Going back to school

Now that I'm medicated, I thought I might try to go back to school, mainly for interest, but possibly to move on with a slightly different career path. I work the admin side of servers, mainly Unix/Linux, and have missed the creative side of computers for quite a while. Programming has been an interest, but given my age (47 in June) I might be better served career wise with Security, or possibly management courses. I might stick with programming anyway, it's better to be interested in the subject, than worried about a career path that might not fulfill my intellectual needs. I may transition later to a masters program, based on the fact that I already have a BS. With a masters I can teach young ladies at the community college level, yay.

Since I have a pretty good job, with a fixed schedule (rare in my field), I can take courses online and in the evening.

Any thoughts? Anybody here thinking of taking some courses, or furthering your education?

 

I think it's great you're thinking of going back to school. Honestly, it's never too late.

Also, I definitely agree that you should go with something you're interested in. Many people who go to college/university don't really know what interests them, so you have that advantage. But why does it matter how old you are specifically when it comes to programming? (Personally, I hate programming, took some courses in C and Miranda when I was in first year university... I was one of those people who really didn't know what she was interested in, lol... but whatever floats your boat.)

I'm always going to be a student, in some capacity. I've done three degrees, and even though I have a full time job now, i'm auditing a twice-a-week evening course this semester. I just love being in the classroom, as long as it's a subject I enjoy.

 

Its never too late. Good luck @cayvmann

 

Thanks for the replies. I know when I went to college the first time I had no idea what I wanted to do. I finished somehow, but interests seemed to pop up later in life.

 

It's never too late, true.
This coming from someone who went back 9 years after my master's degree.
BUT... there are some things to think about...
I intermittently write a blog for those who might be interested in a PhD.
It sounds like you might not be looking that far into it, but there's a post you might want to read.
I can share the link, if it's not against the rules, is it @cynthetiq?

But, before all that, please make sure that the Strattera is the right med for you.
It would suck terribly to get partially through a program and end up having to change around and find that it's too much.
I'll wait to hear for a response to see if it would be okay to post a personal external blog (I still use Noodle) here.

 

Heh.
Nothing there that I wouldn't post in a blog here

This is a link to a few questions to ask yourself before you go back to school (don't mind the PhD thing... I'm in 27th grade, it's a little different, but they're salient questions).

So You Want to Be a Doctor | Using Your Noodle

 

Thanks for the link, will be reading it. I am not going to start any kind of school until the Fall. I'll know if the meds are working by then. I've been taking some classes online for a while now to get the feel of school again. EdX and Coursera free stuff. I've done okay, but was feeling the tension and distractions were beating me to a pulp, which is why I finally decided to try ADD meds.
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The immediate schooling would be for certification type programs, but if I do well I'm still considering a masters.

 

@rogue49, are you referring to UMUC? That's where I got my M.S. years ago.

 

you might get a nice job if your good at interviews even if you don't have bach.

 

Heh. I'm sure the online access has gotten better since I graduated in 2004. You mentioned the military aspect. My mom and dad were army brats who met in Wiesbaden. They started taking classes through UMUC until they both came stateside and enrolled in university of Maryland.