College advice thread

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Hi /adv/,

I'm not sure how helpful your going to be, but part of wisdom is learning from the experiences of others right? So here goes.

I'm a 33 year old guy with an associate of science degree from my local community college. I'm one of those people who is smart enough to do nearly anything, but lacks the motivation to actually see shit through.

After years of being ground down by shit job after shit job I've decided to make something of my life. I have a reasonably well paying job that affords me 5-6 hours a day to study and no one will give a shit.

I want to finish out at least a masters in a STEM field due to my lingering naive desire to contribute to the world. However I am painfully aware of the years of time I have wasted.

What is the fastest way to obtain a Masters provided I am willing to bust ass? I will gain any certification, take any test, climb any hurdle.

I'm also aware that higher education isn't quite all it's cracked up to be, but most of the alternatives I've seen are either risky as fuck or flat out scams.

Also general major/college advice thread I suppose.