Thoughts, Suggestions, Ideas?

[Lindagerr]

You have to consider the cost benefit of returning for more schooling. When I finished my BA I wanted to teach but the alternate method in NJ was long and drawn out, I considered going for my MAT at WGU but that could get expensive and the raise in pay would not cover the cost for many years.

The second problem can be ageism, are you working full time now? If you are then you might have a better chance of getting in somewhere else and then see if the masters makes sense. If it is just the GPA holding you back consider one or two classes extra to pull up your overall GPA. It depends on how the school you want calculates, do they just take TESC's or do they factor in all graded courses from all schools.

After waiting so long to get our degree we get into school and then when we are done we don't know what to do with the extra time on our hands. No matter which path you choose don't rush into it. I have not done what I planned to do with my degree, but I still feel great when I can check off that college box instead of the "some college" box on forms. I am lucky my husbands career has done wonderfully the last couple of years and I don't need to work full time, now I am just counting the months until I can collect Social Security and only substitute when the urge to work strikes.

Once I stopped taking classes and getting that last AAS I found I was ready to let the stress of due dates and papers behind. I have started some new hobbies and spend as much time as I can away visiting friends.