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Anne, I believe the problem you had, was not having someone sit down with you and take the test to see what you excelled in.

I already knew for me, numbers were my interest. Without college, I did become a bookkeeper, but I would have gone much further if I had learned my debits and credits. It should have been knowledge that was like a part of you, but instead I struggled with "which one is it". The good thing was they had Accounting software, that helped me to choose the right one, but I would have made much more money if I had been assured of what I was doing. I was a hard worker so I excelled in that area, and employers like that about me and kept me rather then getting someone that had more knowledge then I.

J, my biggest problem was that I was phobic about giving speeches or being called on in class. Otherwise I would have been able to focus on what I'd like to do and have some type of ambition.

My siblings just seemed to know what they wanted to be, so one has PhD, one a masters, one a bachelors.

But, I don't regret anything. If I'd made other choices I likely wouldn't be where I am now, had all these adventures and be so happy.

I agree with you Anne. You are right where you should be. Happiness is what it is all about.

I know my daughter has 9 classes and an internship of 15 weeks, to go and she will have a bachelor degree in Human Resource and Phycology, but her phobic has been standing in front of the class giving speeches or presentations. It has torn her apart at times. She is taking time out to have her baby and see what happens next to when she can go back to school.

It's a common fear. In fact, I think when people are surveyed to see what their biggest fear is, public speaking is at or near the top.

My first bachelor's degree is in Education [from Eastern Michigan University] with an emphasis in Sports Medicine; I worked for the local school district in several capacities for 8 years. After my divorce, I went back to Eastern for a nursing degree. I've been on disability for about 5 years now, though.

Some say I graduated from college. I say I escaped with my life.

BS from Eastern - Math major
MA from Eastern - Education Leadership (Administration)

Took a couple of grad classes from Wayne State and Oakland U

I went to Marygrove because my mother always told me how stupid and ugly I was and I felt that only a Catholic college would take me. I wanted to major in archaeology but my mother threw a tantrum while we visited the dig at Fort Michimackinaw. She later told me that my father should have been a lawyer and that I owed it to him to become an attorney. I majored in political science and minored in journalism.

While attending the University of Michigan as a guest student in 1968, I took a course in which I had to write a legal brief. Whether it was the fact that I disliked legal research or the fact that the woman who worked at the U-M Law Library never wore deodorant, I went to Wayne State for a master's in English while I was employed as a welfare case worker, a teacher and a journalist.

Because I had hoped to switch to publishing, after moving to Massachusetts and raising my kids, I earned a master's degree in Celtic Studies from Harvard.

Your mother sounds likes mine . . . a major control freak!

Plain, Celtic studies, eh? How interesting!!