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I have a full time job, required to pay the bills, and would like to complete a meaningful degree before I die. What is the best course of action to land me a degree as a personal accomplishment?
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Do something arty or philisophical part time. It's deep and meaningful, most of the homework involves thinking or drawing or whatever, and hard to do wrong - it's just your personal interpretation after all...
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First of all, look at local schools to see if they offer night and/or weekend classes in courses you would be interested in taking. Then look into online courses (I've taken about 4 of these, with only 1 being really good, 1 being ok, and the other 2 sucking. Just seemed like to much money to pay to browse the internet and read some textbooks) which I don't really recommend...but do what you have to do. Second of all, try to find programs in which you can recieve credit for job (or even life) experiences; you'll reduce the time and money needed to complete your degree. And finally, try to meet up with some people who are in a similar situation. Many community colleges and even more traditional university have campus organizations for older, non-traditional students. It helps to know you're not alone. Be persistent, and you can achieve any goal.
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Have you considered or tried online classes? This way you can use your free time to get things done rather than worry about making a scheduled class. I recommend starting with only one, they take lots of self motivation and are not for everyone, however for someone with a busy life they might be just what you need to achieve your goal of getting a degree in a fairly decent amount of time, with out sacrificing work.
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Start saving your money. Slowly (or quickly), but surely, put money into the bank untill you have a decent sum. Now you have two choices:
1)If you have enough money, quit working, and go to school and pay the bills at the same time. You will have to save for a long time for this however.
2) Look into part-time studying. Many schools have programs for people who work full time, or are going back to school for a degree.
Now, to get into the university/collage of your choice you will need to have graduated from high school (probably). So if you havn't, get your butt back to high school and get your diploma. Then apply to a university.
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First, make sure that you're enrolled in the right program aimed towards the degree. That's always the best place to start. After that, you need to meet with an official who can help you best get on track for the future. I always found that the counselors were especially helpful.
Since you have a full-time job (assuming you have a 9-5 occupation) then you'll need to find time to take classes, either on the weekends or nights, and check with your local community college to find the full listings and availability for classes. You could also consider night classes. The University of Missouri-Columbia, for example, offers excellent distance learning programs that could help you in pursuing your goal.
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