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Name: Robin Bundy
Age: 40-ish
Marital Status: In a relationship
Quote: "Education is about giving you legitimacy in the world."
School: Capella University
Target: MBA in I.T. Management, in progress
"It was a two-year program crammed into seven months. The classes were 19 days each."
Despite the grueling schedule of full-time work coupled with night school, she managed to earn nine certifications; she studied and sat for six Microsoft tests, two Novell tests, and A+ certification.
It was an investment of $15,000 that drained her savings and forced her to take out loans, but it changed the course of her life.
" 'You took the reins on your life. I'm so proud of you,' a friend told me."
Robin was able to leave her dead-end job behind. She became a network technician for a hospice.
She realized some time later that she still had more schooling ahead of her.
"Those certs got me in the door, but the thing that would allow me to move up would be a degree."
That realization brought her to a crossroads. She needed only two classes to earn her associate's degree.
After a little soul-searching, she decided it would be in her best interest long-term to pursue a bachelor's. She had a decision to make.
"Am I going to finish the degree I started in mass communications? Or am I going to go for the degree that would allow me to have a better living, lifestyle, interest, stability and potential?" she recalls asking herself.
Continuing on the IT path was a simple decision. Deciding where to go to school was another.
Robin considered two land-based schools, but ultimately decided upon Capella University based upon her own research, and its reputation among her colleagues.
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