AskMe followup and thank you.

March 28, 2005 1:47 PM

AskMe Followup

THANK YOU

I've been back in school since January, and I love it. I'm carrying 19 units and I think I will probably have a GPA of 3.85+ this semester. My brain has come back from the brink of death! The finances just kind of took care of themselves. I'm taking out a college loan, the university threw in a grant, and I just landed a nice job on campus. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the advice and support.
posted by keswick to MetaFilter-Related at 1:47 PM (22 comments total)

Congrats!

The right choice always works itself out.
posted by Quartermass at 1:50 PM on March 28, 2005

Good for you, keswick! Congrats indeed.
posted by scody at 1:51 PM on March 28, 2005

Way to go, brother man.
posted by rocketman at 1:53 PM on March 28, 2005

excellent! : >
posted by amberglow at 1:59 PM on March 28, 2005

Maybe you should get a [more inside] hat with that kind of GPA!
posted by Arch Stanton at 2:19 PM on March 28, 2005

That's awesome Keswick. As someone who's been on the brink and back, it's nice to hear/read about your success.

Does this mean you'll be less snarky?
(please say no, please say no!)
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 2:29 PM on March 28, 2005

*pffthehehehe*

Cool keswick.
posted by dabitch at 2:29 PM on March 28, 2005

Huzzah!
posted by sciurus at 2:45 PM on March 28, 2005

That's great to hear. I missed the original thread, but as someone else who has recently returned to university this post brought a smile to my face.
posted by elwoodwiles at 2:45 PM on March 28, 2005

I like stories like this.
posted by greasy_skillet at 2:49 PM on March 28, 2005

*wonders what u.n.own did with the cash she was given*

Uh...what I mean is...congrats, keswick!
posted by graventy at 3:59 PM on March 28, 2005

keswick: Congratulations. I'm 31 and went back two semesters ago and finally finished my A.A. Now I'm working on the Bachelors', and probably going to do an MFA afterwards. I was out of the game for a while, and I felt stagnant as well. Now I'm running straight A's and LOVING school. I can't get enough. although I get distracted by all the nymphettes...

Enjoy it, you're in a much better position now in terms of focus and interest, and also what you can bring to the table in discussions, &c.

I get really excited when I hear of other "non-traditional" students.

graventy: I think she probably created some more aliases. /metagrifter
posted by exlotuseater at 4:14 PM on March 28, 2005

Keep it real.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 4:37 PM on March 28, 2005

heart = warmed

Great job.
posted by dness2 at 4:51 PM on March 28, 2005

Congrats, keswick! That's really great.
posted by Asparagirl at 5:28 PM on March 28, 2005

Right behind you, buddy. Thanks for the post; it's encouraging. Now to get back to studying!
posted by Eideteker at 5:29 PM on March 28, 2005

Dam, keswick! Good job. Encouraging as well.
posted by geekyguy at 6:21 PM on March 28, 2005

Yeah, yeah, that's all well and good, keswick, but have you scored with any hot co-eds yet?
posted by jonmc at 6:54 PM on March 28, 2005

KevinSkomsvold: Not a fucking chance. I went to school; I didn't get a lobotomy. (Insert "bottle in front of me" joke here.)

jonmc: Alas, no. I have, unfortunately, suffered multiple cases of whiplash walking across campus. (They didn't have hot girls like then like they do now. My, oh my.) Then I remember the freshmen women were five when I was a freshman, and I break down and cry.)
posted by keswick at 7:47 PM on March 28, 2005

(They didn't have hot girls like then like they do now. My, oh my.)

I have theories on that. We were either too dense to notice what hot was back then, or it was the 80's and everybody looked awful.

Congrats anyway, man, and it's a good thing I wasn't in that thread, i would've advised you to say to hell wit it and become a bum. So my advice to you is don't listen to my advice.
posted by jonmc at 8:00 PM on March 28, 2005

It was the 80s and everyone looked awful. *shudders at the memory*.

Well done keswick and best of luck. Just don't spend all your time here instead of studying or you will end up like us old codgers.
posted by dg at 8:10 PM on March 28, 2005

Then I remember the freshmen women were five when I was a freshman, and I break down and cry.

P'shaw. They're 18 and legal now, and that's what counts.

*ducks*

And congrats!
posted by mkultra at 11:11 AM on March 29, 2005