I mentor a young woman at work – I work for one of the Big 4 accounting firms. She is a new associate; I helped her get her resume on the top and get the opportunity to interview after she completed her masters in accounting. I knew her because she skated at the same rink as my youngest daughter (when she was a competitive figure skater) up in CT before I remarried.
She and I were chatting and she asked about my eldest and I was telling her about her challenges and want to get her education and all that. This young woman did not take the 100% traditional path either for various reasons but managed to finish and is doing very well right now at our firm.
Anyway - her alma mater has a non-traditional women’s college specifically designed to help women who have not been able to complete their degree for one reason or another and offers a non-traditional delivery (the way the semesters run, the formats – online and Saturdays) and additional supports designed to help them finish.
She has started to work with my D and help her figure out her options and meet admissions and find out about financial aid etc. She is going to mentor her a bit and help get her to the right people at the school. I am thinking this different approach coupled with someone not that much older than her to bounce things off may be the thing that finally works!
Does anyone have students who have been successful in this type of program?
I would be interested in learning where she received her degree. Thanks
Yes one of mine is in a program like this. But it is possible to do this at many types of schools through continuing education, extension, adult learner programs-whatever they want to call it. There are online programs, on campus programs, hybrid programs, low residency programs (spend 10 days a semester on campus), all kinds of options.
It’s a great opportunity. Wait and see though: she has to want it.
Why is everyone being so coy here? Knowing this program/school might be a huge help to others here.
Smith and Wellesley have special programs for non-traditional female students, who can live on campus in a specila dorm,
Lesley has an adult learner program.
Almost all universities, and some colleges, have continuing education programs, including Harvard’s extension program and BU’s Metropolitan College, just two examples from Boston. UMass has the University without Walls as well as a continuing ed dept. and allows students to take one or two regular classes at a time.
Goddard and Union Institute have low residency programs.
Honestly there are so many schools where a student can go part-time or just on weekends or just at night, at their own pace, and finish college or do their entire college. There really is not a special list.
@Ironmom1 Bay Path University - it isn’t just the schedule but the supports around that as well.
I thought your daughter got into a direct admit nursing program?
^ Toomanyteens has many children 
Yes @MYOS1634 is correct - the one I am posting in this thread about is the eldest of 5 – the soon to be nursing student is the youngest of this brood! This particular one managed only 9 credits her whole first year of college gah
@toomanyteens oh my gosh! I haven’t thought of Bay Path in forever. I used to live in Longmeadow in the early 1970’s and went to St Mary’s school for a few years before we moved. I remember driving on the bus past Bay Path every day.