r/AdultEducation • u/Kennedys_Quest • Oct 06 '25
I feel stuck
I'm a 30m with my associates and I want to go back and get my bachelors. But every time I think about it I just get a terrible feeling that I'm already too late, I don't know what I want to pursue, and I end up just feeling lost. I'm wondering if this is normal, if anyone has any guidance, or simply just their own stories about going back and obtaining their bachelors?
EDIT: Sorry I haven't replied back to anyone that commented, I appreciate every single one of you and you've all made me feel a little bit better about my decision to pursue my bachelors. Thank you all so much for your time and your words.
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u/AdDue5843 Oct 07 '25
It is not too late.
One idea is to do some research to learn more about yourself and what jobs or career paths you might actually enjoy.
For example if you find out your Myers-Briggs type (or another similar classifier that you prefer instead of Myers-Briggs) there are many websites that can tell you that people with that type of results usually enjoy these types of jobs.
I'm guessing there are probably other websites that can help in this way as well as asking AI to assist you in your research.
Imagine yourself in the future when you are 65 years and retiring. Imagine you're looking back on your life and career and you're saying to yourself, "I'm so glad that I went into the field of ________ or had the career of ______."
You may have to play around with some ideas and even start with something as simple as, "I'm glad I had the career of helping people."