As I am searching for a scholarship that I might actually have the motivation to apply for, I run across progressiveu and thought I'd give it a shot.
I'm 25 years old, have been in and out of college since 2001, and have been a student at 4 different schools. At least I got an associate's degree from my online school, but too bad it cost me 30k and it really doesn't help me make more money in the job world. Anyways, so yes. I have FINALLY started at a legit four-year university and have just come to the realization that it is going to take me more than two years to graduate. I think that gives me a graduation date in 2011.
THAT IS CRAZY to me! I've always joked about being on a 10 year plan for college but I always thought in the back of my mind that it would REALLY, in truth, take me less time than 10 years. I guess depending on my financial situation, MAYBE I could reach 9 and 1/2 years or even 9 years but I find it ridiculous that I have been going to classes and paying for books and tuition for this long.
I know I've made mistakes in my personal life, college career, and work career. And I guess I'm in a place where I feel like I am paying for all those mistakes. Despite that feeling, this year I have mustered up the motivation to actually do well in school instead of just cruising through...
I've realized that time just zooms past you and before you know it....it's going to take you ten years to get a bachelor's degree. I mean, yes, I have a so-called "career" and since 2001 I have ALWAYS worked a full-time job if not two, but still. It seems like the light at the end of the tunnel is almost unreachable even though I know I am more than half-way there...
Am I the only one who has to give myself a pep talk to avoid throwing away so much time and money for a degree??
