A new start

**Flagg** · 10-16-2006, 09:14 AM

I'm going back to education.
I'm 30 next year and i'm going back to education. Why? Cause I want to make something of myself. To do what? Train to be a Vetinarian. I'm so sick of being stuck in a rut, doing lame job after lame job and I need to find something that I enjoy doing. My recent endevour was training to be a HGV driver and to be honest im not very good at it and I find it quite boring. Hell i've wanted to be a vet since I was a kid and that still hasn't changed...why it's taken me this long to finally do something about that would take faaaaar to long to explain. I'm glad i've got some good motivational friends cause i'd been convincing myself that its far too late to do something about this, that i'm too old, etcetera but no. Im not. I mean Jesus christ, my old man is 51 and up to the age of 48 all he knew how to do was plumbing and for the last 3 years he's been the head of I.T. support in his company.

And...I guess I just wanted to share that I guess cause it's put me in an enlightened mood. It's kinda given me some actual purpose in life...i'm curious, is there anyone else that started Higher Education late(ish) in life?

**gixxerboy1** · 10-16-2006, 09:46 AM

Good luck. I dont know if i handle school agian.

BG · 10-16-2006, 09:48 AM

Good for you!!!! Im moving from NY to AZ to try to get out of mine!!!!!!Good luck stay dedicated to your goal.

**Flagg** · 10-16-2006, 10:15 AM

Cheers guys, I dunno if I'll be able to handle school again, been a few years!! But it's important I think to do something you enjoy or at least something you feel you've contributed a lot to. When you can look back and see you had some good years enjoying yourself and being happy then you can say you had a good life I think.

**Prada** · 10-16-2006, 10:45 AM

Just concentrate on the "goal" and dont let yourself sway away from it. School is fun, enjoy it.

**lightwaytbaby** · 10-16-2006, 12:06 PM

good luck man, i am planning on going to education when i retire, alot of people do it, just stick with what u love to do...

**lightwaytbaby** · 10-16-2006, 12:07 PM

and worst case senario, u get a few old buddys together, and open up a frat house...i swear this has not been done before...

**bazerk** · 10-16-2006, 12:11 PM

You can do it, I was a flunky in high school and a drop out. I am in my
3rd semester of courses(just getting my cores classes out of the way)with a 3.6 gpa and will be transfering to a business school to finish my Bachelors. Oh, and I am 33, married, and a father of a 15 y/o daughter and a 9 y/o son. Good luck, but that is not what you need you already have what you need....the desire to do it.

**l2elapse** · 10-16-2006, 01:25 PM

good luck bro, you can def do it

**donniebrasco** · 10-17-2006, 02:44 PM

i wanted to be a vet when i was younger too, although it actually takes longer to become a vet than to become a doc, only one human body but hundreds of animals.
good luck and good on you.

**Flagg** · 10-18-2006, 08:40 AM

Yeah I know Donnie, being a vet takes longer than being a Doctor but i've found my perfect course now. It will be a three year degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare (or Animal Science for short).. I need to do an access course in Science first at a local college and then I can do that. I am SO chuffed!! This will be something I will love doing, find it super interesting and the career paths that follow afterwards are HUGE!!

**Flagg** · 10-18-2006, 08:41 AM

By the way thanks for the posts of encouragement guys!

**Prada** · 10-18-2006, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by bazerk

You can do it, I was a flunky in high school and a drop out. I am in my
3rd semester of courses(just getting my cores classes out of the way)with a 3.6 gpa and will be transfering to a business school to finish my Bachelors. Oh, and I am 33, married, and a father of a 15 y/o daughter and a 9 y/o son. Good luck, but that is not what you need you already have what you need....the desire to do it.

Gosh you were fairly young when you had your daughter but nice work getting yourself where you are. Keep it up

**bazerk** · 10-18-2006, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Prada

Gosh you were fairly young when you had your daughter but nice work getting yourself where you are. Keep it up

not to highjack but, Thanks andyeah it was bumpy at age 17 having a kid. Had to start working and supporting. Plus the mother of my kids and I had our battles if you know what I mean. But we are married now been together 17 years and married 6 this Halloween.