I will be joining Univ again soon and am slightly anxious. It stems from my previous degree program that I completed (bachelors) where in the classroom and courses, I most of the time, felt ignored by others. Classmates were either just polite, or simply indifferent even when I made attempts to participate or get interested in their life. (This, despite the fact that I am naturally a little reserved by nature but yet I made a lot of effort) It used to hurt to feel so alone. This made me ask questions on why it’s happening. One of the differences between me and them was that I am from a completely different country and culture (india). I look different, I speak different (my english is pretty good, maybe accent’s a bit different). I understand I don’t have anything in common really with the american students, but still, it hurt that i could never make a friend throughout my program. No one would ask me to hang out with them or do things with them, like they would ask each other. No one would ask me about my culture or life or family etc. I am of the opinion, that normally people are curious and they ask. But to see that no one even wanted to know (and learn something new in the process) was odd. I used to get odd looks or simply indifferent looks or a fake politeness from most. If someone was genuinely polite, it used to end there. I used to get uncomfortable in group assignments, because I felt ignored when I contributed suggestions. Somehow, I completed the program unhappily. I became involved in my own cultural group in Univ and that made me feel good. I felt a whole lot more "accepted" there. Had friends who would want to hang out with me. This made me feel that perhaps a different culture was the sole reason why this was happening? Maybe i was just unfortunate to have gotten into a class that wasn’t very open-minded. Now several years later, I am going for another degree program in a different Univ in the same state (texas). It’s going to be about 2-3 yrs in length, and i might be completing this sequentially from start to end with the same group of students. I am just uncomfortable thinking about it. I hope I don’t have a similar experience. Most likely, I will again be the only odd one out as an Asian Indian student in the program. How can I prepare myself for this, so I have a more +ve experience. I am not sure if any of you can identify with this feeling of being left out but the whole learning experience can suffer because of this, even when we are adults. I am a lot more confidant and self-assured now, but feel low thinking about this. Would love to have your opinion on this and any tips perhaps.

Thanks so much.
Hi Robert, thanks for your comment. It’s the very thing that concerns me. I have already reached out to them ‘in many ways’, and yet I did not get a likewise response, except surface politeness, and that’s where they ended. I felt like I was in high school and not college. That too, this was a graduate program. Very disappointing. What else can I do? I should be able to be my self and not try ‘too hard’ either.

Hi Flame,
The more you accept yourself, and love yourself for who you are, the more others will accept you.
You are overanalyzing the whole issue.
I hope I’m not being too blunt, but that is really what it comes down to.

I will be joining Univ again soon and am slightly anxious. It stems from my previous degree program that I completed (bachelors) where in the classroom and courses, I most of the time, felt ignored by others. Classmates were either just polite, or simply indifferent even when I made attempts to participate or get interested in their life. (This, despite the fact that I am naturally a little reserved by nature but yet I made a lot of effort) It used to hurt to feel so alone. This made me ask questions on why it’s happening. One of the differences between me and them was that I am from a completely different country and culture (india). I look different, I speak different (my english is pretty good, maybe accent’s a bit different). I understand I don’t have anything in common really with the american students, but still, it hurt that i could never make a friend throughout my program. No one would ask me to hang out with them or do things with them, like they would ask each other. No one would ask me about my culture or life or family etc. I am of the opinion, that normally people are curious and they ask. But to see that no one even wanted to know (and learn something new in the process) was odd. I used to get odd looks or simply indifferent looks or a fake politeness from most. If someone was genuinely polite, it used to end there. I used to get uncomfortable in group assignments, because I felt ignored when I contributed suggestions. Somehow, I completed the program unhappily. I became involved in my own cultural group in Univ and that made me feel good. I felt a whole lot more "accepted" there. Had friends who would want to hang out with me. This made me feel that perhaps a different culture was the sole reason why this was happening? Maybe i was just unfortunate to have gotten into a class that wasn’t very open-minded. Now several years later, I am going for another degree program in a different Univ in the same state (texas). It’s going to be about 2-3 yrs in length, and i might be completing this sequentially from start to end with the same group of students. I am just uncomfortable thinking about it. I hope I don’t have a similar experience. Most likely, I will again be the only odd one out as an Asian Indian student in the program. How can I prepare myself for this, so I have a more +ve experience. I am not sure if any of you can identify with this feeling of being left out but the whole learning experience can suffer because of this, even when we are adults. I am a lot more confidant and self-assured now, but feel low thinking about this. Would love to have your opinion on this and any tips perhaps.

Thanks so much.
Hi Robert, thanks for your comment. It’s the very thing that concerns me. I have already reached out to them ‘in many ways’, and yet I did not get a likewise response, except surface politeness, and that’s where they ended. I felt like I was in high school and not college. That too, this was a graduate program. Very disappointing. What else can I do? I should be able to be my self and not try ‘too hard’ either.

Hi Flame,
The more you accept yourself, and love yourself for who you are, the more others will accept you.
You are overanalyzing the whole issue.
I hope I’m not being too blunt, but that is really what it comes down to.

I will be joining Univ again soon and am slightly anxious. It stems from my previous degree program that I completed (bachelors) where in the classroom and courses, I most of the time, felt ignored by others. Classmates were either just polite, or simply indifferent even when I made attempts to participate or get interested in their life. (This, despite the fact that I am naturally a little reserved by nature but yet I made a lot of effort) It used to hurt to feel so alone. This made me ask questions on why it’s happening. One of the differences between me and them was that I am from a completely different country and culture (india). I look different, I speak different (my english is pretty good, maybe accent’s a bit different). I understand I don’t have anything in common really with the american students, but still, it hurt that i could never make a friend throughout my program. No one would ask me to hang out with them or do things with them, like they would ask each other. No one would ask me about my culture or life or family etc. I am of the opinion, that normally people are curious and they ask. But to see that no one even wanted to know (and learn something new in the process) was odd. I used to get odd looks or simply indifferent looks or a fake politeness from most. If someone was genuinely polite, it used to end there. I used to get uncomfortable in group assignments, because I felt ignored when I contributed suggestions. Somehow, I completed the program unhappily. I became involved in my own cultural group in Univ and that made me feel good. I felt a whole lot more "accepted" there. Had friends who would want to hang out with me. This made me feel that perhaps a different culture was the sole reason why this was happening? Maybe i was just unfortunate to have gotten into a class that wasn’t very open-minded. Now several years later, I am going for another degree program in a different Univ in the same state (texas). It’s going to be about 2-3 yrs in length, and i might be completing this sequentially from start to end with the same group of students. I am just uncomfortable thinking about it. I hope I don’t have a similar experience. Most likely, I will again be the only odd one out as an Asian Indian student in the program. How can I prepare myself for this, so I have a more +ve experience. I am not sure if any of you can identify with this feeling of being left out but the whole learning experience can suffer because of this, even when we are adults. I am a lot more confidant and self-assured now, but feel low thinking about this. Would love to have your opinion on this and any tips perhaps.

Thanks so much.
Hi Robert, thanks for your comment. It’s the very thing that concerns me. I have already reached out to them ‘in many ways’, and yet I did not get a likewise response, except surface politeness, and that’s where they ended. I felt like I was in high school and not college. That too, this was a graduate program. Very disappointing. What else can I do? I should be able to be my self and not try ‘too hard’ either.

Hi Flame,
The more you accept yourself, and love yourself for who you are, the more others will accept you.
You are overanalyzing the whole issue.
I hope I’m not being too blunt, but that is really what it comes down to.

I will be joining Univ again soon and am slightly anxious. It stems from my previous degree program that I completed (bachelors) where in the classroom and courses, I most of the time, felt ignored by others. Classmates were either just polite, or simply indifferent even when I made attempts to participate or get interested in their life. (This, despite the fact that I am naturally a little reserved by nature but yet I made a lot of effort) It used to hurt to feel so alone. This made me ask questions on why it’s happening. One of the differences between me and them was that I am from a completely different country and culture (india). I look different, I speak different (my english is pretty good, maybe accent’s a bit different). I understand I don’t have anything in common really with the american students, but still, it hurt that i could never make a friend throughout my program. No one would ask me to hang out with them or do things with them, like they would ask each other. No one would ask me about my culture or life or family etc. I am of the opinion, that normally people are curious and they ask. But to see that no one even wanted to know (and learn something new in the process) was odd. I used to get odd looks or simply indifferent looks or a fake politeness from most. If someone was genuinely polite, it used to end there. I used to get uncomfortable in group assignments, because I felt ignored when I contributed suggestions. Somehow, I completed the program unhappily. I became involved in my own cultural group in Univ and that made me feel good. I felt a whole lot more "accepted" there. Had friends who would want to hang out with me. This made me feel that perhaps a different culture was the sole reason why this was happening? Maybe i was just unfortunate to have gotten into a class that wasn’t very open-minded. Now several years later, I am going for another degree program in a different Univ in the same state (texas). It’s going to be about 2-3 yrs in length, and i might be completing this sequentially from start to end with the same group of students. I am just uncomfortable thinking about it. I hope I don’t have a similar experience. Most likely, I will again be the only odd one out as an Asian Indian student in the program. How can I prepare myself for this, so I have a more +ve experience. I am not sure if any of you can identify with this feeling of being left out but the whole learning experience can suffer because of this, even when we are adults. I am a lot more confidant and self-assured now, but feel low thinking about this. Would love to have your opinion on this and any tips perhaps.

Thanks so much.
Hi Robert, thanks for your comment. It’s the very thing that concerns me. I have already reached out to them ‘in many ways’, and yet I did not get a likewise response, except surface politeness, and that’s where they ended. I felt like I was in high school and not college. That too, this was a graduate program. Very disappointing. What else can I do? I should be able to be my self and not try ‘too hard’ either.

Hi Flame,
The more you accept yourself, and love yourself for who you are, the more others will accept you.
You are overanalyzing the whole issue.
I hope I’m not being too blunt, but that is really what it comes down to.

My selected field is criminal justice; however, I have read in several places that people over age 37 are not usually considered for jobs such as probation or parole officers. I assume that I am too old to be a police officer, although I am not interested in going that route, truthfully, there is not much I would like to do other than psychology or social work. I would like to do it in a correctional type atmosphere working with adults. The problem is that I started my degree in criminal justice and really do not want to disregard the classes I took or start over in another field. I plan to get my bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and my master’s degree in social work. The problem is once I get my bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, I am afraid that I will not be able to find a job. I am not sure that I will be able to get my master’s degree in social work, so I would like to play it safe just in case. I am not currently working in the criminal justice field and I have no previous experience in the field. Is it true that it is a hard field to break into without experience? Any suggestions on possible criminal justice careers I could do with a bachelor’s degree, while in my mid-forties?

You cannot be over the age of 37 and be hired as a FEDERAL probation officer because the federal system has mandatory retirement at age 57, and you have to have 20 years on the job to get your pension…

HOWEVER, there is no reason why you cannot become a city, county, or state probation officer…

Here are the requirements to become a probation officer in Indiana:

http://www.in.gov/judiciary/probation/qualifications.html

It is not a hard field to break into without experience… We all started with no experience… If you can get involved in an internship at a local probation department while you wrap up your degree, that would help… It will also increase your chances if you’re near a large city with a large probation department… By the simple virtue of the department’s size, there will be many more opportunities than in small departments…

The postbaccalaureate accounting certificate is suppose to lead to the ability to become a CPA. With a minimum of one years on the job experience. Where does someone with no accounting experience go to get on the job experience. Where do you find entry level accounting jobs. Especially for 43 year old men.

According to Career One Stop. This is a good idea.

http://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Occupations/OccupationsWhatsHot.aspx

So, where does a middle aged, career changing person go to get this type of employment.
Oh, I’m thinking of the Linfield College Adult Degree Program. (I don’t know if that helps or not.)
Sorry for the confusion.
Where does a person, with nothing but this certificate go to find employment? Or, can people with just this certificate get employment? Where do entry level people start at with this education.

your question is not clear