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comment by oyster
oyster  ·  2282 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 24, 2018

Well, instead of sleeping I accidentally found a bridging program at a University that sounds kind of perfect for me. Basically you take courses that work towards the degree you want but you only take a few and the rest of your time is workshops/mentoring to help you get back into the whole thing. Considering I haven't actually addressed the learning disabilities in any significant way this program seems like the best way to address it in an actual academic setting before overloading my schedule. It's a good University with a good reputation that also happens to be in the city I'm from. I was pretty settled on living somewhere a few hours from home forever so I'm a little upset over how much sense this makes. I've got all the courses I need to get into the program so all I've got to do is write an essay about what held me back before and how I intend to overcome it. That's easy enough and I feel a lot more comfortable telling them what held me back since they specifically asked for it. Otherwise it just feels like whining and making excuses.

So ya, life's going places as it usually does, and I'm feeling good about the direction.