I was freshly 18 my first freshman year of college.

I partied instead of going to classes, ended up pregnant, and dropped out.

Tried again in my 20s.

Was doing GREAT.  3.9 GPA - a gym class got me 🤣

And then life went wonky.  Came home from a work study shift tutoring philosophy and math to discover my then-husband packing his bags with our then-roommate... I ended up dropping classes to deal with that mess.

Told myself I'd go back when I got life straight again.

It took me 20 years.

I went back in January.

I'll be 46 next month.

I'll graduate with my bachelor's degree 30 years after I graduated from high school.

Never. Too. Late.

Congrats!!  That’s truly inspiring!! ❤️‍🔥🤘

Devotional polytheist living a monastic lifestyle centered on curiosity, simplicity, and joy.  Exploring the intersection of technology and spirituality.

Strength and Conditioning Coach - Punk Rocker - Skateboarder - Harley Davidson Enthusiast - Knicks fan - Dad 💪❤️‍🔥🤘

Thank you! I had to take summer semester off when I broke my leg three weeks into the semester, so I'm *very* glad to be back at it yet again!  This time, I refused to let it take another 20 years!

I dropped out of college my freshman year when my father passed away.. spent the next 10 years touring and playing music.. I really never looked back.. it would have been nice to earn a degree, but like you just proved.. it’s never too late! 🙏❤️‍🔥🤘💎👑

It's such a different experience now!  I know myself better, what works for me and what doesn't. And I can do it all online.  Also, I *heavily* overloaded on philosophy classes my first time around - my major - so I've only got like three more phil classes to take, and the next two years are mostly gen ed classes, so I'm having *fun* with them.  Took an Ancient Mythology class in the winter, the professor let us use AI for image rendering - but not for any writing - and for my final project, I also used Suno to create an ancient mythology album in modern music styles, a song for each slide.  Professor LOVED it.