The College

Shelly had been thinking about going back to school for a while now. Jill had recently told her about http://www.bestonlinedegrees.org since she’d decided she didn’t want to go to her local college. She was always busy it seemed and never really had time to leave the house to even manage a trip to the grocery, so trying to attend local classes was definitely out of the question.

But to Shelly’s surprise after she’d visited the website link, her local college had bombarded her with emails and phone calls almost immediately. After she’d deleted the last email from the college and let the answering machine take the next call from the director of the school, Shelly sent an IM to Jill asking her if she’d experienced the same problem.

“No and that’s weird.” Jill typed back to her.
“Have you tried to contact the school board about the problem?”
“Yes. They haven’t returned my calls.”
“Hmm. IDK then. If they start calling or emailing me, I’ll let you know.”

After logging off her computer, Shelly replayed the last three messages left by the school. Jill was right. It was definitely a weird situation and one she decided was just best to ignore. But the calls kept coming and there were so many emails that she had to close her email account. Then she decided to change her phone number. It worked for a few days until early one morning she was awoken by the voice of the school director.

“Miss Lange, we understand you’re interested in obtaining a degree from our college.” “It’s 4am! And no I’m looking at a website for a degree on the internet. Goodbye!” “Wait.-” She wasn’t about to listen to what he had to say and slammed the phone into the cradle. This was ridiculous and that damn school had just taken matters to a whole other level! But it was one she would handle later that day she decided as she slowly drifted off to sleep. Then came the knock at the door.

Sitting up with a grumble, Shelly stumbled out of bed as the knocking continued. “I’m coming! Hold on!” But as she crossed the living room to the front door, she suddenly had an eerie feeling and hesitated for a brief moment before she brushed off the feeling an opened the door.

Shelly stared in awe at the man standing before her as he smiled and said, “Miss Lange, we understand you’re interested in obtaining a degree from our college.”

Going Back to School

I finally took the plunge and decided to set up an appointment to enroll in college. It scares me because I wonder if I'll make it, can I afford it, what about the kids when they're out of school?

And although I took a look at the best online degrees, I decided they just weren't right for me, after talking to a really good friend about it. Yes, I did my research and I learned that while classes on the web are extremely convenient, they are also more expensive than smaller local colleges.

You live, you learn, you move on with life!

It All Comes Down To

As you are all very well aware of by now, my husband is at risk of a lay off at his job. Today is the day on whether or not we will know if he made it through the lay off or not. If he didn't, we're in the dark on what we'll do.

There really is no option of selling this house because right now, no one is willing to buy anything. And honestly, I don't blame them! So in order to stay afloat we'll need to take other drastic measures.

One of the things I considered not too long ago was getting a degree online. I'm pretty good at management, so I considered getting a CAPM certificate. While I do realize a lot of the bigger salaried workers are the first to get cut, I also realize that this economy crisis we're in, won't be forever.

Management makes anywhere from $70,000 to $111,000 per a year. That's pretty good! Now, I doubt right now those guys are making that much, but in the future I'd be willing to bet they'll be at that salary again.

I also looked at Crisis Management with St. Joseph's University. While the yearly salary is extremely low (less than what my husband makes per a year in some areas), it's still very rewarding work.

What;s Your Opinion? Would you do something like this if it meant being better off financially in the long run? Or do you prefer to work in something you're truly passionate about, despite the pay?

College Is No Longer For the Weak.

Someday, I wouldn't mind going back to school. Right now however, my schedule is busy enough that I doubt I will have time for a college away from home. If and when I do head back to school, I want to make sure I'm doing something I absolutely love in life. Whether it's writing or...... WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA. HA. Swelling Brain...



Okay, whew! Now that I've had an insane little laugh, let's get back to work. If you're considering college and thinking about something along the lines of mechanical engineering, check out Kettering University's website.

Here's what the big dogs of the media have to say about them....

US News and World Report has ranked Kettering University as "the #1 University in the nation for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering" in its annual "America's Best Colleges Guide for 2008".

Hmmm Yep. Recognized by the big dogs in the media. Personally, I really don't think too many colleges can boast that they've been noted as one of US News Best Colleges. Pretty cool I'd say.

Still not sure? Consider this, you could be sitting at home bored off your ass like me, or you could be out getting your degree in something you love. The choice is yours. Make it a good one.