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Five Things You Should Know If You Are an Adult Going Back to School
So you are considering resuming learning through new-age academia? We assume that you have decided to restart your academic life not just driven by impulses, but you have some serious reasons for doing that. Education is an investment, at least at this age when more and more US based online colleges are coming up with job-oriented courses for the aspirants. Welcome to the new era of education that aims at demolishing the moral barrier that Pink Floyd has described as ‘another brick in the wall’.
However, you need to keep a few things in mind before restarting your new academic life. Here below are some suggestions.
Your schoolfellows
You may think that online schools are attended by the millennial gen folks and the group learning sessions are dominated by these young people. But the truth is, you are likely to find many people of your age group in an online class. Yes, you will find some of them are older than you as well.
The course fees
You need to know first the fee structure of your college. Also check whether your employer can bear a part of the course expenses. Also check out the grants and scholarships available for adults continuing studies. You may find many grants that are only available for adult who wish to resume studies and not available for your younger classmates.
Get familiar with technology
One of the greatest barriers of learning for some senior students who have left behind their salad days is that they cannot get familiar with new-age technologies and tech-based learning methods quickly and that creates a major problem for them. In order to end up successfully, you need to be well-versed with latest technologies (e.g. using the internet).
Consider flexible courses
It’s better if you do not opt for accelerated online degree programs that require a lot of hard work within a short period of time. Therefore, you should take your time and pursue courses that offer flexible learning opportunities unless you are under some compulsion to finish the course fast. This way, you can easily balance between work and study.
Join a senior group for collaborative learning
You may find people of your age or even senior to you pursuing the same course. You should form or join a group of same-aged learners and that would definitely boost your learning process.
Wish you luck!
2012-11-28 11:43:40
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