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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 10 years into my lawyer career --- BigLaw, Capitol Hill then high level government job.  I have never been happy about any of the jobs.  Never felt like I fit in.  I hated law school -- went because everyone told me I should.  Did reasonably well and kept shuffling along.  That's what my life's been so far -- I've gotten several promotions and I keep moving along.  Never too happy.

A few years ago -- I stated taking random classes at a community college and fell in love with the vibe.  Really enjoyed the space and just kept taking a few classes here and there just to spend time "in school" again, if you know what I mean.  I started explore the idea of teaching at a community college or possibly doing student services work and the like.

Last week I took a few days off to do a 2-day career assessment/scientific testing about my strengths and weaknesses (eye-opening; highly recommend). It was a bunch of puzzles, games, tests.   At the end of the two days I was given a ton of materials to review.  Amon them -- a listing of the ideal careers for me.  All of them were in college student services (dean of students, financial aid officer,  academic advisor, etc etc).  It was amazing to see.   Funny, being a lawyer didn't even rank on my list.  I highly recommend these tests -- I want my kiddo to do it before he goes to college.  It would have saved me so much angst.  Lol.

In any event ---- How do you break into student services?  Do I need to go back to school for this?   I'm fairly competent -- but would love to know.  I can't afford to go back for an MA or PHD (I have enough debt as it is!).

How would I do this?  Is it possible?[/quote]

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