NTS - To be or not to be - This is the question that I ask of me

NTS - aka "Non-Traditional Student" - is more than just an acronym. 
It is a way of life. 
A chance to look at oneself and assess what self-improvements are necessary. 
So I ask:

• Do my technical skills favorably compare to current offerings?
• Have I been passed over for a promotion because of a diminished skill set?
• When I look at what I want to do for the next 15 years, does it require further education?
• Can I commit to the expectations of a curriculum caseload?

Depending upon the answers I place to the aforementioned queries, the question I ask - NTS or no NTS - can be answered with the highest probability of right choice. 

Of course asking the questions is much easier than determining the truth to the responding answers.