reach4thestars

Hi All, Just joined Grad Cafe today and was happy to see this thread. I am 42 and will be 44 when I start grad school (given that someone will have me ). I completed my BSEd in 1993 and MAEd in 1998. I'm going back to school to pursue an MA in German Studies and TESOL. The whole application process is daunting to me as I don't have writing sample of my academic work or access to my professors. I've started taking classes through ASU online in history and English (and a few other topics that interest me) for three reasons: one, I think it will help me get ease back into the academic world, two, I hope to teach abroad and water more background in American History and Literature, and three, I'm hoping it will allow me to get some professor recs. and create some writing samples that I can submit. I live in "the middle of nowhere" Southern Utah and need to save up money to relocate so will actually be applying for Fall 2015. Hoping to get funding for school, specifically a TA position. I'm still in the process of researching schools. My top 2 so far are Colorado State and Indiana U- Bloomington. Nice to meet all of you!