Vanessa is a 24-year-old stay-at-home mom, wife, military spouse, and veteran. She started her online education while she was still in the Navy. After receiving an honorable discharge, getting married, and having two beautiful girls in two years, she is still going strong with her education at Ashford University. She is currently doubling up on classes with hopes to attend graduation December 2009 with a Bachelor's in Business Administration.
So Fall of 2008 is just around the corner and the usual excitement
that goes with that is crackling in the air.
The NFL is ramping up, the BCS people are already arguing over who the
next college football champ will be, the kids are looking at going to school,
the Class of 2012 is beginning their freshmen year in college or high school,
etc. So what about you? Have you thought about going back to
school? Is there something that perhaps
you started many years ago that you never had an opportunity to finish or
perhaps you never even got as far as starting?
Fall of 2009 will be coming up before you know it as will Fall of
2010. Time waits for no one.
I had a guy comment to me not too long ago that it’s too late for him to go
back to school. He’s got 2 kids, a full
time career, and an ex-wife who pesters him nonstop and he thinks that it
simply takes too long and he’d be too old for it to matter by the time he
finishes. Currently he’s 44 and by the
time he would finish his BS he would be 48.
Well I’ve got news for him, he’s going to be 48 in four years whether he
finishes his BS or not. Procrastination
and making excuses will not slow time nor will it suddenly excuse the necessity
for a degree to get to that next level.
Excuses may placate a personal drive, but likely only for a short
time. Instead this is the time for
starting something new, something different, a blank slate if you will. If you’ve been considering college but have
been putting it off for years seriously ask yourself “why”. You may be surprised to discover that you
really don’t have a good reason for doing so.
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About Cajun
Cajun is 31-years-old and currently employed as a Project Analyst for an Information Technology department at a major financial firm. He has recently changed careers after spending 7 years in Federal Law enforcement of which he spent 5 years as a supervisor. His management experience combined with the MBA he finished in October, 2008 allowed for a career change even in the face of these uncertain economic times.
Cajun was introduced to the concept of distance education while working full-time as a law enforcement officer with a demanding and unpredictable schedule, obtaining an Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice from
Ashworth College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Southwestern College of Winfield, KS graduating Magna Cum Laude and a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership from
Ashford University. To further his new career Cajun will be working towards a Master of Science in Management of Information Systems with an emphasis in Project Management from
Bellevue University.