So, what’s the right way to go?
Here are a few points to consider so you can make a wise decision when it comes to deciding whether or not you should go back to school.
Goals
Returning to school or college should always begin with a specific goal. First of all, you need to evaluate the goals or objectives that you want to achieve by going back to school. When you know what you exactly want to achieve, you’ll be able to make a better career decision.
For example, your goals may include –
Switching careers
Growing professionally
Completing an unfinished degree program
Make sure your goals are crystal-clear to you.
Reasons
Well, you may want to go back to school or college because you are planning a career change. You may also make this decision because you want to finish a degree program which you left unfinished several years ago. While this is all good, you need to ask yourself – ‘Am I doing it for the right reasons?’
Yes, you need to consider the benefits. Even when you decide to return to school, you should do it for good reasons.
So, what’s your reason –
Do you want to increase your earning potential?
Do you want to reduce your risk of unemployment?
Do you want to seek better career opportunities?
Do you want to develop a better outlook on life?
Depending on your personal values and preferences, you may have other good reasons to go back to school.
Timing
There’s a right time to buy a new house. There’s a right time to get married. Likewise, there’s a right time for doing a lot of things. In fact, the decision of returning to school or college should also be made at the right time. Before you start going back to college, you need to be fully aware of the stage of life you are in and the demands you are needed to fulfill.
There are so many things that you’ll need to manage once you start going back to school or college. These include going to class, studying, reading, commuting, cost of education etc. If you think you can take care of all these things comfortably, then it should be the right time of your life.
Going back to school is a wise decision if you do it for good reasons. However, you should also reach out to your family and friends for some useful advice. Of course, you should listen to everyone. But, at the end of the day, it’s completely your decision to make.
Are you planning to go back to college too? Please leave a comment.
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I want to go back to school to improve my life and well-being. (Life: after mother passed.)