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For all Women's College Attendees!!!

DEAR ABBY: I identified strongly with the letters from readers who graduated from college at an advanced age.  Most were between 35 and 45 when they graduated.

When I graduated from high school, I was ranked 150 out of a class of 152.  However, at age 59, I graduated in 1990 from Baldwin-Wallace College with a 3.79 grade point average.  Even at 59, I was able to advance in my work, and eventually earned $75,000 a year by the time I retired at age 71.

Which goes to show you that it's never too late.  -- ESTELLE IN LAKEWOOD, OHIO

DEAR ESTELLE: That's true.  I'm a firm believer in happy endings.  Your letter is sure to inspire more late bloomers that it's never too late to achieve one's dreams.