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A Midlifer’s Guide to College: Why Go Back to School?

For over a year, I ran the idea of going back to school past friends. It would take me eight years if I went part-time. By the time I earned my BA I’d be 51 years old, I’d accrue years of debt and there’d be no guarantee on the other side of finding a job I loved that paid well. “You don’t need it,” they’d say. “You’re already in the industry.” 

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  • Voices & Views: James LeeVoices & Views: James Lee
    James Lee is a 27-year-old student at Kapiʻolani Community College from Hong Kong and is in his 4th year. He is a Natural Sciences major who plans to eventually switch to Zoology, specifically Herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians. “I’m passionate about animals and I really want to work with them, especially reptiles,” said […]

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