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<blockquote data-quote="Buttercup" data-source="post: 1039036" data-attributes="member: 990">I went to college right out of high school on the government's dime (my mother was a widow, so I got a free ride) and left after four years without a degree.&nbsp; I didn't learn jack, but I'm told I had a good time, if you take my meaning.So after spending about 5 years in one dead-end job after another, I decided to go back to school.&nbsp; This time, since I was a grown-up (finally!) and since I was paying for it myself, I took my education much more seriously.&nbsp; I had a wonderful experience, not unlike what others have mentioned upthread.&nbsp; I made excellent grades, the professors loved me because I was actually interested, and I found a few other students like myself to hang around with.&nbsp; Although most of my credits from my previous college debacle didn't transfer (nor did my grade point, which was a *very* good thing) I finished in two years, summa cum laude.&nbsp; Because of this, I got a free ride to graduate school.&nbsp; And in grad school, most of the students are older, so it wasn't even an issue.Was I poor?&nbsp; You bet.&nbsp; Was I exhausted much of the time?&nbsp; Yup.&nbsp; Was it worth it?&nbsp; Oh yeah.&nbsp; Can you do it too?&nbsp; I know you can!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buttercup, post: 1039036, member: 990"] I went to college right out of high school on the government's dime (my mother was a widow, so I got a free ride) and left after four years without a degree. I didn't learn jack, but I'm told I had a good time, if you take my meaning. So after spending about 5 years in one dead-end job after another, I decided to go back to school. This time, since I was a grown-up (finally!) and since I was paying for it myself, I took my education much more seriously. I had a wonderful experience, not unlike what others have mentioned upthread. I made excellent grades, the professors loved me because I was actually interested, and I found a few other students like myself to hang around with. Although most of my credits from my previous college debacle didn't transfer (nor did my grade point, which was a *very* good thing) I finished in two years, [i]summa cum laude[/i]. Because of this, I got a free ride to graduate school. And in grad school, most of the students are older, so it wasn't even an issue. Was I poor? You bet. Was I exhausted much of the time? Yup. Was it worth it? Oh yeah. Can you do it too? I know you can! [/QUOTE]

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