Any late starters?

[Seze_one]

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Hello,

I've been thinking about a "career" change. I'm currently in sales came across my position by moving up within the company the only real school I have is Cisco certification (Networking) and it's only CCNA but in sales I make a cool 80k a year, stocks, full benefits, expense account, the free breakfast's and free drinks in the break room yada yada all the other good stuff.

I've been seriously thinking about going back to school but, I have I would say zero college credits other than maybe psych and some art classes. I tried doing the college thing back when I was 18, I'm 25 going to be 26 next month, I'm at the point where I feel I have done all the partying there is to do and need to do something solid and fullfilling with my life. I've always been interested in the medical field my uncle is an anesthesiologist I was raised by my grandma so he sorta practically raised me and I always looked up to him growing up. I heard it's never to late to go back to school, reading some of these posts makes me wonder because, it seems alot of you have already aquired most of your general college credits.


My question: Is there anyone out there who started at my age or maybe older from absolute rock bottom, with zero credits?

I just want to know if there are others like me, who slacked off when they started and now were sent back to square 1.

 

[DrMidlife]

Wow, you're in an enviable position. No damaged GPA. Lots of life experience. If you're making that kind of bank, you've got a good work ethic. If I were in your shoes I'd do exactly what you're talking about.

First: find some wise people to talk to about money, and to talk to about academic planning. Take one college class soon, like math or English, at a community college, after work. See if you like it or hate it. Get used to the absence of a profit motive. Save your pennies.

Working part time in school was never part time for me - my job was my religion. Sometimes I remembered to go to class. This is how you mess up your GPA. If you're a star at work it's hard to give it up, but you'll need to. Make a plan for when you can quit your job and do school full time. Send some emails off to academic counselors at schools that interest you. They'll love this.

And keep us posted. Best of luck to you.

 

[Dianyla]

Plenty more have started even more behind. For example, I resumed college as a freshman at 28. The semester and a half of college credits I do have from 10+ years ago are either completely unrelated or worse... they have a lasting bad GPA credit.

 

[Seze_one]

Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it. My job is not very demanding I put in the regular 8-5 and maybe a few calls just to say "I'm out of the office, I'll get back to you tomorrow." I'm just not happy where I'm at and this is a childhood dream that I've always had and I feel I'm now mature enough to stay focused.

I will definetly start with a few general ed classes and I hope to be on this board for quite a while and one day be giving advice to those in my shoes.

 

[S-Mart]

I'm 25 and I just started school last Spring with zero college credits. To make it worse I have to work my way up from Geometry ( a course most people took in highschool ) and on into Calculus. Same behind-the-curve story for Chemistry. All in all, I couldn't be happier with my choice. Besides, what's the worst that can happen? You get an education... oh, no.😎

 

[FutureDoctorJ]

My question: Is there anyone out there who started at my age or maybe older from absolute rock bottom, with zero credits?

I just want to know if there are others like me, who slacked off when they started and now were sent back to square 1.

I never finished my undergrad degree until I was 32 and then had a career. Actually I had a pre college career from 17 to 28, and a post college career from 32 to 44. In January I am going to finish my pre med requirements. I started some of these back in 1987. So you are in a fantastic position. If you saved any loot or have some 401K or stock savings, you have an open door to finance your education without loans or at least partially. Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[datsa]

I was/am in a semi-similar situation. I started college at age 18, quit, worked until I was 34, then returned to community college, then a university, got an AA and then a BA. Along the way I ran a public health clinic both before and during college, and then left to do rural health in Latin America. While living abroad, I decided to pursue MD/PhD, and I am now back in school once again (at age 42) finishing my prereqs and trying to undamage my GPA. It is a long road, but I am committed to it.

 

[mrs.nia]

Hello,

I've been thinking about a "career" change. I'm currently in sales came across my position by moving up within the company the only real school I have is Cisco certification (Networking) and it's only CCNA but in sales I make a cool 80k a year, stocks, full benefits, expense account, the free breakfast's and free drinks in the break room yada yada all the other good stuff.

I've been seriously thinking about going back to school but, I have I would say zero college credits other than maybe psych and some art classes. I tried doing the college thing back when I was 18, I'm 25 going to be 26 next month, I'm at the point where I feel I have done all the partying there is to do and need to do something solid and fullfilling with my life. I've always been interested in the medical field my uncle is an anesthesiologist I was raised by my grandma so he sorta practically raised me and I always looked up to him growing up. I heard it's never to late to go back to school, reading some of these posts makes me wonder because, it seems alot of you have already aquired most of your general college credits.


My question: Is there anyone out there who started at my age or maybe older from absolute rock bottom, with zero credits?

I just want to know if there are others like me, who slacked off when they started and now were sent back to square 1.

We are in the same boat...I am 25 soon to be 26 and plan to start my premed undergrad fall 2007. I agree with the comment that we are in an enviable position. I think to start school at our age we understand how much is at stake, we've been out in the real world and know (1) what we are interested in and (2) how much is at risk if we slack off. I am not only 25 yo, but also a mother of two. Best of luck to you, to us!

 

[gotmeds?]

Wow, you're in an enviable position. No damaged GPA. Lots of life experience. If you're making that kind of bank, you've got a good work ethic. If I were in your shoes I'd do exactly what you're talking about.

First: find some wise people to talk to about money, and to talk to about academic planning. Take one college class soon, like math or English, at a community college, after work. See if you like it or hate it. Get used to the absence of a profit motive. Save your pennies.

Working part time in school was never part time for me - my job was my religion. Sometimes I remembered to go to class. This is how you mess up your GPA. If you're a star at work it's hard to give it up, but you'll need to. Make a plan for when you can quit your job and do school full time. Send some emails off to academic counselors at schools that interest you. They'll love this.

And keep us posted. Best of luck to you.

👍 👍 Excellent advice!👍 👍

 

[powerbooki]

It's wise to start off taking one class while working. Just like another post said, to test out if you really like more schooling. You can do it for two semesters, or even three. But once you are sure you enjoy more school work and want to go on, and if you can afford it, go full time school. You will have a more optimal mindset and it will help you getting good grades. It's faster too, especially when you have no prior credits.

 

[GreyBlueEyes]

i'm 29 and just finishing my AS this semester. i put school on hold while i was having children. that wasn't the original plan, but has worked out for the best, since they'll all be in school when i start med school.

and i only had one quarter with a shameful GPA, and even then it wasn't TOO bad (2 Cs and 1 A). especially with it being quarter hours, i haven't had trouble pulling it up. that's the thing i feel most fortunate about when i read of the struggles of other nontrads.