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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 2189495" data-attributes="member: 11520"><p>Regardless of your career goals, more and more companies are requiring a degree, pretty much any degree, for all but the lowest tier jobs. I say go for it. It can be tough if you have kids and other responsibilities. My wife went back for her RN while working full time and it was very hard on her and the family. Still we are glad she did it. The demand for nurses should keep her well employed for the foreseeable future. Others mentioned some of these things, but find out about tuition assistance at your current job, also any grants or scholarship programs they might offer. Look into the tax benefits as well. There are some tax incentives for student loan interest and I think for just being in school. Be careful about borrowing money if you aren't going into something that will increase your income. My experience has been that a lot of fairly smart people do poorly in college. I think part of the reason is that they were able to breeze through high school without really learning good study and time management skills. Look for programs for new and non-traditional students that can help you master these skills before you get too far along. It can really pay off. If you are seeking financial aid consider a test prep course. A lot of non-need based programs are based on test scores. If you haven't had math and english courses or work experience relating to those areas in a while you may find the SAT and ACT a challenge. Good Luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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