Although deciding to go back to attend school as an adult is not so uncommon among our parents, it can be challenging finding money, worrying about tests and examinations. Older and self employed parents even find it harder leaving business or work for school. But can you compare the stress to the price for Illiteracy? A wise man would say No! Going back to school can be stressful for adult students but these five tips can make life a bit easier.

#1: Make your study time fit your schedule

You have a full life already. For most youthful students, going to school is their job. You may very well have a full-time job plus a relationship, children, and a home to care for. You’re going to have to manage your study time if you’re adding school to your already busy schedule.

Choose the hours that make the most sense for you (early morning? noon? after dinner?), and mark them in your date book or planner. You now have a date with yourself. When something comes up during those hours, stay strong, politely decline, and keep your date to study. Read my article on [Personal time management] to gain some ideas.

#2: Apply for Financial Aids/Work and Study

Unless you’ve won a lottery, money is an issue for almost everyone going back to school. Remember that scholarships aren’t just for young students. Many are available to older students, working moms, non-traditional students of all kinds. Search online for scholarships, ask your school what kind of financial aid they offer, and while you’re there, ask about work on campus if you’ve got a few extra hours available.

#3: Manage Test/Exam Anxiety

No matter how hard you’ve studied, tests can be stressful. There are lots of ways to manage your anxiety, assuming you’re prepared, of course, which is the first way to reduce test stress. Resist the urge to cram right up to test time. Your brain will function more clearly if you:

#4: Always Sleep Well!

One of the most important things you can do when learning anything new is to sleep! Not only do you need the energy and revitalization that sleep provides before a test, your brain needs sleep to catalog learning. Studies have shown that people who sleep between learning and testing score much higher than those who haven’t slept. Get your forty winks before testing and you’ll do much better.

#5: Find a Support Group/system

So many non-traditional students are going back to school that many schools have websites or organizations set up to support you.

Get online and search for "non-traditional students"
Stop at your school’s front office and ask if they have help in place for non-traditional students
Introduce yourself to other students like yourself and support each other.

Don’t be shy. Get involved. Almost every non-traditional student has some of the same concerns you do.

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Thoughtful and insightful post op, more grease

Well, funding is the main thing but I'm yet to see scholarship for adult edu in NIGERIA.

To school as an adult aint easy oo.

But what I like about these adults in school is that they are always focused.

Adult Education that they will be teaching someone in class and he/she will be thinking of how the kids will eat. you will even teach some today and they will forget before 2mao..

For them

Am i seeing things or this thread was created 2 years ago

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This made front page and no one commented... Interesting.

Most times, those who attends this Adult Education are there just to learn to read and write.

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Good points!

But obviously, not practicable in Nigeria.

so this has been on front page 4 more than three hours yet ..

less than 20coments. ayaar

Obviously not written for Nigerians.

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