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going back to college
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Nov 19, 2002 - 9:57 pm
I am a long term survivor, 37 years. I am seriously thinking of returning to college at some time in the future. Are there any other survivors out there that have also done this and what where your experiences. Was it harder or easier the second time around. Did you find the system to accomidate you regarding late effects? |
Joined: Feb 2001
Hi Sparcky,
I can't help you too much, except I think you should go for it, and try and get back into college. Being only 21, and not having been out of education, its hard for me to say too much. On the other hand I have noticed with the course I am doing (Architecture at the technical university in Eindhoven (TU/e), The Netherlands) that older people have found it harder to mix in with the rest. On the other hand, most of these people were about 50 or older, so for you it may be very different. My mum though went back to uni a couple of years ago, and she was quite well excepted by other students, despite her being as old as their parents. I have found that here, at the TU/e, that they don't treat me any differently to other students, who haven't had cancer, but then I don't have as many problems with (late) side effects as others have had, so I wouldn't know if the system would be able to accomodate them, but I can only assume that such things are in place.
Hope all goes well
Tom
Joined: May 2001
Hi Tom
its taken some time to get use to using this new format. First time I have ever met any one in the chat room was tonight. They set me straight on how to respond to comments here. I think I have it right now. Slightly delayed but Happy New Year.
Thanks for the feedback. Talking to several people
here and had some good feedback, although not from other survivors. Mostly from people I know through the support groups that I belong to.
Im still open to any other input from other survivors