Non-Traditional Students

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Be a Nontrad!

Are you a nontrad? Would you like to be? Nontrads (or nontraditional students, as they are called) parents, married or single students. Their ages range from 19 to 99 and over.

I myself went back to school after a break. There were a lot more non-traditional students there besides me. That surprised me!

And something else surprised me - I made some much younger friends while I was there.

I made a Non-Traditional Student website to help other nontraditional students. I also have a Non-Traditional Student Blog and a Nontraditional Yahoo group that is here.

There are many issues that non-traditional students deal with on a daily basis. Here are some of them:

1. Children and families

2. Paying for school

3. Time and jobs, and

4. Study skills.

Many schools have programs in place to help older students with these things.

The old adage that "you need to learn throughout your life" is never more true than today.

Oder students now have more opportunities to link up with other students like themselves. Check out the links here and below.

Original photo by pueri87@hotmail.com and uploaded from Morguefile.com.

How to get money for school

From Christopher Penn at the Financial Aid Podcast

These are great tips about filling out your official FAFSA form.

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Making Friends at College for Nontrads

Older people need friends, too. This page helps nontraditional students make friends online and in person. There are proven ways to make friends, and this lens can help!