Use the college’s advisers
Taking advantage of the support system at college helped this adult learner succeed
By Laura Jeanna Hammond, 8/26/09
When Shelly Scheffe enrolled in the University of Phoenix, she was assigned both academic and financial advisers.
“My enrollment counselor called almost every weekday for the first several weeks to make sure I was adjusting to going back to school,” she says. They now touch base monthly.
“This support gave me the encouragement I needed to go back to school and succeed,” she says.
Scheffe originally planned to earn a bachelor’s degree in business, but switched to business/IS because of the job opportunities and her previous work experience with computers and software.
“I was at a point in my career [where] I had to get more education if I wanted to be eligible for future promotions,” Scheffe says. “Plus I was leaning toward a career change since my options were limited without six to eight more years in school at my
Scheffe recommends using your college’s resources and advisers to be successful.
“Success begins with believing in yourself, even when things all seem to go wrong as life does sometimes,” she says. “…Help is available, but you have to ask for it. No one knows if you are struggling with a particular assignment if you don’t let someone know. Tutors, classmates (even online classmates) and online tutorials are tools that are available to help anyone succeed in school.”
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