So, you blew your chance to go to college because of JWs? Don't give up! (page 3)

NeonMadman

I received my Bachelors degree last year at the age of 57. It can be done.

Quandry

Great to have this thread bumped up....how is everyone doing with college?

I am still taking classes.....Abnormal Psychology this summer.

It has really answered some questions as to why many become JWs!

out4good3

I finished and AAS degree back in '97. Finished an additional AA just this past may and am on my way to BA from a local University. 14 classes to go . On track to graduate with a BA in December 2011.

I am going to git 'er done!!!

No it is not too late to go back. I am a pre-dental student in college and an active witness. I am surprise no one didn't say anything to me about it now but oh well. They are won't be getting in between me and my future dream to be a dentist. I don't care what they would do to me.

Mad Sweeney

I'm more than halfway there with sixty-something credits. Can't afford more than one class at a time, though, so I'm looking at another 8 to 10 years before a degree is imminent.

But hey, my degree is closer than Armageddon. THAT is something I KNOW for sure.

daringhart13

Wow.

This post was VERY timely for me. At 42, I AM BITTER AND ANGRY.......I gave it all to 'elderhood'......and now: no education.

THANK YOU.......I'm going to get off my butt

digderidoo

Thanks for that Cabasillas. I can relate so much to your story, i also remember sitting with a career advisor at the age of 15 explaining how i wanted to pioneer and be a part time window cleaner. My teacher was encouraging me to stay on in school, but he knew deep down he was fighting a losing battle.

25 years later I'm now part way through a law degree, it's so fulfilling. I wish i'd have done it all those years back but sometimes that's not how life pans out, it's the future that we can control, not the past.

Paul

drew sagan

Couldn't agree more. I just finished a Bachelor's degree this past April. Diploma finally came in the mail yesterday.

I was lucky being that I'm only 27 years old right now. While I did put off school for about six or seven years (03-09), that is nowhere near as long as some have. Regardless, if you want to do it people should know that there are options out there. Just start looking. A great thing for me was community college transfer credits. Over half of my credits came from a community college, which is drastically cheaper than the state college I attended for the final 60 credits.

cabasilas

Thanks for the bump!

For those who might be interested in encouraging JWs and ex-JWs to start college, there's a new Facebook page dedicated to this:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113060008740922

The page is not exclusively ex-JW and serves to encourage both people inside and outside the Organization to reach out for higher ed.

CuriousButterfly

I hear you, that was issue I had being raised as a JW. There was no option to go to college if you father was an elder, he would have been removed. I do not fault my parents they did what they thought was best for me. My job situation is good depsite the econmony but always in the back of my mind I would be "SOL" if i got laid off and tried to find another job with no college education.

So, you blew your chance to go to college because of JWs? Don't give up!