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The discussion revolves around a participant seeking advice on returning to education to pursue a pure mathematics degree after a two-year hiatus from high school. The focus includes academic upgrading options, potential challenges, and personal reflections on the journey back to education.

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  • One participant expresses uncertainty about their chances of successfully upgrading their academic qualifications and questions whether their efforts would be worthwhile.
  • Several participants suggest that academic upgrading is feasible and recommend exploring community college programs or night classes as a starting point.
  • One participant mentions purchasing a comprehensive textbook for self-study and plans to review before enrolling in courses.
  • Another participant emphasizes that the time spent away from education should not be viewed as lost, framing it as a period of personal growth and clarity regarding educational goals.
  • A participant shares a recommendation for a specific educational resource that they found helpful, suggesting it could be beneficial for others as well.
  • There is a light-hearted exchange regarding the location of participants, with one joking about the GTA reference.

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Participants generally agree that academic upgrading is a viable path and encourage the original poster to pursue their educational goals. However, there are varying opinions on the best approach to take, including whether to enroll in preparatory classes or self-study independently.

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Some participants mention financial commitments and the potential impact on the ability to take classes, indicating that personal circumstances may affect decisions regarding education.

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Individuals considering a return to education after a break, particularly in the fields of mathematics and sciences, may find the shared experiences and advice relevant.

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Didn't know which section to put this under, and just coming here for some advice...

I graduated high school almost two years ago and was working the whole time to help out my family's financial situation. Now that things are better, I wanted to apply to a pure mathematics degree. The local universities only take low 80 to high 80 average. From what I remember I was a low 70 to mid 70 student. Unfortunately I'm too old for high school, so I was thinking about doing the math, physics and chemistry grade 11 and 12 credits all over thorough adult day school or online as a refresher and to meet the cutoff marks. It has also been a long time I haven't done any math or sciences but I kept my old materials and textbooks which I can use to review for the courses.

My question is: what are the chances that this can be pulled off? Are there too many factors to determine if it can?

I'm confident and ready to take up the challenge but I just want an outsider's opinion on whether it sounds like I am wasting time or not since I've already lost two years...

(yeah I know, I am a loser lol)
 
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There's no reason you shouldn't be able to do some academic upgrading. You may even be able to find a community college program that prepares people who've been out of the game for a while to enter university-level courses.

The only way to know if this is going to work is to give it a try. If you have other financial committments or a family to support, you could start by taking a night-school class or two in the beginning.
 
I like the idea.
 
Choppy said:
There's no reason you shouldn't be able to do some academic upgrading. You may even be able to find a community college program that prepares people who've been out of the game for a while to enter university-level courses.

The only way to know if this is going to work is to give it a try. If you have other financial committments or a family to support, you could start by taking a night-school class or two in the beginning.

I'll give it a try and do my best. I'm probably not going to take prepatory classes. I just bought a textbook that covers grade 9-12 academic/university math material, and downloaded the provincial curriculum (which is very well organized and easy to understand might I add) for review. I'll head over to do the courses after the review and then to uni. Nice to know someone else thinks I'm headed toward the right direction. Thanks

General_Sax said:
I like the idea.

Me too :)
 
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You haven't "lost" two years - during that time you've learned you want to get an education. Besides, two years is nothing - you'll look back 50 years from now and wonder why you were hesitant!

Go for it, and good luck :smile:.
 
Dude, you live in Canada too? I wish I could've send you my grade 12 math text lol, I actually never used it once and I somehow pulled an A.

Anyways I recommend getting this https://castlerockresearch.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=169

It helped me sooo much, I am not even kidding, the books published by them can literally replace your teachers.
 
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lisab said:
You haven't "lost" two years - during that time you've learned you want to get an education. Besides, two years is nothing - you'll look back 50 years from now and wonder why you were hesitant!

Go for it, and good luck :smile:.

Thanks for the advice, and yeah that is true ha!

flyingpig said:
Dude, you live in Canada too? I wish I could've send you my grade 12 math text lol, I actually never used it once and I somehow pulled an A.

Anyways I recommend getting this https://castlerockresearch.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=169

It helped me sooo much, I am not even kidding, the books published by them can literally replace your teachers.

Yeah man I live in GTA area lol. That's pretty generous and it's all good that you don't have it. I have a pretty good textbook that covers all high school math really well in my opinion. Most of the things will come flooding back once I wet my toes again. I'll look into that book, it sounds pretty helpful. Thanks!
 
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rmalik said:
Thanks for the advice, and yeah that is true ha!



Yeah man I live in GTA area lol. That's pretty generous and it's all good that you don't have it. I have a pretty good textbook that covers all high school math really well in my opinion. Most of the things will come flooding back once I wet my toes again. I'll look into that book, it sounds pretty helpful. Thanks!

GTA...you mean San Andreas...?
 
I say you read lisab's sig.
 

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