Kepone's Blog

How often do you see someone who's willing to try and tame the rigors of a 40 hour work week with 3 courses thrown on top of the heap?

 

Actually this is quite common: I worked full time at AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent and Avaya, while completing my BS degree and during my entire MS degree. My wife is works full time at Avaya and is going to class five nights a week.

 

Bill

Actually this is quite common

 

Just out of curiosity, are you basing this on numerical stats or just because you have done it?

 

I work for a very large company and out of the people I know who work here. There is only 1 that I know that is currently juggling their full-time job and steady school of any kind.

 

In the past (Ive been here almost 7 years) you can add a few more ( I could count them on one hand) and about 5 years ago I did know of a fairly small group getting their bachelors degree that would meet regularly.

 

Unheard of... no, but without stats I wouldn't call it common. Would be interesting to see just how many people do juggle a full-time career and schooling.

 

Personally when I read Kepone is doing this I think to myself, DAMN there's dedication, persistence and self-discipline. Might be because the older I get the lazier I get.

Actually this is quite common

 

 

Personally when I read Kepone is doing this I think to myself, DAMN there's dedication, persistence and self-discipline. Might be because the older I get the lazier I get.

 

I second what Moycon said. And I like how you are applying the same self-discipline to your education, your job, and your health. There have been many times over the last couple of years that you could have just played victim, but you didn't - you just made yourself a stronger person. You're far from the only person to handle that kind of load (I've lived through it myself in my own way), but just because others have busted their ass doesn't make it any easier to do. One other thing - trust me, when the right girl knows you well enough to realize what you've been doing with your life, and that you don't just talk the talk, you walk the walk, she'll fall for you bigtime.

Yeah. I don't just talk the talk, I walk the walk as well. Trust me, they are starting to notice.

 

I thought just 2 courses and a full time job was impossible at one point but I've gone far beyond that.

 

Where I work, my co-workers can be quite slow and I'm always trying to push them to work harder. Hell, I even do more maintenance work than I ever did and my boss doesn't complain.

Actually this is quite common

 

Just out of curiosity, are you basing this on numerical stats or just because you have done it?

 

 

In my masters program at the university of Denver, most of the students had full time careers. I don't have stats, but in most cities there is a whole industry based on educating working adults.

 

Here is a qoute from the University Of Phoenix website:

 

The Leading University for Working Professionals.

University of Phoenix is helping thousands of professional adults advance their careers with degree programs that are always relevant, taught by distinguished practicing faculty, and designed for busy schedules like your own.

 

Bill

And there's absolutely nothing wrong with trying to complete an education. I started in Jan of 2003 and I've been hammering away since.

 

None of my immediate family members have college degrees. I choose to be different and I'm going to get one.