So I'm going back to finish my school since I fucked up the first time by being a retard who didn't know any better but I'm not going to lie I am pretty downtrodden about it. Here's the tentative time frames and prices. I'm currently 22.
23-24, AAS, $6000(currently working on, can finish by 23 if work I work myself to the bone)
24-25? (about a year while I get all the prerequisites/gpa for the BS in order)
30, BS, $30000(possibly work as a contractor instead of employee in my field for flexibility)
32, MS, ~$3-40000???(3000 a class roughly for 14 classes, possibly quit)
The MS is extremely tentative since prices are a bit sketchy and I'm really in unfamiliar ground but the undergrad is much clearer and I already have some classes out of the way. It's still going to be expensive. Although to be honest I'm not counting on any financial aid whatsoever, maybe some loans.
This is fucking daunting. Jesus, I could barely make it in CC the first time around. This time I'm doing a bit better but I'm fucking nervous as a motherfucker looking at the long term plan. For the AAS the classes are all at night and will be easy to get at. To be honest, what I'm really doing is test trialing myself to see if I can even cut it for the BS. If not, at least it's a nice consolation price.
I plan on working through the BS but hopefully have enough saved to quit and go at the MS full time. Unless I have saved up maybe 100k by then (possible but will be extremely hard) I'll probably get loans to survive. It's still ways out there and the closer I get the more I can fine tune my plans but this shit is scary man. The only thing that gives me hope at this point is that at one point the AAS seemed impossible but I'm moving along at a good pace. Much better that I expected.
Can anyone give me some advice or share some experiences about their college days? Does this seem even realistic or close? Am I missing something? I never really planned on returning and the first stint I can barely remember what happened.