Posted by Tamar on June 12, 2005, at 14:38:57 [reposted on June 15, 2005, at 21:50:14 | original URL]
In reply to no no no no no no no no, posted by Dinah on June 11, 2005, at 22:13:37
> I can't do it.
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> I just can't.
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> I can't keep up with my work now. I jsut can't.Like others who've replied, I really want to encourage you. And, for what it’s worth, I don’t think that your studies would prevent you keeping up with your job. I know you're worried about your work, but if you're worried about the time that studying will take up, I would encourage you to believe you can cope.
I teach adults, and many of my students are people who are coming back to school as mature students. Many of them are studying part time and have full time jobs. Some of them have special needs or mental illness. These are often the best students; they're committed and even though they don't have much time for study, their interest in the subject carries them through.
In fact, the hardest thing about returning to school is not usually the schoolwork, but the culture shock. It takes time to get used to new systems, new rules and new people. So I would advise you (as others have) to start with just one class and take it slowly until you get a feel for how you can fit your studies into the rest of your life.
And I would agree with Annierose: sending off the application is just the first part of the process. You can pull out later if you really feel you have to.
At this point you really have nothing to lose.
I formed the impression you’ve been thinking about this for a while. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it if you go for it. I don’t know if this applies, but your desire to back off now reminds me of my attempts to avoid going to parties. I always think it’s a good idea three weeks in advance, but when it gets to the day of the party I get cold feet. And yet I know that I’ll enjoy it when I get there. I have no particular reason to fear rejection or failure, and yet I get very anxious. Is it like that for you with going back to school?
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