Woman, 105, Returns to Stanford to Get Master's Degree After 83 Years: 'I've Waited a Long Time'

Virginia "Ginnie" Hislop recently walked across the stage at Stanford University to receive her master's of education

A 105-year-old woman from Washington state is proving that it's never too late to finish what you started!

Virginia "Ginnie" Hislop received her master's degree from Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) on June 16, 83 years after her time on campus came to an abrupt end, according to a news story from the school.

“My goodness,” Hislop said, per the school. “I’ve waited a long time for this.”

Although Hislop had previously completed all her coursework before she could turn in her final thesis her then-boyfriend George Hislop was called to serve in WWII — so she left and they got married.

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Then, Hislop began raising a family, which now includes four grandkids and nine great-grandchildren, according to Good Morning America.

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From there, she went on to serve on a number of school and college boards — a journey that started when one of her children was in first grade, and Hislop went to bat so her daughter could take advanced English instead of home economics.

“I felt that she could learn to cook at home and it was more important that she learn more academic skills at school,” Hislop told Stanford officials.

Over the years, Stanford dropped its thesis requirement for the degree, meaning she'd completed all of its requirements — and that's what led Hislop to return to Stanford to finally get her degree.

"False modesty has never been one of my problems," the matriarch told GMA in a video interview published on Wednesday, June 19, days after she received her master of arts in education. "I felt I deserved it and I was delighted to get it."

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