Being a traditional college student has a wide array of challenges – from adjusting to the transition from high school to college, to going through the developmental milestones involved in the early adulthood stage of development – search for identity, independence, responsible decision making, learning positive coping skills and healthy study habits.

For non-traditional students who enter graduate school, often later in life after establishing family and career, a whole host of other unique challenges come into the picture, usually with a lot more responsibilities and obligations to juggle. And then 2020 hit, and a life-altering pandemic got added to the mix.

We are joined today by two very special guests, LSUS online MBA students located in different parts of the country! Deborah Mitchell, who is in Georgia, and Candice Jackson, who is in Texas. They are here to share their experiences, lessons, and advice on balancing grad school and life.