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Thanks for the advice. You seem very knowledgeable and you definatly have a good grasp on life. You make a good point about teaching and i have thougt that. Teaching isnt something a person should just get into because they dont know what else to do. I feel like those are the bitter teachers and i dont want to be that.

I am fascinated with meteorology and have always wanted to get a degree in that. I did minor in it but that is barely scratching the service. I am scared to persue it though because it is incrediby difficult, with all kinds of physics and calculus, im awful at that stuff. Ive exchanged emails with professors and they say that many students dont make it past the first year. I dont know if i am selling my self short or just being brutally honest with myself.

Ya know, I started my career after college as an administrative assistant. I found this challenging when I stopped to think: "What do they need me to do that they don't know they need me to do." Within a couple of years I had worked my way up in the company. If you want some advice, learn the things you didn't *think* you learned in college. Things such as, being trustworthy, listening well, finding a better way to do something, saving the company money (finding efficiencies or actually reducing costs, negotiating with vendors for a better deal). Don't forget to take notes and when your review comes, list these accomplishments and the actions you took to achieve them. You will look back and find that you never stopped learning and growing. If you focus on this, you will find yourself loving your job and able to take on those precious opportunities as they present themselves. Good luck to you and congrats!

i'm 61 going on 62. i graduated from senior college in 1999 with a BA as a sociology major. i decided that although i love working in human services, i need the msw so that i can go further, become even more proactive and bring home a better paycheck. so i have 1 1/2 yrs left in grad school. i enrolled in the fall of 2008 and will be graduating in 2009. so, go for it! you can work while continuing your education. i continue to work full time 5 days a week. good luck!

Great advice AND attitude, Surf66!

Great wisdom and poetry in MiltT's response. I had my son, also a recent grad with a liberal arts degree read his post and the others.

That is wonderful to hear. It was wonderful when my whole family out of college. From my mine husband and my son's too. Not all one year over time.