Education (was Re: Carol's thread ...)

[twobeaglesgirl]

> Yes, excellent idea ... Marketing major with a Lit minor.  I just 
did it all 
> wrong when I went to school ... I let life interfere rather than 
staying 
> focused on finishing my education.  I started at a College in the 
mid 80's, leaving 
> after two years, then returning in the mid 90's to a University 
and finally 
> finishing.  By the time I got back into doing it seriously I was 
distracted 
> with work, a pregnancy, etc.  I just wanted it over and done and 
to have that 
> degree on my wall.  :)  I wish I would have done what MOST people 
do ... graduate 
> highschool, go to College 4-6 (or more) years and be done with 
it.  Ah well 
> ... coulda, woulda, shoulda.  :)  
> 
> I wonder if I could get my Masters in Lit?  Hhhmmmmmm ... I could 
get serious 
> about that!  I love to write, but think I'm lousy at it, so 
further education 
> would definitely be in order  :)
> 
> 
> "Luna"


2beagles:

You'd be surprised at what you are considering MOST people.  Only 
about 25% of U.S. adults have a college education.  I was very 
surprised at that statistic.  And I don't think you are in the 
minority...

I, for one, am following the exact same path you did.  I graduated 
H.S. in '91, went to college for 4 years, and quit, far from 
receiving a degree.  The nagging feeling finally got to me in 2000 
and I am now back in school, set to graduate in May.  And like you, 
I work and have a 2 year old (who was born during this educational 
stint).  I just hope that I can get the message across to her to 
plug away and get it done the first time!  It's hard to see the 
benefit when you are 18, 19, 20 years old, but looking back at what 
I could have accomplished is that much harder.  Not to mention that 
my tuition rates are almost 10-fold of that in the early 90s!!

As for a master's in Lit, if you love it, go for it!  It should all 
be for fun now, right?

2beagles