<prompt> Human: Throwaway cause reasons... Last week I was fired from my unskilled full time job of just over a year for attendance. That job paid 15 an hour which is extremely high for that type of work in my area. Most of the unskilled jobs in my area are going to pay considerably lower, more like 11-12 an hour. What I really want to do though, is go back to school and start working towards a 4 year degree in computer science. Ive never gone to college. I wasnt a great student in high school and felt very uncertain about which direction I wanted to take, so I just kind of got caught up in trying to make things work in the low pay, high stress jobs that were available to me, living paycheck to paycheck for the most part. I have essentially nothing put away for retirement Yeah, I know, at this point its not happening. I still have a part time job that I can work a maximum of 28 hours a week at. It pays 11.50 an hour, 13.95 for graveyard hours which most of mine are. I can count on bringing home about 900 a month with this job, and its a very minimal job. I would easily be able to work on homework while there. I have about 3300 in savings and 1000 in my checking account as of right now. Im still waiting to see if Im going to be approved for unemployment. Im not sure if theyll go for it when I bring as much home from my part time job as I do. Im living in an apartment with a roommate where my rent is 550 per month and utilities are 75- 100 a month, give or take. My lease is up at the end of May. I dont think theyd LOVE it, but I think if I talked to them about it my parents would be willing to allow me to move back in with them for the purposes of going to school. I wouldnt love it either, but I wouldnt feel comfortable being locked into another 1 year lease under such tight financial constraints. It could also be to our mutual benefit if I were to pay them rent. Theyre not nearly as close to paying off their house and retiring as they had intended to be in their mid 50s. If I were to move back in and pay them 500, or even 300 a month to put towards their house payments I could see that being to our mutual benefit financially. I feel like even after 2 years I would be able to apply for much higher paying jobs with an AA in computer science under my belt, so that I could support myself again and continue my education more independently. Does this sound like a feasible idea, or a terrible failure to launch ploy?  <response>: If it is something you truly are passionate about, I think finding a community college and taking classes is a good idea. Two things to be aware of going through this:1. Identify why you failed the time not being a good student in high school. Have a clear goal of why youre going to school and what position you want after you graduate.2. Take a single class at the community college as a test run. See if you actually are capable of finishing it. The worst thing to do in your situation is to get halfway through while adding some debt then stop.Good luck! 