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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: Jenny BrownVoices & Views: Jenny Brown
    Jenny Brown is a 20-year-old, third-year student at Kapiʻolani Community College and is currently majoring in Natural Science with a concentration in Engineering. Her goal is to transfer to UH Mānoa next spring to study Electrical Engineering. Brown loves science and was drawn to the field of engineering because of how it can be practically […]

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