I’m 27 and realized I need a back up plan to my fathers business thats steadying going downwards. I just feel like I’m too old but I know its now or never.
I took a couple of community college classes when i was 18-21. Should i transfer those classes? What is a good place to fresh up on my admissions test?
Im in New York City as of right now (for work) but I do have the option to go back to LA to do my studies there.
Should I Take Online classes? Start at my local community college? I’m just bewildered at this point and intimidated. I’m looking for suggestions googling, but any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
@Timmy818 If you can sell the business for any type of profit or even a very small loss, do that (if you have the ownership of it). Go back to LA find a roommate, gf/bf, friend whatever to room with. BUT PLEASE FIND A JOB IN LA FIRST so you can pay bill lol. Go to a CC there and do prerequisite courses, Do very well in them. It’s much easier to transfer from a cc in Cali than any other state. After 1 or 2 years. Transfer to one of the UC’s preferably UCB or UCLA. The fast way to make money after 4 years of school is engineering/IT, Computer Science, Nursing, and Business. I would do one of those 5 career paths.
You could do this in New York as well however might be harder especially when it comes to transfering.
Have you taken any intrance exams (SAT, ACT)?
What is your ultimate goal? A Bachelor’s degree? Will you be working full time while going to school? Do you have budget constraints? When you say you have the option go to back to LA – is that Louisiana or Los Angeles?
One program to consider is the Ada Comstock Scholars program at Smith College. It’s intended for older or other non-traditional women who want a college education: https://www.smith.edu/about-smith/ada-comstock-scholars-program
How long have you been in New York? Are you a state resident? If you’re no longer a CA resident then the OOS rates there may be too much. @sybbie719, if OP qualifies as a state resident could they get the Excelsior Scholarship or do students have to have graduated in NYS to qualify?
OP, you do have to transfer your previous credits to wherever you go next. Report the colleges on your applications and ask them to send transcripts to wherever you apply. The schools will determine which credits transfer. You may have a couple of your general education requirements taken care of already, and that will reduce the number of courses you need to take to get a degree.
What do you want to study? If you’re a NYS resident, you can take classes at one of the CUNY schools or do an online SUNY program for not a whole lot of money. You could commute and take courses on campus too. I don’t think 27 is old at all. I started college late and lived in a dorm when I was ~24. I got along well with everyone and most people didn’t realize how old I was. I currently work at a NYS college and there are more than a couple non-traditional students on our campus. I’m attending another college to work on a second degree and there seem to be many students who are older than the traditional 18-21 on that campus too.
Did you take the SAT or ACT in high school? Do you remember your scores and GPA? If you start at a cc you won’t need them, but if you start at a SUNY you probably will.
OP is a NYC/NYS resident based on how long he has lived here. He will have to submit transcripts from everywhere he applied, He definitely needs to apply for an Excelsior scholarship because as an independent student making more than 10k/year, he will not be eligible for TAP (he must still file the FAFSA and Tap applications.
Because you are in NYC, you can do an on the spot admissions at any of the community colleges. I would recommend seeing which ones you are interested in attending because many of them are now having open houses . Once he achieves 24 credits and B average, he would be in a position to transfer to a 4 year college.
Depending on your major, you can get an associates at CUNY and transfer to a 4 year program. What are you ultimately interested in doing? As you know CUNY is a 20 college system with schools in each of the 5 boroughs
NYU CCTOP comes to mind
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/cctop/
If he wants to become a teacher (and there is currently a teacher shortage) I would recommend the Men Teach initiative at many of the CUNY 2 and 4 year colleges
http://www2.cuny.edu/academics/academic-programs/teacher-education-programs/
Not only are you probably already an NY resident, but the CUNY colleges are way cheaper than the UCs and even the CSUs. And if you can continue to live with family in the NY area then that’ll save you some money too.
There are multiple approaches you can take. There are lots of career programs at community colleges that you can do in two years and get work. Many of them are in healthcare, but many also are not - so check out community colleges nearby you to see what they offer. There are some things you can do an AA in and work while you finish a bachelor’s (nursing, for example is one of those fields - you can get an RN with an AAS in nursing and work on a BSN part-time through a special program). Talk to a CC advisor.
But I would say that you shouldn’t select a major like nursing, engineering or CS because you think they’re the fastest way to make money after 4 years. I would argue that’s not true anyway, but even if it were, you don’t want to get stuck doing something you dislike.