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In the late 80's I took some tech math and calculus night classes thinking maybe electrical engineering. I was 34 at the time and working 50+ hrs a week. I was the old man on campus and the kids looked 15 not 18.
One class started with 40 students, 10 dropped, and 20 were using tutors to keep up. No dumbing down, just a nice steady pace, that wasn't impossible if you showed up for each class and did the nightly 2 hours of homework. After going through HS with a just-get-by attitude, I was very pleased/proud to hold a 4.0 gpa in the 5 classes I took without any outside help. Work got in the way, sent me traveling, and I never got back into it. It would have taken me 6-7 years at that pace to get an AA degree and it seemed impossible at the time. Looking back, I should have tried harder to complete the courses.
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