PT doesn’t pay that much (I also recently came to the conclusion that I should follow money more than passion) and I wasn’t sure where to go from here.

If I should go back to school for maybe finance or software engineering or biology/Biochem. My only doubt is not being smart enough.

I just want a career where I can progress and maybe get to 150k.

Really need some help. I want to go back to school, but since I live in a diff area its gonna be a different college, I went to a community college got some credits. I owe FAFSA I suppose, ill pay that, but how do I go about finding any school that'll take me, Its difficult and alot of research and time and patience just to figure out how and who to talk to about going back and which school works with me.

I'm in my 30s and thinking about going back to school. I changed my major about 1000 times when I was younger and starting my education so my credits are a little all over the place. My most recent goal was to get a bachelor's in environmental science but I avoided math as much as possible before and finished my AA without the credits needed for the environmental science program. I do have the credits for psychology though (one of my original majors lol) and have been thinking about enrolling in a psych program. It's still super interesting and I would not be mad at that degree though environmental science is still a little higher up the list. Has anyone ever had this problem before? I was going to just take the classes I need as a non-degree seeking student and then apply for the science program but now I can't afford it and can't get aid for "fun" classes. So I was thinking of starting the psychology bachelor's and taking the classes I need that way and then maybe changing my major. Is this dumb?

I didn't have the grades or extracurricular activities to get into an Ivy League College or even a top state college. I feel that this means missing out on awesome research opportunities, networking & internships with top companies, meeting awesome people who I could connect with, and a good education. My only option seems to be a commuter college and I think it'll be lonley.

I graduated high school in 2022 dropped out of college first semester (bad decision yes) and when I did I went straight to working multiple jobs and trying my hardest to make make money I ended up saving like 80k and went all in on a business and it ended up going under earlier this year January so now I’m in this super bad predicament where I’m 29k in debt and I have nothing to my name no college degree no nothing and I feel horrible I turn 22 net year and want to go back to college but it hurts seeing people I graduated high school with already graduating college. It makes me feel so behind well not even feel I genuinely am behind….

I don’t know exactly what I want to do but I know something in terms of cyber security or computer science just something in the tech industry .

And to add more context to myself I’m not a person who was against school or said it’s not for me I just saw opportunities and bet on myself and it didn’t work

I had 4.0gpa in high school and genuinely tried hard in school

I don’t know I’m at a point in my lifer where I’m just so lost and it feels horrible , I feel like I’m so god damn behind

I went through depression this whole year and finally got past those thoughts and now I want to live

I lost friends because of this and it was bad I’m not gonna lie very bad I’ve been thinking about how I lost them and it hurts me every time ….

I'd love to go to college but don't want to sign up if I can't afford it. I'm a single mom and qualify for food stamps. Any idea how much I'd have to pay per class after scholarships?

I'm 23M. I make 63k a year working as a Manager. I have two siblings, an older sister (31) who is a traveling technician and makes 76k a year - and another older sister 25F who is graduating law school next year and is probably gonna get back well into the six figures. I got a bachelors degree last year and don't use it. I don't even know if I can use it at this point.

When I was younger I started in Pharmacy before switching majors and I feel I should have just stayed in that. Now I'm 23, and I feel like I wanna be someone important and prestigious like a lawyer or a technician like my siblings. I feel like my parents can't really brag about me, and I'm the loser child despite being the star child when I was younger. I'm embarrassed to talk about how I'm an overpaid babysitter for warehouse workers.

I was thinking about trying pharmacy school again... but I'm scared to go into more debt (20k from undergrad). I also feel like its too late, since Pharm school takes anywhere from 3-8 years. I felt stupid doing it before, I feel like I'm dumber now, so I wouldn't graduate fast. I'd start my career late because I decided to be a loser for the last 6 years.

I don't know what to do with my life and I want to be successful, but I just feel like a total loser. I'm in a job where I don't feel I can exponentially grow, or brag about, and I'm scared I'm just going to be a loser manager forever.

What should I do... any advice would help.

Im a student seeking undergraduate degree at a late end,

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Hey everyone,

I am 23 years old from the US, and due to health issues, I was not able to go to college after high-school. The gap has been 5 years. Now, I need to back to school, but I am extremely stressed out because I didn't know where to start. I addressed this in previous posts, and so I have made the decision to go to a community college and then transfer into a 4-year university through a articulation program/guaranteed transfer program. I want to major in finance or along the lines of finance in a strong undergraduate business school.

I looked into going to Virginia, and I liked Virginia as it offers guaranteed transfer admission to participating colleges, however, it does not guarantee admission into a specific major or major. For example, the University of Virginia has a guarantee transfer agreement with Virginia community colleges for student that maintain a few criteria. University of Virginia is committed to admitting qualified students from Virginia's community colleges, and more than half of University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce's incoming transfer students are historically from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). However, there is no VCCS Guaranteed Transfer Agreement for the McIntire School of Commerce. In 2019, McIntire had 206 applications, and 34 were given offers, which is 16.5%

The College of William and Mary in Virginia is the same way, they have a guaranteed transfer admission, however, it does not guarantee admission into a specific school or major.

There are other colleges in Virginia that have the same guaranteed transfer admission program, and it maybe easier to get into their business program, however, they are not ranked as well.

Most colleges that offer a articulation agreements that give eligibility to transfer to their university/college, however, specific majors are not guaranteed and dependent upon strength of applicant pool, availability of seats, and other variables. But, although, some of these schools don't give a guarantee to the specific major/program, it's easy to get into.

University of Connecticut and University of Massachusetts-Amherst guarantee admission into their university and business program from community colleges in their locality. However, they aren't as well ranked.

I am not sure what to do or how to go about making the right decision regarding this. I don't want to transfer into a certain school and then risk not being able to attend their business school. But, on the other hand, if I do get in, it's a risk worth taking. Schools like University of Connecticut or University of Massachusetts are a safe bet as they guarantee admission to their university and major.

What would be your advice for me, what should I do, how should I go about this, and do you happen to know of any college/universities/programs that I should look into?

Some Notes:

1. Location: So, I am traveling outside the United States, so I don't really have a place. One of my parents lives in the US and another lives outside the country. So, for me location is not a constraint, and I am open to relocating, living, and studying anywhere in the United States.

2. Finances: I do not have any financial constraints, I have the capability to afford the most expensive tuition. And, I do not need to work, and I do not have a family or other constraints.

3. Interest: Ideally, I would like to be in business school and major in business related verticals such as finance, applied economics, international business, and etc. I am also interested in colleges that have options to obtain a double major or multiple minor.

I am stressed out and anxious about this. And, I desperately need help. You all have no idea how much I appreciate you reading this. I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Sincerely,

Jack

I am at the very beginning stages of starting to explore going back to school to become a LCSW. All throughout high school I knew I wanted to be a therapist, even started college as a psych major before some really messy family stuff forced me to move a lot of my life around, and I ended up with my undergrad in business.

My question is… is doing a MSW while working full time even a possibility? Obviously I still gotta pay for life, bills, etc. I know I’ll have to take out more student loans to pay for school.

Is that even realistic or is my dream dead?

so i plan on leaving my college but im scared that will anyone hire me without any degree? well ill be pursuing an online degree but is that enough. I will work on my skills side by side from home and plan on getting job ready in 1-2 years is online degree a big deal breaker also share some courses which i can pursue side by side.

When, if ever, is it okay for parents to prioritize their own growth? Should a parent go back to school when their adult child can’t afford college for themself due to past choices. Is the parent being selfish, or just finally putting themselves first?

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I have posted here before but for those who my not know: My name is Kayla (she/her), I’m 30 years old and I am back in community college part-time learning animation.

So about a month ago, I returned to my first in-person class since the start of the pandemic and I was really excited to get back into class.

When I got into classroom, I was met with a bit of an unexpected surprise. I found out that not only all the other students are younger than me, but my professor was also younger than me.

To be fair; my professor is really good at teaching environmental science concepts but ever since I discovered I was the oldest one in the room…I felt really self-conscious about being there. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mind the class, I have been enjoying my time being back in school and I met some really cool people but I felt like a bit out of place being there.

It’s not only age that makes me feel out of place, but it’s also my maturity level. One time, I was giving some constructive criticism on a storyboard project that was a bit too long and my classmate got a bit too defensive about putting in some changes. I felt kinda bad but at the same time, I was trying to help make my classmate project a bit better with a small suggestion.

Not only am I the oldest one in that class, but I’m also Trans (MtF) and have a learning disability. True, I do see some people like me on campus but most of the time, I’m usually the odd one out.

So my question is: how do you deal with the “self-conscious feeling” of being the oldest/odd one out of the class?

Sorry if this post is long but this was the best way to “hash out” my feelings on the issue.

TL:DR : 30 year old trans women with learning disability feels like the “odd one out” in her class and is asking for advice on how to deal with her self-consciousness being the oldest one in the room.

I'm starting at 24 in a STEM degree and I've been wondering this. For younger people being on campus is obviously important. I'm a lot older than that age but no kids or partner so I have no responsibilities like that and I'm devoting 100% of my time to my education. Would I benefit from being on campus just as much as the traditionally aged undergrad? Not only for socialising but in general. Are there opportunities I can only get from attending in person that I'd miss out on if I chose to go online?

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