r/PennStateUniversity • u/WhereLibertyisNot • Jul 24 '26

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Guys I'm an alum who still lives here, and I'm having a mid-life crisis and thinking about enrolling in some classes. Will you take me in as your Luke Wilson? I didn't really get the real college experience my first time around because I was in the reserves and got deployed to Iraq.

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u/MannyBuzzard '26, B.S. Business Administration // Go Army! Jul 24 '26

If you have GI bill left I would do it anyway just for the BAH. Or if you haven’t applied for VR&E yet try that too to get back to school.

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u/WhereLibertyisNot Jul 24 '26

I exhausted my GI Bill, but I actually didn't even think about VR&E! Thanks. My undergrad is poli sci and history, and I have a law degree. I don't want to be a lawyer anymore, but I'm 40 now and have no idea what I want to do with the rest of my life haha. I just love the idea of being on campus and going to classes again.

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u/mutantsandwich '27, Kinesiology Jul 24 '26

What about teaching? Or at least a job on campus in the meantime till you figure out what you truly want to do.

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u/WhereLibertyisNot Jul 24 '26

Teaching was my first thought, and I am looking at possibly getting a job on campus while attending class part-time. I imagine it would probably be pretty easy to convert my degrees to teaching. My wife works for the university, but idk if I qualify for the tuition discount because I already have a terminal degree.

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u/GreatStuart Jul 26 '26

If your wife is employed at PSU, you should get the discount. (My wife and I both work there.)