| A lot of people out there need a quick way to get | | | | theory about it. I figured everything out and summed up |
| educated. They have been forced out of jobs they've | | | | that it could be done in a year. Then I proved it to |
| held for years, and now can't reapply unless they have | | | | myself by actually pulling it off. Now, doors are opening |
| a college degree. Some have decided to accept a | | | | like never before. I'm interviewing for jobs two levels |
| lower standard of living rather than go back to college. | | | | above where I was before, and for a much higher |
| Some have decided on a trade school, as they are | | | | salary than I made before. I'm looking at more social |
| quicker and often promise some kind of employment. | | | | security money in retirement, more job security while I |
| Most dread the thought of enduring the four to eight | | | | work, and more respect for every day I don't call in |
| years college would require. | | | | sick! |
| What if there was a much faster way to get through | | | | What I discovered about college was so powerful, I |
| college? I faced the same dilemma a little over a year | | | | just had to share it. I felt then as I do now, that any |
| ago. I lost the job I was doing for years and couldn't | | | | ape can get a degree. I want to restore hope, as I |
| get it back. All doors were closed to those without a | | | | have to guess most people have given up on college |
| college diploma. And that didn't mean an associate's | | | | for the very reasons of time and expense. With this |
| degree (a two year degree), it meant a full four-year | | | | fast college degree program, you can reconsider it. If |
| bachelor's degree. I was offended by this. I had the | | | | you are tired of financial difficulties and are as |
| skills to do the job. I had the skills to get the degree: I | | | | concerned about your future as I was about mine, you |
| just chose not to. I figured I had no problem proving | | | | can follow what I did and have your degree in record |
| myself on any job, so I would just continue to do so | | | | time. Forget the trade school compromise. You can |
| throughout my life. That was no longer good enough. In | | | | earn a diploma from a fully-accredited university in the |
| this environment, I couldn't even get an interview unless | | | | same amount of time, and it will be far more valuable |
| I had graduated from college. | | | | to you. Don't wait: get started now. Best of luck to you |
| I decided to go back, and in a little over a year, to my | | | | and I'll see you at the top! |
| astonishment, I was done. How could this be? With my | | | | Copyright 2010 Ronald E. |
| engineering and mathematical background, I had a | | | | |