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[Crankin]

Well, I've never not been in school.
Graduated in May (many years ago) and started my Master's the next January. Slogged through 3 years of night/summer classes (I could have been done in a year and a half) while teaching and generally enjoying the single life. Five years later, I started a PhD program, which had a 2 year full time commitment. I lasted from July until January! I had my kids, instead and kept working. But, as a teacher, I kept taking classes. When I quit my job, I had an MA plus about 100 credits over my degree. I was in a C.A.G.S. program (a cheap imitation of a doctorate for teachers) in Ed Leadership starting in 1999. In 2003, when I was ready to do my internship, I realized I did not want to be an administrator. By that time, cycling had taken over my life and I was not willing to give up all of my free time for a job.
The problem is, I like school, but I get sick of it just as easily. And this course is not the typical course for my program. But, this was the quickest way to become a therapist and one of the few careers open to me in a quasi medical field that didn't require tons of math and science.
Nwbye, there are no jobs in architecture. My DIL went to RISD and couldn't get a job. She manages a restaurant and is very happy!