Yaaaaaaaaaaaay

[defibrillate]

My class schedule is approved. Here is what a standard week will look like once school starts, along with two more online classes - Intro to Healthcare and Human Relations in Healthcare Settings. I'm glad this is all gonna get done.

Proposed Plan for My Life

Ongoing: Math & Physics tutoring, because I will fit those two things into my schedule no matter what, so help me.
Possibly: Chinese and Japanese tutoring. Those aren't likely but I'd like them. We'll see.

Fall Quarter: Prereqs, first 3 months of Evergreen volunteer commitment
Winter Quarter: Clinical Laboratory Science I, Phlebotomy I, Basic Pharmacology, second 3 months of Evergreen volunteer commitment
Spring Quarter: Clinical Laboratory Science II, Phlebotomy Externship, Medical Law & Ethics, and some sort of lab work for free for the sake of experience
Summer: MONEY. SAVING. GOD WILLING, A VACATION. Remember how I went on about wanting to travel? Yeah, that's happening. I have a dear friend in Georgia I've promised to visit and a standing invitation to Vietnam.

Following All That
Transfer to UW. Become something. Because, do I want to stay a lab assistant for the rest of my life? Fuck no I don't, but I need a stepping stone since I can't afford a ladder or some metaphorical shit like that, so that's what I'm doing for now. Rest assured I will also do Other Things. Better things. All the things.

In conclusion, holy shit, never before have I spent this much money at one time. $2,000.00 in tuition. I know that's fucking NOTHING as far as tuition goes, but still.

Comments

[zen_monk]

Your schedule is really scary. I sometimes still can't believe the work that science majors have to go through.

[defibrillate]

Haha, is it really? I looked at that and thought, 'now that doesn't look nearly as monstrous as I was expecting...' and double-checked to make sure I didn't miss something. Of course I've gotta factor in time for online classes, but those never actually take that long. At least not the ones I've had. Well except for this one with this teacher that seemed to have a huge crush on Hemingway, but like you probably guessed, she was batshit crazy.

[zen_monk]

Well, since it appeared that your school uses the quarter system that's not unlike the University of California school system, the schedule brought to mind a lot of studying for midterms. Of course, I only know of this by word of mouth because I know a lot of people who go to UC Santa Barbara (which is where I live near), and it always seems to be study time for the Biology majors.

Then again, I'm still in a city college trying to rack up units to transfer, so I really can't say I've experienced real college schedules. Though, I will soon enough because I'll be taking a total of 16 semester units this fall, plus trying to manage Anime Club and maybe start a writing club.

[defibrillate]

That's where I'm at too - the college I'm getting my certifications at is a two-year. I wanted to get a transfer degree and go straight into university, but I haven't worked out the financing yet.

I'm pretty sure every spare minute I have this year will be study time. I'll probably carry around a stack of note cards. Yay nerdiness, I guess?