As of this posting I am officially a college graduate. Actually the feat was accomplished in mid-May, but I took two summer courses which ended this past Tuesday. Since I had already graduated, I didn't put forth an impressive effort in those last two classes, intermediate Spanish and Calculus II.
However, the most significant fact to reveal is that the entire 2 and a half year process that I took in attaining an Associates in Arts did not cost me a single cent out of pocket! Let me repeat, not only did financial aid cover every penny, but I actually stayed way above water by working part time as well.
Even more astonishing, every four year university I've applied to covered my entire tuition and fees as well. That point cannot be overstated as the entire basis of my 11 year gap in higher education was due to not believing I could afford to go to school.
If you are a single inidividual without any major liabilities, there really is ample opportunity to complete a college degree without dealing with the headache of college debt. You simply need to find part time work and not live too extravigantly in the duration.
As for my future plans, I'm headed to UNC at Chapel Hill in late August on track to completing the second half of my academic journey. I will be studying a major of history. What exactly that will provide after all is said and done is yet to be determined. I do believe the mere feat of finishing a bachelors on the other side of age 30 is what needs to be focused on.
I suspect the experience will differ vastly from the last 7 semesters of community college, so all is not set in stone for me to be holding the next degree in May of 2013. All the while I will keep this journal abreast of the pertinent areas of interest. August 24 will be the start.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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