Comments on: Quarter-Life Third-Life Crisis http://snarkwife.com/archives/2007/04/16/quarter-life-third-life-crisis/ Stuck somewhere between the Millenials and the Baby Boomers Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ali http://snarkwife.com/archives/2007/04/16/quarter-life-third-life-crisis/#comment-6822 Ali Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:26:50 +0000 http://snarkwife.com/archives/2007/04/16/quarter-life-third-life-crisis/#comment-6822 Sounds like a great plan! I, personally, have no desire to go back to school but I really admire the people that do! Good Luck!!! Sounds like a great plan! I, personally, have no desire to go back to school but I really admire the people that do!
Good Luck!!!

]]> By: Stacy http://snarkwife.com/archives/2007/04/16/quarter-life-third-life-crisis/#comment-6776 Stacy Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:10:17 +0000 http://snarkwife.com/archives/2007/04/16/quarter-life-third-life-crisis/#comment-6776 You are correct...although the biggest reason I dropped out of the program was it wasn't flexible enough for my needs at the time, and I was more focused on my personal life, rather than my professional life. I was newly engaged...planning a wedding...and graduate work fell rather far down on my priority list. Now though...I have the time, and the flexibility to take classes online *or* in a traditional classroom setting exists. That's one thing I probably wasn't clear on...I can take all of the classes online, or some online and others in an actual classroom. As far as an EMBA, most of the ones in our area are quite literally, reserved for executives or are flat-out cost prohibitive. That's the other thing that makes "this time" different than "last time"...if I'm paying for it...once I start, I will finish. I'm not going to put our family through expenditures like those associated with graduate school and then just decide I don't feel like it anymore and quit going. I really do think this is the right thing to do, as I've been knocking the idea around for the last three years. We even discussed it as a way to pass the time (and get a year out of the way) while CU was in Iraq. Just think...had I started then, I'd be done by now. Sigh. You are correct…although the biggest reason I dropped out of the program was it wasn’t flexible enough for my needs at the time, and I was more focused on my personal life, rather than my professional life. I was newly engaged…planning a wedding…and graduate work fell rather far down on my priority list.

Now though…I have the time, and the flexibility to take classes online *or* in a traditional classroom setting exists. That’s one thing I probably wasn’t clear on…I can take all of the classes online, or some online and others in an actual classroom. As far as an EMBA, most of the ones in our area are quite literally, reserved for executives or are flat-out cost prohibitive.

That’s the other thing that makes “this time” different than “last time”…if I’m paying for it…once I start, I will finish. I’m not going to put our family through expenditures like those associated with graduate school and then just decide I don’t feel like it anymore and quit going.

I really do think this is the right thing to do, as I’ve been knocking the idea around for the last three years. We even discussed it as a way to pass the time (and get a year out of the way) while CU was in Iraq. Just think…had I started then, I’d be done by now. Sigh.

]]> By: Jill http://snarkwife.com/archives/2007/04/16/quarter-life-third-life-crisis/#comment-6774 Jill Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:51:44 +0000 http://snarkwife.com/archives/2007/04/16/quarter-life-third-life-crisis/#comment-6774 Stacy, I read this post last week and again today. I don't have much insight, but one observation of your description is that you found it challenging/a pain/whatever to go from a full day at work to dealing with the people and personalities in your classes. I presume this was before you worked from home? Perhaps now that you work at home, those same people and personalities will be slightly less annoying, and possibly good people for you to network with? Or have you considered an executive MBA, which here in Rochester meets on Fridays for a full day? You may find the students more focused in an executive MBA setting. I'd hate to see you get yourself all geared up and recommitted to something that falls short of the mark. In any case, good luck and I hope you find the option that works best for you! Stacy, I read this post last week and again today. I don’t have much insight, but one observation of your description is that you found it challenging/a pain/whatever to go from a full day at work to dealing with the people and personalities in your classes. I presume this was before you worked from home? Perhaps now that you work at home, those same people and personalities will be slightly less annoying, and possibly good people for you to network with? Or have you considered an executive MBA, which here in Rochester meets on Fridays for a full day? You may find the students more focused in an executive MBA setting. I’d hate to see you get yourself all geared up and recommitted to something that falls short of the mark.

In any case, good luck and I hope you find the option that works best for you!

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