Would you go back to college if you could?

[Four Seasons]

Would you go back to college if you could?

[Jersey_Steve]

Would you go back to college if you could?

Dear God, yes.

Though going back wouldn't be the same as my first time there. I so haven't adjusted to post-college life, so going back almost feels like it would be hiding.

But if it means not waking up at the crack of down, dealing with idiots, and challenging my mind... I'm all for it.

[wordsmith]

If I could do just that? Most assuredly. Loved being a student.

I have no interest in being a student while working full time, though. One or the other.

[Four Seasons]

I think I'm going to go back in 2009. And I'm going to stay there as long as I can.

[nikorock28]

No. Never.

[capella]

As in like when I was in undergrad..... Helllll no. I didn't have the wonderful, carefree undergrad experience like many of my middle-class classmates did. I grew up Section 8, so going to college for me was extremely stressful. I constantly worried about where I could afford to live, how I was going to eat, what transportation I had, how I could work and support myself, and still take classes full-time.... On and on and on. I was terrified I wouldn't be able to finish. So NO. I wouldn't want to repeat that.

I do love learning and being a student though, and I'm working on my masters now (2 classes at a time). But it's more practical now than anything love-of-learning related. I would like to study English lit, but that's not practical. I'm studying Instructional Technology now. I can do a number of things with that degree. I think for me school is more about the $$ now than the learning. (Kind of a shame, but I know it's more important to be practical about what school will do for me.)

[EmberMae]

If I was independently wealthy and it did not mean thrusting myself into debt, sure. I'd stay in college the rest of my life.

[sparky88]

Nope, once was fine for me. It was great while it lasted, and now I've moved on.

[hoodie]

Only if my parents would pay like they did the first time around. :p

[arrow]

If I didn't have to worry about money, I'd probably go get my PhD right after I finish my masters. That may have to wait until possibly never, though, because I am really uptight about money. And yeah, I could get an assistantship, but then I would have to go from being comfortably paid to very poorly paid and living hand-to-mouth, and I like the freedom I have to spend and save now.
BUT I'll totally take classes post-masters. And I may even go for a second masters some day. Or even another bachelors. But it would never be like the first round of school, no way.

[AshleyJordan]

If I didn't have to worry about money, I'd probably go get my PhD right after I finish my masters. That may have to wait until possibly never, though, because I am really uptight about money. And yeah, I could get an assistantship, but then I would have to go from being comfortably paid to very poorly paid and living hand-to-mouth, and I like the freedom I have to spend and save now.


I agree. I go back and forth about getting my doctorate. . . at the moment I'm going back to school soon for a professional certificate. . . which will be employer-funded. I don't think I'd go back to school at this point if I had to pay out of pocket. . . I'm very glad I have a Master's but it got expensive!

[and1grad]

Never. I dont miss the constant studying nor do I miss living and dying on every test score.

[spiritedaway]

Hmmm, I don't think I would. It's done and over with...moving on to other stuff.

[TinyDancer]

Never. I dont miss the constant studying nor do I miss living and dying on every test score.
Ditto. Loved the social aspect, but don't miss the studying. . . I'm having just as much fun now. . . it's just different.

[wordsmith]

I definitely have loads more free time, now...but I would go back to the academic environment in a heartbeat if it were feasible. Just my cup of tea.

[ebruening]

But it's more practical now than anything love-of-learning related. I would like to study English lit, but that's not practical. I'm studying Instructional Technology now. I can do a number of things with that degree. I think for me school is more about the $$ now than the learning. (Kind of a shame, but I know it's more important to be practical about what school will do for me.)

I totally agree, Amy. I am currently working full time teaching high school, and will (HOPEFULLY) finish my master's degree in Education with an additional endorsement in ESL in May 2008. I'd really like to study Third World and Postcolonial literature if I went back to graduate school. However, I came to the conclusion that course of study wouldn't be terribly practical for me. Now, though, I've found that teaching English language learners is a real passion for me, and in a way, it takes all that I love about postcolonial lit and puts it into useful classroom applications. I'm hoping to gain acceptance to a doctoral program in Fall 2008 that focuses on literacy, language, and culture in the classroom. For me, it seems like the best of both worlds - linguistics and cultural studies, and how they affect student learning.