Reaching Lifelong Goals as a Nontraditional Student

Non Traditional College Students are a unique bunch.   There are more and more of us at colleges all around the USA.  What I find troubling is that the great resource sites on the Internet are not reaching the majority of the Non Trads out there.  I am tuned into this niche on the WWW and I am constantly finding great new resources and sites specifically for the Non Traditional Student.   I think we need to make it our personal quest to get the word out to as many older students as we can.   Non Traditional Students need to know they are not alone.   A student may feel that no one knows their situation with going back to school.   I am here to tell them, there is a whole world of Non Traditional Student websites out there for their support.   Over the next couple of weeks, I plan to develop a page here on the Reaching Lifelong Goals site with as many links as possible.   Sure, all of the great Non Trad sites out there have their links pages, but web statistics show that we are not reaching the majority of our fellow Non Trads.   With the ever growing demographic of older individuals returning to college in this economy, there needs to be greater effort put forth to “bring them into the fold” here online.    Today, I found another great forum for Non Traditional Students.   Returning To School – Adults Returning to College/University, a forum put together by Cynthia from Portland State U. is worth joining.   This forum is for all returning students and has a great format, fun to use and NEEDS MORE MEMBERS!    We all know at least a few fellow Non Trads that we can ask to get involved with this forum.   Right now, I see 19 members from around the country and England as well.   This forum as well as The Nontraditional Student Forum are a perfect place for fellow Non Trads to talk about their goals, successes and challenges.   Elizabeth from Kentucky has a great website and this fantastic forum available for Non Traditional Students.   Both of these forums are great places for fellow Non Trads to network and gain like minded friends forever.    Let’s get the word out in every way we can.   Our fellow Non Traditional Students need these resources!