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Hello, I went to orientation last night. I was so excited and scared (a little) at the same time. I entered the school and signed in and I got more excited and the scary part just melted away. of course orientation is setting ground rules and more paperwork.

I found it amusing that there were so many different ages. As I was driving to school, I wondered if I would be the oldest student and to my surprise I was not. Confort came to me as I looked around the room. I thought to myself, this will be fun. I have a bright future ahead of me and life is good. I said a thank you to the higher power. Although school and life will be stressful, I felt a sense of relief. I am replacing negative stress with positive stress and there is a difference.

The staff spoke to us one by one and introduced themselves. I enjoyed this alot because of thje diverisity. My teacher is a docter from another country and quite funny. The rest very warm and motivating. I truly felt supported and I knew I made a correct decision to go to school.

It was not easy choosing a school. It took a month to visit different schools, research job opportunities and responsibilities of my career choice. You have alot of choices to make in this process and considering a large amount of money you want the best education you can recieve from a school.

I chose MedVance Institute because they offered more and I felt they will really take care of me. They have an excellent placement/graduation rate which is posted on the internet by the State of Tennessee Board of Education. This is very important. High-Tech did not fair so well and Remington College when I interviewed there did not seem to care. They were cold. No energy in the school either.

I start Monday and I pray I will make excellent grades and can hold up to a busy scheldule of school + work + life....

Recap:

Make sure you visit different schools, take the tour.

Get and apply for all the financial aid you can.

You will need a SS card, Driver's License, High School/GED Records (must request your school send your records to the school sealed)

You must be devoted to "YOURSELF". Make sure that family and friends Know that this is "YOUR TIME" and ask for support while you are in school. Limit your calls, vists, events, and ask for help with household chores. Remember! THIS IS YOUR TIME!

Phyl

I do not know where you live but in Nashville (if you go to State School) there is plenty of money for your field. Vanderbilt and other schools have funds for your program.

Also, the feds have a program that will pay for your school. You must agree to every year school is paid for, you must work in a rual area year per year. Nashville has plenty of rual areas that qualify.

You need to google Physician Assitant  and school Nashville.

There is a school here that has a link to the program I am talking about. NON Traditional /   http://www.trevecca.edu/academics/non.trad.undergrads

They have the program....

Hope this helps,

Phyl

Oh, by the way I will be updating once a week. I will write for the next 9 months weekly reports on school and my job search. Tune in each week to see how I am doing and what it is like to go back to school at my age.

Lord, I do hope I can find money to live on while in school. I do not want to lose my home. I need part time work in Nashville if anyone can help.

I will post any info I find that may be of help to others wanting to do the same. Feel free to ask questions...

Never give up Hope..Never take No for an answer!

Phyl

As I sat and watched Obama take the oath of the President of the United States of America. I felt an incredible sense of hope. Hope for America, hope for young people hope for my son and hope for a better tomorrow when we as Americans had manners, were good neighbors, loved thy neighbor and always lent a helping hand. 

We as Americans have become such a nation of  I’sums and not we’sums. We have forgotten how to care about each other.

I thought, I am about to go back to school, I am going to change my life. I am going to have the opportunity to change others one by one and make a difference in each and everyone I meet. I must set an example. I will give it my all. I will give others my time and spirit.

As Obama spoke about a better tomorrow I wept tears of sorrow of yesteryear, joy and happiness as I felt 20 again about to go to my first demonstration to change the world. I felt triumph that I had made a difference. We fought hard for equality for others. All the world needs is Love went by the way side for awhile and now we as a nation are going to bring it back.

Again, I will be a student, again I will work to change the world, and again I will feel the love and give the love.

This is why I need your info on grants for older women or women in  the health field, so that this 58 year old woman that never gave up can rise again to once more before I pass through this world and make a difference.

I can no longer perform the duties that being a chef demands. I have chosen the medical field to help heal, care and make a warm difference in all people lives and show the youth that will work along side of me the way to really care and teach the values that have been left so far behind.

I hope this will encourage others my age to take that step to a new career. I was dismissed and replace by someone that required less pay. Now, I am unemployed, looking for work and about to go back to school in a week. Being in debt scares me at my age. I lost health insurance which scares me. Being scared is well scary but I must do this. I have no family to help so I must put my big girl panties on and believe in myself and go girl go…