@therealjrn Heh… it’s from 6:30 to 9:30p remotely twice a week with an in-person class Saturday morning. It’s been 30 years since I took a college course and I’m hoping my ADHD behaves and I can stay focused. It’s highly technical and I really don’t want to fall behind if I get distracted Thankfully I know a guy who makes coffee so staying awake hopefully won’t be an issue.
Awww, I’m sure deep down you knew you daughter would graduate!
On the more serious side, Congratulations to your daughter! What a big step in life!
I too went back to school for another degree and a graduate certificate after a long wait (closer to 20 years than 30, though). As it turned out, my acquired “adult” coping strategies for my probable ADD worked really well for me, despite having a family and household. I wish I had had such drive and good study habits back when I had been an undergraduate. School life would have sucked a lot less. So there is hope! You’ll do great!
And yeah, good coffee is crucial.
@mehcuda67 Why aren’t you in the Secret-Not-So Secret coffee club? And my daughter will change the world. She is kind of aweso… smart! She got in to every school she applied to. And the one school she chose (and was offered an academic scholarship) interviewed her and came back with an offer for a 100% full ride for four years. Only offered to four incoming students every year. I’m in no position to argue with free college at a private, well respected institution.
@capnjb Wow, you definitely have bragging rights on that! Sounds like your daughter has her priorities set right. Yeah it would be silly to turn down a full ride.
@mehcuda67 And the best part is with all her AP scores, she will be starting college as a second semester sophomore so should be able to complete her bachelors and her masters degree in those four years. Without the scholarship that would have been well over $250K. She will be studying chemistry with a minor in education. And graduation is in six hours… I need to dehydrate so my tear ducts are dry I need a slower calendar.
@capnjb@mehcuda67
Congratulations on being an appropriately proud father. She will go far.
I know I’ve mentioned this before, but, that is “precisely” what we did with our son. He was homeschooled so no AP option, but he took community college classes starting when he was 15… kind of funny when you can’t legally drive yourself to your college classes. Online classes weren’t a thing yet… Anyway he had enough hours to become an instant sophomore and completed his Master’s in 4yrs (electrical engineering). Confused his adviser after being instructed by me to make sure he held back one of his “required to graduate” entry level courses till his last semester so they couldn’t “make” him leave!
@chienfou@mehcuda67 That’s so awesome. Kiddo will likely be working on her masters before she is old enough to buy a beer. Not that she would… (even though she was an award-winning brewer at the age of four) she hates carbonation. She just turned 18 and has never had a soda. Her choice, not mine She is a tea and lemonade kid (once again looking at you @ironcheftoni because she also doesn’t drink coffee. Might not be my kid ) Wish me luck today… I think I’m about to get punched in the feels.
@mediocrebot
Our son graduated when he was under 21. And had to wait over a month before he could go to a bartending class. He decided he was going to take some time off after working so hard on his education throughout his life and learn to bartend. He worked for about 9 months and took all the money he made and traveled in Europe for a couple of months with some friends. It was a great experience for him. I told him he was young and didn’t have any responsibilities so go for it. He could always come back and land a job in his field. He did, and has done quite well for himself
How’d it go?
Best of luck to both of you in your continued scholastic endeavors (though, in reality, luck has much less to contribute to the equation than hard work).
Also wishing a productive season to your softball queen!
/showme Keep Calm and Drink Coffee
@therealjrn Here’s the image you requested for “Keep Calm and Drink Coffee”
@therealjrn Heh… it’s from 6:30 to 9:30p remotely twice a week with an in-person class Saturday morning. It’s been 30 years since I took a college course and I’m hoping my ADHD behaves and I can stay focused. It’s highly technical and I really don’t want to fall behind if I get distracted
Thankfully I know a guy who makes coffee so staying awake hopefully won’t be an issue.
@mediocrebot
/giphy Sylvester coffee
Awww, I’m sure deep down you knew you daughter would graduate!
On the more serious side, Congratulations to your daughter! What a big step in life!
I too went back to school for another degree and a graduate certificate after a long wait (closer to 20 years than 30, though). As it turned out, my acquired “adult” coping strategies for my probable ADD worked really well for me, despite having a family and household. I wish I had had such drive and good study habits back when I had been an undergraduate. School life would have sucked a lot less. So there is hope! You’ll do great!
And yeah, good coffee is crucial.
@mehcuda67 Why aren’t you in the Secret-Not-So Secret coffee club?
And my daughter will change the world. She is kind of aweso… smart! 
She got in to every school she applied to. And the one school she chose (and was offered an academic scholarship) interviewed her and came back with an offer for a 100% full ride for four years. Only offered to four incoming students every year. I’m in no position to argue with free college at a private, well respected institution. 
@capnjb Wow, you definitely have bragging rights on that! Sounds like your daughter has her priorities set right. Yeah it would be silly to turn down a full ride.
@mehcuda67 And the best part is with all her AP scores, she will be starting college as a second semester sophomore so should be able to complete her bachelors and her masters degree in those four years. Without the scholarship that would have been well over $250K. She will be studying chemistry with a minor in education. And graduation is in six hours… I need to dehydrate so my tear ducts are dry
I need a slower calendar.
@capnjb @mehcuda67
Congratulations on being an appropriately proud father. She will go far.
I know I’ve mentioned this before, but, that is “precisely” what we did with our son. He was homeschooled so no AP option, but he took community college classes starting when he was 15… kind of funny when you can’t legally drive yourself to your college classes. Online classes weren’t a thing yet… Anyway he had enough hours to become an instant sophomore and completed his Master’s in 4yrs (electrical engineering). Confused his adviser after being instructed by me to make sure he held back one of his “required to graduate” entry level courses till his last semester so they couldn’t “make” him leave!
@chienfou @mehcuda67 That’s so awesome. Kiddo will likely be working on her masters before she is old enough to buy a beer. Not that she would… (even though she was an award-winning brewer at the age of four) she hates carbonation. She just turned 18 and has never had a soda. Her choice, not mine
She is a tea and lemonade kid (once again looking at you @ironcheftoni because she also doesn’t drink coffee. Might not be my kid 
) Wish me luck today… I think I’m about to get punched in the feels. 
POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
@mediocrebot
Our son graduated when he was under 21. And had to wait over a month before he could go to a bartending class. He decided he was going to take some time off after working so hard on his education throughout his life and learn to bartend. He worked for about 9 months and took all the money he made and traveled in Europe for a couple of months with some friends. It was a great experience for him. I told him he was young and didn’t have any responsibilities so go for it. He could always come back and land a job in his field. He did, and has done quite well for himself
Are cheat sheets allowed for senior citizens?
Relay congrats to the kiddo!
How’d it go?
Best of luck to both of you in your continued scholastic endeavors (though, in reality, luck has much less to contribute to the equation than hard work).
Also wishing a productive season to your softball queen!