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Just ranting...
I decided that I needed to go back to school, and started in August. In September, we found out that my dad has pancreatic cancer. He is now doing chemo (and all the fun stuff that entails.)
I am stressed with a lot of things that are going on, including that. My grades are starting to show it. I really want to drop my classes, and go back when things calm down. However, I now have a student loan, and would be in deep shit if I quit now.
UGH!!! Why do things have to happen at the worst possible time???
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Yeah, cancer doesn't wait for a good time. :( Sorry about your dad. Try to get some help so you can keep up at school.
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(10-26-2012, 12:33 PM)nrkerr Wrote: Just ranting...
I decided that I needed to go back to school, and started in August. In September, we found out that my dad has pancreatic cancer. He is now doing chemo (and all the fun stuff that entails.)
I am stressed with a lot of things that are going on, including that. My grades are starting to show it. I really want to drop my classes, and go back when things calm down. However, I now have a student loan, and would be in deep shit if I quit now.
UGH!!! Why do things have to happen at the worst possible time???
At 39 I decided to go back to college - sick of the business degree and wanted to become an elementary teacher. Like you, a few months in and my mom was diagnosed with Lymphoma. I needed to be with her more so I dropped out. Talked to all of my professors about it because I hated to leave. Two said I would get the grade I had at that moment and not to worry about it. The others said I could come back in the spring and take the finals.
The next fall (after losing my mom in June) I tried it again. Had to drop out in December to have surgery. They all gave me the grades I had at the time.
Didn't want to go back the third fall but my husband said, "Are you going to give up that easily?" That made me mad since nothing had been easy. I gave it one more try and made it. So glad that I did - really enjoyed teaching and loved the kids (most of them). Taught a little over 20 years before retirement.
Maybe you could talk to your professors and work out a solution like I did. So sorry about your dad but time with him is more precious, imo. Good luck.
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So, I decided to stick it out. As a matter of fact, I just registered for my classes for next semester. Biology (which is going to suck, science is my worst subject), economics, and English.
I found out yesterday, that if I continue on my path, I will graduate with my Associate of Arts-Business in May 2014!!! Woohoo!!!
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(11-06-2012, 12:20 AM)nrkerr Wrote: So, I decided to stick it out. As a matter of fact, I just registered for my classes for next semester. Biology (which is going to suck, science is my worst subject), economics, and English.
I found out yesterday, that if I continue on my path, I will graduate with my Associate of Arts-Business in May 2014!!! Woohoo!!!
If I were sick, I'd want my kids to go on with their lives and continue their studies, for SURE.
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(11-06-2012, 12:20 AM)nrkerr Wrote: So, I decided to stick it out. As a matter of fact, I just registered for my classes for next semester. Biology (which is going to suck, science is my worst subject), economics, and English.
I found out yesterday, that if I continue on my path, I will graduate with my Associate of Arts-Business in May 2014!!! Woohoo!!!
Good for you! I am on my last quarter for my business degree. For my biology requirement I took Botany which was awesome. Did you have choices of what you could take?
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Our academic year next year 2013 starts in February. Next year, I will have been studying for 7 years! (I had a break in there) One of these days I am going to graduate! haha. Any year now.
LoveChild, I am interested in your business degree. What specifically will you be studying? Will you have to do an internship? Which I think is basically slave labour! Thank God those days are behind me. Are you interested in having your own business or working for a large multinational conglomerate?
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Good luck all in education, get it out the way early ans stick with it, having no education has been a lifelong regret of mine.
Stick to it.
Sory bout your dad nrkerr
(08-08-2010, 06:37 PM)The Immortal Maggot Wrote: May your ears turn into arseholes and shit on your shoulders......
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Just don't quit; quitting in not an option.
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