When School Calls You Back

Special Sections August 2007

The college track for high schoolers is fairly well defined—narrow your choice of schools, agonize over the admissions essay, hope for the best dorm buddy, then dive into studying—but what happens when college beckons later in life, when family and work factor into the equation?

Thanks to a range of flexible scheduling options and a host of local offerings that include travel study, advanced degrees, personal enrichment classes, and continuing professional education, it’s never been easier to answer the call for more school. No one knows that better than the quartet you’ll read about on the following pages who have found their place back in the classroom.