Back to College

[ChristinaK]

I just started a class today. Haven't been in college since 2009. Since then, I have started to dress in public and androgynously in public.

Today I wanted so bad to go as Christina, but couldn't work up the nerve. I did go in a woman's yellow cashmere sweater, hairstyle (very obvious), and women's tennis shoes. I got quite a few interesting glances, but the kids didn't avoid me or anything like that. I plan to keep going like that and will probably push the limits, knowing me. Maybe a little makeup, maybe a woman's polo, which is easily identified. Maybe even women's jeans and casual shoes.

Has anybody else done this? Would you go to class en femme? Just curious.

[Laura912]

If you have not been in classes since 2009, maybe just go for the gold. Who would know? Make sure you do your homework.

[ChristinaK]

It's a Sociology class, so maybe I would get a pass from the instructor and students. Believe it or not, there are over 70 people in the class! I earned my BS degree from a small, Midwestern University. This is a Community College. Good grief, I feel sorry for the instructor. I have thought about approaching her as me being a social experiment to gage the reaction from the other students when I'm en femme. However, can I subject myself to such scrutiny, being that I'm a fairly private person? Would it be fun, or would I feel completely uncomfortable and unwelcome?

A class is a cross section of society. Should I go for it, to gage the attitudes of young people, or should I continue being the conservative woman, afraid to bare my real self to the world?

[grace7777]

I would go to class en femme. I would think a college campus today would be one of the safer places. Now thirty years ago in the south when I went to college, I would have had a totally different opinion.

[Tracii G]

Why go back and why sociology?
Having a mid life crisis?LOL

[AllieSF]

I agree, what better place to let your inner self out than college? Now, if you have friends or neighbors or coworkers there, I can easily understand the caution. If you truly want to go there dressed, then just do it and tell the professor or not. However, it does seem a little contradictory that you are somewhat afraid to go as yourself, but then are thinking of be an example for the teacher as a social experiment. Will any LGBT topics even be covered in this course? Whatever you decide, enjoy and have fun, and I hope that it all works out well for you.

[Tracii G]

I get get curious when people go back to college, not saying its a bad thing.
I would probably go all out and 100% female because why not?

[Diversity]

No, I haven't, but it sounds fun!
Di

[bridget thronton]

I never worry about what my students are wearing - i have had cross dressing and trans sexual students in my software engineering classes a few times over the years

[Allison_CD]

I was a (very) mature student in 1999-2002 Abertay University wish I had dressed then.

[junetv]

haha! I once took a class on Human Sexuality. My prof was female. I wrote a paper on transvestism and included pictures of myself. I got a 100 on the paper and a warm comment from my prof. That was back in 2004.

Back in 1991 (yes I'm old) I was taking classes at college and there was someone transitioning who was probably 40 or 50. Not very passable, but was accepted. This was in Texas.

[Catriona]

Well done Alison!!!! But, wearing a dress, keep your knees together! Of course, you know that the best spoken English in the UK is in Inverness, don't you?

[Amanda M]

I keep going back to college. Just want show off how smart a sixty-something can be! Well, that is almost true. Fact is, I'm scared that if I do not keep the brain exercised, it will atropy. Entropy? Atrophy? Oh, sod it. Just stop working!

[Tracii G]

I never understood the whole idea of being a perpetual student.
I have friends that did grad school and after that 30 years later they still enroll in classes.
Its like they never grew out of the college makes me smarter than you mentality.
I had one say to me several years ago you should have done grad school and not driven a truck all your life.
I said well it afforded me a nice lifestyle, paid for several houses,put my kids thru college and I have all I want and need can you say that?
I learned to run a successful business as well as dabble in real estate because I had a steady income did you do that? No answer again.

As long as its what you want to do its all good and keep us posted on how your dressing is received by students and faculty.

[heatherdress]

Christina - Maybe the first priority should be the course you are taking. If crossdressing is a distraction for you, I would not dress. If it will not distract you, have fun.

[docrobbysherry]

Congrats, Christina, on going to school. But, I'm confused!

U r brave enuff to dress fem to college. For which I award u further kudos. But, won't post a real pic of yourself here? :battingeyelashes:

[Tracii G]

Good question Sherry.

[Secret Drawer]

I suppose I am one of those perpetual students. I surely do not do it for the money! Some of us are just too curious about different stuff and taking classes is an interesting way to expand on that curiousity.
Anyhow, there are a few androgynous looks going on on my campus, two specific gender males that wear dresses and skirts all the time actually.
As for me dressing on campus, I have a logistic problem to work out... I would somehow have to get to the campus or nearby it in drab, then change.
It all comes down to precisely who you don't want to know about you. While I don't care for the most part who knows about my transgendered nature, and even have spoken of it in classroom situations, my retirement aged father in law, brother in law, and (the jury is still out on) my sister in law don't "need to know." They would very likely never be on campus, but I wouldn't want to come home to greet them at my door for some reason...
I do in fact have it as a goal to go for it this year once I work out the details.

[MarciManseau]

I never worry about what my students are wearing - i have had cross dressing and trans sexual students in my software engineering classes a few times over the years

How do you and the other students react to your cross-dressing and transsexual students? Are you ever tempted to talk about gender issues with them?

[I Am Paula]

Go ahead, push the limits, or go completely femme if you want. It's college, where you discover yourself.