Oct

All About My Blog

By Sophie

My years of experience in Adult Education, professional training, and love of helping people are now here to benefit you.

Even if you’re unsure if it is or are just curious to help someone else that’s great I’m so glad you’re here, this blog is for you too.

Here you’ll find Expert resources tips advice on every aspect of adult education with a personal touch.

Over the last fifteen years I have been involved in some form of adult education, and helping adults find the education they need, whether that be somewhere around the corner or across the world, from community colleges, to community education, from traditional colleges and universities, online colleges and graduate school.

According to my students I’ve been the best asset they’ve had to understanding how to navigate the confusing educational world.

I’ve counseled interviewed, and coached hundreds of adult students through:

Discover if college is right for you,
Learning about other options to move ahead
Choosing a degree
Choosing a college
Online College, what is it? Is it legit?
Are you in the military? Do you know what funding options are available to you?
Learn how to accessing military funding, you know you have it so how do you get it?

Knowing what to look for and what questions to ask in making your decision is vital, learn what questions to ask and to whom.

Understanding what sets apart a community college, a four year college, a private college or a public college, and a graduate school. I’ve been in all of these at some point.

Finding funding, defining what your options are and the pros and cons of each

FAFSA,
Grants
Scholarships
Private funding

Understanding Accreditation, what it is and why so many employers are so big on a college being accredited.

Types of accreditation, did you know that there are different kinds? I’ll help you learn about these.

Once you’re in college now what?

Professors
Understand the different departments and what they do
Classes, what if a class is too hard, would it be better to drop it or keep going?
What resources and benefits are available to you as a student?
What is an Academic Advisor?

Graduation now what?

Career services
Alumni Services

I’ve helped students through all this and more

I love learning, and going to college but… before we go any further realize that college is not for everyone! And that’s perfectly okay.

But if you want to learn there is more than one way to get the information, and I can show you how.

I am your personal Education Expert.

I believe that college and education should be fun! If you are not interested in the subject you are studying you are wasting your time, money, and energy. Stop; let’s find something that suits you better!

There are so many things you can do… make sure you are not just going through the motions of getting a degree if you are not interested.

True Story:

The funny thing is that my husband had no college education when we met, but he was one of the most educated men, and still is I’ve ever met!

He knew that college wasn’t for him… and that’s completely okay!

He wanted to change his career direction so he began looking into certificates, a few classes here and there, crash courses (a concentrated time focused on a topic to learn the basics in a few days, say a week to a month or so) he wanted to change his career direction. So we worked to discover his options. He’s had some amazing life changing experiences with these courses!

He did decide later that a college education was for him, but we had a very clear understanding between us that if he decided to go to college is was purely because he wanted to. I’d still love him anyway.

Believe it or not he was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed college even as an adult. He found a number of advantages to being in college, for one thing the professors had a different respect for him, he wasn’t attending just out of high school so there was much more in common. Also he found that there were a number of adults in college too so he wasn’t just the anomaly.

If you are looking to improve your career options with ANY type of education you must follow this blog, click on the big orange button and keep up with information and discussions. Be sure to tell your friends who are considering joining this blog as well… share this with them.