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Back to school after 23 years
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(02-03-2021, 04:40 PM)carebear_007 Wrote:
(02-03-2021, 01:31 PM)tallpilot Wrote: I am proud of you for getting this done with everything else you have on your plate.  I am 42 and just finished mine.  I let it languish for a long time.

You are going to like how fast self paced options like Sophia and Study.com are.  The speed at which you can knock out basic credits will encourage you to keep going.

A degree is better than no degree.  A specialized degree is better than a non-specialized one.  But it depends on what you wish to do.  A BSBA with an accounting/finance concentration or CIS would likely be more marketable than a general one.  But if you hate numbers or computers it probably isn't for you.

My advice (which differs from many here) is pick a marketable concentration even if it costs more to finish it.  Especially in your case, since it isn't just about checking a box, it is about retraining for better opportunities.

Good luck and keep coming back here with updates so we can provide encouragement!

Thank you so much. I signed up for Sophia to try them for free just to see how I'd do. It probably took me about 30 minutes to do it. The biggest problem that I have is even as I'm reading materials, my mind wanders and then I find myself reading it again (such an annoying cycle...lol). To top it off my daughter kept on with the "mommy, look!" Even with that, I can't have excuses. I just need to figure out which school, figure out the best possible options that would work with the way I learn, and start cranking them out. I'm still in step 1. My biggest dream right now is to come back here in two years and say "I DID IT!"

Trust me, once you get going, you won't be able to think about much else! In a good way, I mean. You will find determination you didn't even know you had.
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If it helps, most Sophia courses have both audio and video. If your daughter is very small, one thing you could try would be something like putting on the video/audio and to say something like "mommy needs to listen for the word airplane; tell mommy if you hear the word airplane" or something similar. Turn her being quiet into a game. Use an uncommon word that isn't likely to come up. Every so often, throw in a word and give her a cookie or whatever you use to reward her.

And, hey, maybe if she listens with you then she'll be able to get her bachelors degree before she's out of grade school, haha.
In progress:
TESU - BA Computer Science; BSBA CIS; ASNSM Math & CS; ASBA

Completed:
Pierpont - AAS BOG
Sophia (so many), The Institutes (old), Study.com (5 courses)
ASU: Human Origins, Astronomy, Intro Health & Wellness, Western Civilization, Computer Appls & Info Technology, Intro Programming
Strayer: CIS175, CIS111, WRK100, MAT210
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(02-03-2021, 05:10 PM)rachel83az Wrote: If it helps, most Sophia courses have both audio and video. If your daughter is very small, one thing you could try would be something like putting on the video/audio and to say something like "mommy needs to listen for the word airplane; tell mommy if you hear the word airplane" or something similar. Turn her being quiet into a game. Use an uncommon word that isn't likely to come up. Every so often, throw in a word and give her a cookie or whatever you use to reward her.

And, hey, maybe if she listens with you then she'll be able to get her bachelors degree before she's out of grade school, haha.

Haha!! You know what, I'll just have to try that Wink  I'll just have to wait and see how long it'll take before she realizes that there's no 'airplane' in the lesson  Big Grin
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(02-03-2021, 04:40 PM)carebear_007 Wrote: ... The biggest problem that I have is even as I'm reading materials, my mind wanders and then I find myself reading it again (such an annoying cycle...lol). ...

A lot of us have been there. Did you ever consider being evaluated for ADHD?
NanoDegree: Intro to Self-Driving Cars (2019)
Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)

PLA Tips Thread - TESU: What is in a Portfolio?
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(02-03-2021, 06:44 PM)davewill Wrote:
(02-03-2021, 04:40 PM)carebear_007 Wrote: ... The biggest problem that I have is even as I'm reading materials, my mind wanders and then I find myself reading it again (such an annoying cycle...lol). ...

A lot of us have been there. Did you ever consider being evaluated for ADHD?

I have not. I have suspected that I do have ADHD.
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(02-03-2021, 06:51 PM)carebear_007 Wrote: I have not. I have suspected that I do have ADHD.

You might find it useful. Treatment really changed my life.
NanoDegree: Intro to Self-Driving Cars (2019)
Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)

PLA Tips Thread - TESU: What is in a Portfolio?
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