Nontraditional Student Week – Overcoming Physical Obstacles
I'm nontraditional not simply because I am over 25, but also because I'm blind. I most definitely like "nontraditional" better than disabled, because it simply means that I don't do things the...
View ArticleNontraditional Student Week – Life’s Interruptions can’t Stop my Education
I am nontraditional because this is my second time in college! I get the ‘Wait, you are HOW old?!’ thing a lot. I just turned 29 and I graduated high school in 2004. I went directly to college after...
View ArticleNontraditional Student Week – Getting my Degree as a Grandma
I’m nontraditional because I didn’t start my degree program until I had adult children and grandchildren. Enrolling in college at the age of 54 was terrifying! I wasn’t sure I was up to the challenge,...
View ArticleNontraditional Student Week – Honoring a Commitment to Education
I am nontraditional because I attended college and earned my degree after the age of 25 while working and raising a family. I am now working as a Senior Admissions Counselor at Messiah College. I...
View ArticleNontraditional Student Week – Pursuing the Right Degree
I am nontraditional because I am a 61-year-old mother of four and grandmother of three, and I have, after 37 years, returned to school. When my youngest son graduated from high school, and entered...
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