College For Working Adults

When I contemplated going back to college as a working adult, all I could think about were the negatives.

I'm going to be older than everyone else.
I won't be able to interact with my fellow students.
I will probably be older than some of the professors.

My mind played out all the scenarios in my head while I slept.

But in all that time of worrying if I should go back and worrying if I could go back. I never realized that as a working adult, I had an advantage that I never considered. I have life experiences.

With my years in the working world, I could bring my real life experiences into the classroom. It has given me the ability to learn on a whole different level that I ever thought possible.

Now I'm joining in discussions, asking the professors intelligent questions, and being sought after by fellow students. I find that I have became a peer to my fellow students and it has been a real turning point in my education.

I no longer fear walking into the classroom. I no longer toss and turn at night with nightmares of going to school with students young enough to be my children. I know that I am right where I belong.

There are many types of learning that take place in a classroom, learning from the Professor, learning from fellow students, and learning from experiences. As a working adult college student, I find that I am fortunate to be able to take advantage of them all!