Originally Posted by
captkdobbs
Similar story. Graduated HS, went to college for a year (read: waste of Mom and Dad's money for a year).
11 years later, including military service, several jobs, 2 years of Community College, and a whole lot of maturing, I finally graduate with a decent GPA. (Like Klondike Bear, I did OK)
In the interview, they didn't seem to care that it took me that long. They asked me what I learned from each of the decisions I made, and about the experiences that made me who I was that day. It's evaluating the whole person, not just your screw ups.
Similar story...some college out of HS...a couple of different ones and it didn't work out. Joined the military. Bottom line...10 years from HS graduation to bachelors degree. Went on and got my masters. Hired at Delta this year. Didn't even question the timeline. Never even came up.