The Many Reasons Nontraditional Students go Back to School, blending in, some words of encouragement, more.

I know there are a great number of reasons nontraditional students go back to school.

Often, I hear, it's to upgrade skills, or to get a better job.

Sometimes it's to explore something you never thought you'd get to learn about. Or to offer a family a better income, after learning a new profession.

Luckily, there are more older students in school now, so if you are an older student, you won't stand out as much. And many younger students do put forth the effort to be friendly too.

Some clubs are opening their membership to include different ages. I like this.

I think just having the courage to actually DO IT instead of just thinking about it deserves recognition. Because it is not always easy to go to school. Some people fit it in where they can. And paying back the school loan money can take a long time, too.

If nobody has told you anything good about going back to school, I want to do that right now, right here.

YOU CAN DO IT - AND YOU ARE DOING A GREAT THING.

I know how hard that first step can be. But maybe the next steps in your continuing education won't be quite so hard.

I hope they won't be!

Good luck going back to school. 

Here is another recent posting:
10 Great Study Tips for Nontrads: http://non-traditional-students.blogspot.com/2015/08/10-great-study-tips-for-nontrads-2015.html

And here are more Nontraditional Student links:  

The Nontraditional Student website  (add your student group)

Join Nontrads on Facebook

Nontrads on Yahoo

and Nontrads on Twitter 

New Nontraditional Student Articles on Twitter this week

New articles I found on Twitter this week:

I found some great articles on Twitter and elsewhere this week. Here are some of them:

#onlinelearning Weekly College Planning: Get a jump-start on college by taking 1-2 online courses.. http://bit.ly/oUiRY

Colleges courting nontraditional students
http://www.youngmoney.com/lifestyles/campus_life/Colleges-courting-nontraditional-students

Back to school to start a new life
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090427/APC0101/904270424/1003/APC01

Ohio State University at Marion tells about their Nontraditional students
http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070924/NEWS01/70924003&theme=FIN

Pee Dee/Francis Marion College talks about nontraditional students
http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/pee_dee/article/more_nontraditional_students_attending_pee_dee_college/13204/

Billings, Montana Seniors on Campus program
http://www.msubillings.edu/50plus/

from Twitter:
Doc_Smith Scholarship Facts & Tips : How to Win a Free Scholarship Essay Contest (http://cli.gs/v5dXhd)

nursinginfo Neb. students participate in nurse training camp: Organizers say there is a shortage of nurses nationwide and th.. http://bit.ly/svWpD

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The Successful Nontraditional Student

Is it you? Are you the next SUCCESSFUL nontraditional student?

Do you have what it takes?

Some people already KNOW that they are going to be successful.

They already may be new nontrad students, just going back to school after a break. Others are reaching out to talk to a college's financial aid office --- and finally going for their dream.

Others may not be sure of themselves. They think they MIGHT not make it, that they AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH to be successful. These students do not ever make that first step towards going back to school. There is just too much fear there.

What can help?

Many authors have written best-selling books about being successful. They wind up on the best-seller lists. Many of these books have the same message: you must BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

Some books I like that can help nontraditional students in their quest for self-esteem and courage are:

1. Living Juicy - Daily Morsels for your Creative Soul by Sark (or ANY book by Sark...)
2. What to Say When you Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter
3. Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne Dyer (or ANY book by him...)

Some other GREAT authors you may want to read are Ekhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Iyanla Vanzant, and Dale Carnegie.

Read these other posts about motivation for more ideas about how to KNOW you are going to do well by going back to college:

10 Motivational Tips for the Nontraditional Student
How to Find Motivation
Don't Give Up!
Your Life... Is it time You Changed It?
A Nontraditional Attitude
Non-Traditional Students and Choices