u/NerveOk3315

Go kill it folks!

I've led a good life, but never finished a Bachelor's. I used to be a horrible student, not because I lacked intelligence, but because I was pretty irresponsible. I'm 47 now, medically retired from the Army over a decade ago, and quit my job of 10 years last January to finish a Bachelor's. I've gotten 3.0+ these last two semesters, and have two more semesters to go until I graduate. Currently, as a result of 112 credits transferred in prior to this last Spring, my overall GPA is 2.22. I'm focusing pretty hard core (PolySci and History) on my studies, and should be able to continue to get 3.0+ (with a 4.0 goal) these last two semesters.

All that context is to set this question up. I'd really like to pursue a MA in History, however, I'm concerned that 20+ years of goofing off and failing classes will prevent that. Is it worth trying to apply to Grad School, or should I just be proud of the Bachelor's and leave it at that?

I'm pushing 50 and in my last year of a Bachelor's at MSU. I found a Facebook link to the Non-Traditional Student Organization, but it appears the last post on that page was in 2020. There doesn't seem to be any organization for nontraditional students on Bear Link, but I see a good handful of older students on campus. The only older students I see in the Vet Lounge are spouses using Chapter 35, and, frankly, the majority of the vet students got out recently and aren't really peers in the sense of service. Is there a group that is mostly older folk that I'm missing that gets together for study or just socializing?