More Tips for Nontraditional Students: 10 situations, plus possible solutions.

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Have things "gone South" for you, school-wise? Here are some things that might have happened to you that you should be prepared for, and some tips to help you survive them.

FYI: With all of these things, make sure you talk to a trusted friend AND your school Advisor to see if there are some other customized fixes you can consider too.

Next we will be delving deeper into each one of these situations, and coming up with even more solutions and ideas.

#1. Your grades are NOT what you want.

You can always take the class over, maybe extend the time (take an Incomplete), or move on to another class you can do better in.

#2. You don't have the credits to graduate.

This has happened to more people than just you... consider a summer class or classes to finish with school faster.

#3. You are NOT interested in the same things you used to be.

Consider changing your direction - - you major - - or your plan.

#4. You don't know if you want to continue, for any reasons. You feel burnt out.

Try talking to a Counselor (sometimes free at some schools) and decide for sure what you want to do. If you drop out, you may need to start paying your Student Loans quicker.

#5. You have Student Loans that seem to be adding up too fast.

Consider getting a part-time job to help you pay for more things yourself. OR a summer job. There are also some work-study programs available at some schools.

#6.  You may want to transfer schools.

No problem - - but make sure that the new school accepts credits from your other school. AND make sure you can get in the following semester. Check and see if you are in-state too.

#7. School has become boring and not fun at all.

See if you can join a Club or Nontraditional Student group at your school. This might help.

#8. You wanted A's, you got B's or C's.

This is not the end of the world. You can always take a class again, but you may not need to. Try joining a study group if a class seems to be difficult to you next semester.

#9. Going to school part-time seems to take forever.

Know that you are not alone... one of these days, you WILL have completed your studies. Think of the long-term picture and try to be patient. ALSO: consider amping things up and going full-time, IF you have enough money and/or support.

#10. (For the beginning or the middle of the semester only) You have signed up for too many classes.

Investigate the Drop Class policy at your school. If you do it by the deadline, you may be able to drop one or more classes. Don't wait for this.

Adding: NEXT: We will delve into each one of these situations deeper, starting with #1. 

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Good Luck this Summer!

And here is a link to my last posting: Summer Positive Possibilities for Nontraditional Students.

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Summer Positive Possibilities for Nontraditional Students

Summertime is full of possibilities for nontrads.

They can get a summer part-time or full-time job (or just concentrate on their regular job for awhile), they can get a summer internship, work at a camp or other summer type job, continue going to school in a summer term, and much more.

What are YOU choosing to do this summer?

Some colleges allow nontraditional students to stay in dorms in the summer if they are still in school. Others have them move into another nearby dorm for the summer session. Other nontraditional students don't have to worry about this, because they are living at home.

If you have not graduated, now can also be the time to sign up for classes and make sure you have everything lined up for next Fall too. Are you on the right track? Now's the time to talk to your school Advisor and dot those i's...

Adding: here are some Positive Possibilities for you for this summer.

1.  You can plan your next Semester at school, keeping OR changing your focus and even your major or area of study.

2. You can take some time off for a vacation or just some time for yourself.

3. You can get a summer job to make things easier for you down the road.

4. You can enroll in a summer class - or even take more!

Can you think of more possibilities for a Super Summer?

I'd love to hear about your nontraditional student journey. You can read about other nontraditional students here at the site on the right side too.

Have a GREAT graduation and a TERRIFIC summer full of fun, whatever you choose.

And here are some more postings from this blog you might like too:

LINK: To Summer School or NOT to Summer School... that is the question.

LINK: Celebrate! It's the end of Spring Semester... <10 Summer Ideas for Nontrads>

LINK: May 1st is the time you need to know where you are going for college (next year?)

Betsyanne

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Graduation.... and getting ready. Congratulations, all new grads!

Congratulations to all nontraditional students graduating this semester.

If you are looking for an internship or summer job, here is a neat place to find one. It's the Dr. Torres database (Fatomei) site. Scroll down past the ads to see his great links.

Another good resource is the Planning and Preparing for College (C. Herd) site here: http://ctherd.blogspot.com/ (scroll down and look to the right for great links).

I hope everyone finds a GREAT job who wants one, and graduate students find that perfect college or program for them.

Remember: YOU are number one. And you deserve to be very proud of yourself.

It's time to celebrate!

Betsyanne

And check out my Scholarship pages too: Page One and Page Two at the Nontraditional Student website. Thanks!