I just turned 40 and today I got my grades back for this last semester in grad school and I got a 4.0! I work full time and have kids plus I have health issues so I am really proud of myself for being able to stick it out and do well - I don't have friends or family to share it with so thought I would share here.
Posted May 11, 2019, 8:37 AM UTC
Shit like this inspires me man. Great stuff.
Thank you!
This is a big deal!! Grad school is really rough, and to finish up with a 4.0 while balancing family, work, and self is EXTREMELY impressive! Congratulations and happy birthday!! Feel proud of everything you’ve accomplished
Thank you! I will admit the first half of the semester I would say, " I don't think I'm cut out for this" to my husband about once a day. Made it though!
Really proud of you!!! This shows me that there is still hope :) And happy birthday of course.
Thank you very much! I thought I was too old because I won't be done with my PhD until I'm 45-46 depending on what program I go into after my MA but someone said, "well you'll be 45 anyway, might as well have your PhD when you get there."
I like the spirit! May I ask you what you're studying?
I'm studying political science and my research is focused on extreme state repressive measures particularly in regards to ethnic cleansing and gendered violence as a means of counter insurgency. Yeah I'm boring. Are you thinking studying?
That's a nice thing to study imo. I'm still in school but I'm planning to study Chemistry. My passion.
That's awesome! Honestly, you're an inspiration and an example to follow. Really hope you get some time to celebrate, relax, and bask in the glory of your marks :)
Thank you! For mother's day tomorrow my husband is taking the kids to the park all morning and I am going to sleep and eat snacks and take a shower alone!
Congrats!! That’s an amazing feat at any age, and especially with a job and a family! You just showed your kids that nothings impossible. Proud of ya!
Thank you and happy cake day! It is kinda funny having to do homework at the same time my kids do. My daughter says i'm lucky though because I only study what I want and not subjects that are required so she wants to be in University instead. I told her to finish primary school first.
Oh, I didn’t realize it was my cake day lol. Happy one year to me!
My mom went back to community college quite a few years ago to get out of sales, and I remember how strange it was that my mom was doing homework right beside me as I was doing mine! I remember helping her study with flashcards for her tests, and being her test subject when she had to practice her casting (she’s an orthopedic tech now!) Definitely was a interesting experience! (Plus she got all the same breaks from school as we did. Nice!) It was really inspiring to see the dedication from your parent. Shows nothing is impossible at any age if you put your hard work and effort into it!
Your daughter is funny aha. She’s a long way from uni, but I like the ambition! School only gets harder from primary school onwards, so I hope she enjoys it!
As a 23 struggling for a 3.7, I feel utterly humbled. Well done gentleman.
Thank you! Also great job getting a 3.7! At 23-24i wouldn't have done that well. I think, for me, being older has advantages and disadvantages. Like I don't have the energy or confidence I had but I'm better at speading the work out. Anyway great job and thank you!
I feel you, especially in the part of confidence. It truly sucks how things work in a way that, as you get older, everything seems like closing doors. Family, friends and society in general counts on you to have something solid built for yourself by yourself after you're 20 something. Almost as if you just can't restart. You can't try new things. Going back is as if it was a mistake. As someone who had some down points just days and months ago, it truly sucks when this reality hits you.
Anyways man, nice to see that things are working for you ;) And thanks for the cheers
Don’t even know you and I’m proud! Congrats :)
Thank you!
That is absolutely amazing! Seriously - school is challenging enough alone, add full time work and kids into the mix and still pulling off a 4.0 is genuinely extraordinary. You're probably in the top (some very small number)% of your class considering all those factors.
Thank you very much!
Congrats!!
Thank you!
Now that is very epic
Thank you Dr!
That is absolutely amazing! You give me so much hope. Thank you and congratulations on all your hard work!
Thank you!
So proud! <3
Thank you!
Congratulations! That's a fantastic achievement and you deserve to be very proud of yourself. Going to school and working is hard enough without throwing health issues and kids into the mix! Great work!!
Thank you! I'm a year into the program and started last fall and then in November ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks. All I could think was, "crap, I finally got around to going back to school and get into a grad program and my body is gonna fall apart, there's no way I'll make it.". I think... Now I don't want to brag (yes I do) but I think I might be one tough middle aged lady after all. :)
I’m so proud of you, not only you got through this semester, you even got a 4.0! Amazing work, congratulations! You deserve to treat yourself.
Thank you very much! I'm pretty much doing nothing this weekend and my husband is taking the kids and cooking the meals - at my age I don't go to the bar to celebrate I watch Star Trek TNG on Netflix and eat snacks!
I don’t know much about US grading systems. Is that like a pretty good score? Or like the highest one? Either way, congratulations :D
Also, happy birthday.
It's a perfect score essentially. Thank you!
4/4 GPA dude, that's a holy-crap-he's-good from me dawg. So proud of you <3
Thank you! I think I'm going to sleep all weekend.
Depending on the exact GPA system, 4/4 it's perfect but can also be rounded up from not exactly 100% achievements. Still the credit is the same as perfect though, as it surely represents a great all-rounder student.
P.S.: this is what I can't tell from what happens when I try to convert my Percentage based grades into Canadian GPAs. Intricacies may apply to specific regions.