going to try to get into the University of Michigan at 26

Congratulations!!! : ) Amazing!!!

I felt cringe of doing a full time student in 2017-2018 spring year. Only fail five class out of 8. Thank goodness academic renewal eliminated general eds fail class. Two general eds of science left and it will be done over.

I think I applied for like 5 schools. I got accepted to 3.

I transferred from Ventura College to UCSB. The first 2 years of college cost $1000 in tuition. It was worth it.

Does it have to be classes in one semester or can they be several classes from different semesters?

Hi Hannah, I just wanted to say thank you for being an inspiration. A couple of years ago I watched your video about how you got good grades and got into a great school. That video really inspired me and led me to getting good grades in school. I just want to say thank you for that video because you really helped me see that I can achieve great things. Thank You Hannah, you are amazing!!!

Did you withdraw any classes at community college?

What was your major?

Congratulations, you're very inspirational. I went back to college last year at 24 and I'm very glad that I did.

Am 32 and just graduated with my AA, and am waiting to see if UCB accepts my application for transfer. Fingers crossed!

This has motivated me! Thank you! Do you mind sharing a closer look at the template you used to keep track of your classes? The boxes is great idea! Thanks!

We’re you on Kim of Queens?

tldr: no you're not too old, but financially it's harder.

Congratulations 🍾🎊🎈🎉! What an accomplishment!!! You believed in yourself, planned a detailed map to achieve it and worked intensively to obtain your degree at UC Berkeley, with highest honors. Now you are on your way to your next adventure!!! I just know you’ll continue your journey to incredible successes!!!Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊🍾 Again!!

I got rejected from ucla too and it was my dream school. I’m in community college rn and im not even applying to ucla when I get ready to transfer .I feel that I was more obsessed with the idea of UCLA and not really the school itself. I’m so glad I got rejected like ucla because I would have instantly committed. Uclas out of state tuition is 60k a year I would have been 200,000 dollars in debt from four years and at least 100k if I transferred in. Fun fact : ucla accepts more out of state students than in state so they can get more money out of students. But I’m so glad you made this video :)!!!

Consise and to the point thank you!

Great video

Can my new college give me academic renewal on my old college transcript because my old college is saying I have to wait for 5 years to be eligible

I started college at a community college at age 32, transferred to university at 33 (a couple of months before turning 34), and plan on graduating at the end of the year (at age 36). It is a long story, but, to shorten it, I got laid off from my job in electrical and realized I didn’t want to continue working in construction. (The company I worked for, now bankrupt, was also very toxic.) When I started college, all I knew was I don’t want to work in construction. Thus, I got my classes, and, later on, met with the career center at the community college to help pick classes to have credits for my major and minor when I transferred. When I did transfer, I found out I had to adjust my plan, so I ended up taking a career navigation class. I was thus able to choose a major and minor. Even though my field is completely different from what I did in my past life (which is my term for my pre-college life), I find those years useful. (My major is translation.) I once used a situation we dealt with as an electrician with a customer who wanted us to do something not code-approved (have her sign a document saying we aren’t responsible) in a scenario the professor asked us about in a translation class. I am also getting a TEFL certificate and, in a TESL Pedagogy class, one assignment was to design a scenario to practice English. I chose a English for Specific Purposes scenario that was geared for construction workers (specifically electricians). Also, in Mediation class (my minor is Peace and Conflict Studies), I used a workplace conflict from my electrician days as a role play for class. (Peace and Conflict Studies classes have shown me how little I know about conflict management.) My reflections for class mention toxic situations a lot, reflecting my experience. I also wonder if being older helps me, even if it is because I have been on the planet longer and thus have more years of experience to draw from than my traditionally-aged classmates. (I thought of this when they indicated in a GroupMe that they were struggling with an assignment.) I also think I appreciate college more in my 30’s than I would have when I was traditional college age. (I do admit that I get concerned if students indicate flip attitudes, as my past life wasn’t pleasant and I don’t want others to have to go through what I did.) I feel like I fit in: I am in some student groups, for example. (I wonder if it helps I avoid “Kids These Days” and “Darn Kids” attitudes towards my traditionally-aged peers, figuring they won’t appreciate it...I certainly didn’t when I was that age.)

Went to college after going to SE Asia in the US Air Force. AA., Napa Valley College, 1974 (I was 25); B.A., UC Davis, 1976 (27); B.S., Oregon, 1978 (29); M.A., Pepperdine, 1988 (39); M.P.A., South Dakota, 2002 (53); Ph.D., Cand., South Dakota State, 1993 (44). I have an 18 year history as an LPC and LMFT in private practice for 18 years...and, at 71 (yes, 71), I am going to get an MA in International Relations, East Asian Studies, from SOAS University of London. You are never too old...and never too "dumb" to go back to school. For example, my HS GPA was 1.414...if I can do it, so can you. Forget all the reasons why you "can't" do it and direct that energy toward doing it instead! Learning is for your entire life, not just for the time you are in a classroom. The only limitations are the ones we place upon ourselves. As they say in Japan...Ganbatte!

Thank you so much for this video. I'm currently in the same situation where i was admitted for UCB but I was rejected by UCLA. I wanted to be admitted by UCLA so bad but i should be thankful for the offer from UCB.

Berkeley was one of my options, but for me maybe next time. Glad you chose more than one school. You had 4 options instead of one that once you got rejected you would’ve been stuck for a year maybe getting another degree from your community or working. Ok watching/rewatching this I can actually relate, but initially it didn’t seem like I could relate that much. If you ever decide to get your masters or higher, what is your game plan or possible choosing of schools you may choose? Would you may be take a chance on UCLA Number two? I wonder what your response will be.

😂 the relationship analogy I love that.

I would be shocked you don’t make it in UCLA is not bad, if he just said I know you’ll make it probably would’ve crushed you more. Ironically I can’t fullu relate because I did have dream schools, but I felt like cc was the best fit for me before I transferred to one of my uni’s. Although now I want to transfer to one of my dream school uni’s for my masters once I do finish my double major degrees for my bachelors.

Wow this does resonate with me, but my POV is a bit different. Similar to another persons comment I started college early, and still am in college; but I also feel old as so many are so young than I. I only have a few that are around my 23-30 or higher something yr old students. It can definitely be a struggle for many of us still stuck in college or starting college later like in your case. It’s nice that after going into videos like this to see the recommendations on this topic that is not talked about.

I’m 25 years old and will graduate when I’m 27 with a BS in biology. I never stopped going to school since I graduate high school but took a career turn that pulled me back a bit. There are definitely times when I feel old or out of place compared to my younger classmates but the perks you talked about are so true! I take things more seriously and I have figured out how most things my classmates are still trying to learn. I hope to get my masters by age 30. Thank you for this video! It has made me appreciate being a non traditional student more.

Great video!

No, I'm North of 30 and I'm a junior at UC Berkeley After going back to school 3 years ago. And I'm not the oldest person in my transfer class, so no you aren't too old. No matter who you are.

I felt the same way I’m 24 and just started school and I feel so much more discipline

This video is so fun, yet informative! I am a prospective non-traditional student applying to Columbia GS. (International student)

Are u at UC Berkeley?? Can I ask you.. I guess this the one of the top colleges of USA.. Are there more non trad students there..?? Because makes the journey easier. I would be more comfortable if I were to meet someone like me in college.

UCLA's future is very-bleak, I think, with rising homeless population around this area, and they are now only interested in accepting international students that can pay their tuitions in full. Extreme high housing costs in LA will easily create more regrets attending to UCLA than UCR in the first place, which UCR already has lower housing costs, in addition to better humanity and human rights' fairness.

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I'm 33 and looking into going to nursing school. Thank you for being so encouraging! New subscriber!

Thank you for this I'm in my 40's and I have always wanted a degree from a certain university and I think in 2021 I plan to make it happen....why not? What do I have to lose......this is not for my Mom, Dad, Son Husband or Grandma but for me only.....

Grades do not transfer tho!

I started at 27 -- totally relate to all of this!

Except for higher GPA. Do we need to good at writing essays and joining extracurricular activities ?

I’m going to lavc this year and really want to transfer to Berkeley !

What were ur highschool grades?

Thank you for this vid. The universe heard my grief haha This is my message from it. Congrats to you girl for getting into Berkeley 🌱🤙🏼

God bless you Hannah! I’m so happy for you and I look forward to seeing you on campus!

THANK YOU FOR THIS 💛💛 UCLA had also been my top choice for under 2 years. I had visited the campus 2x and just loved the feeling of walking around and the idea of becoming a student there. 3 weeks ago, I was rejected to UCLA but a week after was accepted into Berkeley. Although part of me is still sad about how much I envisioned myself at UCLA, this video helped me reassure me in choosing Berkeley as the right choice.

Your goal was UCLA from high school or community college? Did you only go to community college after high school? Did you have a break in between high school and college? And UCLA Rejected you as senior in high school or as a community college transfer they rejected you?

What are you applying to for grad school? What field and what schools? What’s the goal?

Did you get a lot of aid from Berkeley?

I seriously needed to hear this. Thanks for sharing your experience! I just subscribed 😊

I was In the same situation and did very bad my first years and failed a semester and want to do academic renewal now that I’m older I want to apply to law school and I’m wondering does academic renewal now help my chances ? Or would the school factor in my old bad grades

I love this video so so much. You have a way with words and my favorite thing you said was, “the easy option is not always the best”