{"id":1319,"date":"2018-11-16T22:46:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T22:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/solesadmissions\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2018-11-16T22:47:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T22:47:33","slug":"grad-school-in-my-50s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/solesadmissions\/2018\/11\/16\/grad-school-in-my-50s\/","title":{"rendered":"Grad School in my 50s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A vlog post from SOLES MA in Higher Education Leadership Ambassador, Catherine Northcutt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catherine Northcutt, a graduate student in the Master&#8217;s in Higher Education Leadership program shares her experience as a graduate student in her 50&#8217;s. In the vlog below, Catherine talks about why she chose her program, things she enjoys about the program, and how she balances her school, work, and personal life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grad school in my 50s by Catherine Northcutt\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/296484910?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/296484910\">Grad school in my 50s by Catherine Northcutt<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user89167290\">Catherine Northcutt<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vlog post from SOLES MA in Higher Education Leadership Ambassador, Catherine Northcutt. Catherine Northcutt, a graduate student in the Master&#8217;s in Higher Education Leadership program shares her experience as a graduate student in her 50&#8217;s. 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