Well I decided I am going back to school. I did the school application and financial aid application. The federal financial aid one has already told me that it appears I will be eligible for a pell grant of up to $5350, and due to me being on disability I should be eligible for other grants. I have decided to go into early childhood education. That might change but I like working with young kids.
Anyone else decide to go back to school after a long time out? How did it go?
Plans are to start in Jan. if everything works out
That's great, Tricia. Hope it all goes well. I thought about going back many times, but never did.
I did it and you can do it, too. My daughter was younger, though. You may have it easier. Yours is almost adult age.
You can to an Elementary Education program. You can still use it to work with younger kids.
Go, Tricia!! :clap2:
:beret:
Going to be a challange for sure. Have not been in school since 1990. I graduated in 89, Went to RCCC 2 quarters after that then quit. Didnt have near the best study habits back then. Too much procrastination. Hopeing I dont repeat that lol. Didnt have near the best grades back then either
You can do it TL! You will do great.... :thumbsup2:
:) Just got my acceptance letter to RCCC. Boy that was quick :)
man, Tricia, if we were all there, we'd be having a celebratory party for ya! You're going to do great. And you have all these brilliant GP folks to ask questions to when you need help. (except me, you prolly know the same things I do)
Well did good on my computer skills test yesterday, and my reading comperhention test today they said I did great. Did ok on math. Have to retake the writting skills test thurs morning. If I dont do good on the retake just means an extra class. Prefer not to have to take an extra class though lol
Have my schedule for spring quarter starting in Jan
Mon, Wed, Fri. I have Introductory Algebra, Expository Writing, and General Psychology
And on Tuesday I have Child development No class on Thursday
You will do great!!!
good luck!! i went back this past semester and i did ok, but it's just too hard and stressful right now to have a full course load and work fulltime. and i get no financial aid to go to school part time.
Congrats! :thumbsup2: You'll do beautifully! I'm finally going to school. We're talking seven years and eleven months in the making. I do not qualify for financial aid, but it's okay. I have a job and in February, my monthly expenses will drop by four-hundred and eighty-five dollars a month, as I'll have finished paying off three obligations! I'm terribly excited about this! :clap: My biggest concern about attending school, though, is my inability to be in more than one place at a time. I work an insane amount of time and adding more to a schedule which is already ripping at the seams has me scared silly. Then I remind myself that I'm the Ninja Empress of the Universe and all is well again. :freaky2:
Ninja Empress? I don't recall that title being bestowed.
Congrats!!!! I'm rootin for ya! Two of my cousins just recently went back to school and one is finishing up next year. Everyone's doin it! lol
Good luck Tricia! You can do it!
Hey GEEK! Where ya been hidin'?
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I kinda took a break from people for a good long while when junk hit the fan.
Going to have to get myself into a decent bedtime very soon. 8am class will not mix with 2-3am bedtimes
Quote from: CDAGeek on December 23, 2009, 09:42:07 PM
I kinda took a break from people for a good long while when junk hit the fan.
Ya know, I'm about at that place right now. :-\
Quote from: Sis on January 02, 2010, 09:59:06 AM
Ya know, I'm about at that place right now. :-\
I honestly don't know if it helped me to do so, looking back. I know I needed some time to be introspective and not have to deal with questions and comments, though.
When do classes start for you, Tricia?
Jan 11th .
I go tomorrow though and get my books
I just went through the bookstore online to see what the cost will be
$712(everything new)
I am hoping some will be availble used.
I have a friend that took the same math class last semester. If they are using the same book she is giving me hers. So I am hoping that will be one less $125 book
Told her I would give her some $ for it when Pell grant checks came out in Feb but she told me dont worry about it :)
The calculator they have you use is $150 in itself
My kids were able to get some of their books online much cheaper.
My courses
MAT-070-41 Introductory Algebra Mon Wed Fri
EDU-145-40 Child Development Tue
PSY-150-43 General Psychology Mon Wed Fri
ENG-111-48 Expository Writing Mon Wed Fri
I thought about that PF. I am using a Pell grant an don't have cash to pay out for books so this quarter I am going through the school bookstore and some of the $ I have left in my Pell grant check put up so I can just go search for cheapest books
Our school let you have the books, and sent the $$ info to the office. They deducted the amount from the check before they gave it to you.
That's how my community college worked - the Uni I'm at now just sends you a check after tuition and you have to pay cash for the books like everything else.
This section of an article made me think of you, Tricia.
10 Things Not to Buy in 2010
by AnnaMaria Andriotis
Friday, January 1, 2010
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108504/10-things-not-to-buy-in-2010
Unless a student absolutely needs brand-new textbooks, they can use several alternatives to save.
Shop for used textbooks, which can help you save 70% to 90% off the retail price, says Mike Gatti, the executive director at the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, a trade group. Check out web sites like CheapestTextbooks.com, Booksprice.com or Amazon.com. Many college bookstores also sell used texts.
Another option is downloading books online. Sites like Coursesmart.com sell subscriptions to digital copies of more than 7,000 textbooks. TextbookMedia.com allows students to download textbooks for free. You can also rent textbooks on Chegg.com.
The trouble with getting used books is, they change books every two or three years. That's why you can't sell them back all the time. It's a racket. I should be in this racket. Good money in it, exploiting poor students.
My Psych class I have to take. The teacher is also the one of the 2 authers of the Psych text book lol
Good luck tomorrow, Tricia!
Thanks
yawwwn
Got to get used to being up so early
I feel sorry for ya. I tried to make sure most of my classes were afternoon and evening. They will usually have them for people who are working.
Did wind up having to do something today I didn't want to have to do. Was hoping I could get through without having to request accommodations. But I cant see the overheads even from the front row.
I went to the disabilities counselor and she is going to have the teachers print up the overheads so I can have a printed copy at my seat. Then she also requested all handouts and tests to be in large print and some other stuff.
I just want to be able to blend in not be like o you need all this extra stuff
/me hugs Tricia
I'm glad they are working with you and glad you feel that way cause so many want extra "accommodations" because they are just ....well I'm gonna say it even though it's not PC... they are just lazy. It's different if they NEED the help but some folks don't. I'm glad you are just trying to do what you can, and then getting help when you can't.
I wish I didnt have to do it. I did have a math teacher that had already noticed I couldnt hardly see the overhead but the Psyc teacher literally told the class he dont give any accomidations unles hes told to by the school and his print is even smaller. Thats why I went on to the school counslor that handles that. He acted like he wasn't too happy when I handed him the paperwork she gave me. :-?
Teachers who make it difficult for students who are doing their best shouldn't be teaching at all. :smirk2:
Glad you went above his head, Tricia.
I'm really proud of you for going back to school and tackling this new adventure/challenge. It can't be easy to return to a classroom setting after being out of it for some years.
:beret:
Took my first Test in Psychology today. Actually think I did pretty good on it. Also got my grade back on my first essay in English. Made a 95 :)
Algebr though is driving me insane though I think lol
Glad things are going pretty well. :)
Congrats on the good grades! and good luck with that algebra. ;)
:beret:
Well get to study longer for one test
Had a teacher call ma tell me she didn't have the test enlarged for ma yet and to come in later today
Goin on in and study more
I hate at times having to have them do stuff like that to help me because of my eyesight
*gives TL a much-deserved pat on the back*
**HUGS**
Currently checking in to going back to school... went for about a yr while in college...
I forgot how much fun it is trying to get all the ducks lined up in a row... :-\
You went to school for about a year while you were in college?
:eyebrow:
How long were you in college?
Didn't you go to school the WHOLE time you were in college?
Were you slackin' or sumthin?
I was wondering the same thing... :biglaugh:
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 16, 2010, 08:32:30 PM
You went to school for about a year while you were in college? Ja... :pullhair:
:eyebrow:
How long were you in college? A yr...
Didn't you go to school the WHOLE time you were in college? Nope...
Were you slackin' or sumthin? sumthin... :great:
:o
Yoop? Did that hair-pullin-out thing hurt?? :eyebrow:
:highfive: PF
Well 2 weeks left till summer break
Just got my letter from the school, they just accepted my financial aid for next year
What are you going for Tricia?
I've been taking classes since I graduated high school but i'm going back full time next semester. ..I'm nervous! :shudder:
I started off going for early childhood, but started realizing I DONT have the patience do deal with a bunch of kids on a daily basis. I have changed to Business administration, marketing and retail
Not taking any summer classes? I love them! They are a whole semester in a few weeks. Get's some of the easier ones out of the way.
Quote from: Tricia Lea on April 24, 2010, 03:42:39 PM
I started off going for early childhood, but started realizing I DONT have the patience do deal with a bunch of kids on a daily basis. I have changed to Business administration, marketing and retail
Haha, thats understandable, I love kids but I don't think I do either.
You can do so much with a teaching degree. People assume you'll get stuck in a classroom for a whole school year.
Man You can do scads of things with that degree. Sometimes they just want to know you made it through college. You can do almost anything as long as you have a degree.
But here is what you can do with a teaching degree:
After school programs
Start your own daycare, and be the administrator
Camp administration/teaching
Almost every industry has room for educators
Substitute teacher
Christian school administration/teacher/tutor
Alternative educational settings
Jails/youth facilities
Rec centers
Hospitals
Government agencies
Test prep tutoring
Add a few psyche classes and you could be a school counselor
I worked as a Museum Educator
I also worked as a school-paid tutor
I worked in the Title 1 program tutoring kids one on one taking them out of their classrooms for a half hour at a time
The list can go on and on.
Tricia, I just wanted to tell you that I REALLY admire you for going back to school. I'm only taking two classes this term, and I'm feeling overwhelmed by some of the homework. And it's also been difficult getting back into the studying and classroom stuff since I've been out of school for a number of years. You've been away from it even longer than I have, so my hat is off to you!!
:beret:
Psst... ST... Your hat looks like it's ON to me. :eyebrow:
TL: What she said. I'm impressed, too. :-)
ST, if I can do it, anyone can! Believe me I hated school in high school, but I carried a 4.0 in college until some jerk gave me a B and ruined it. LOL
Congratulations Tricia. I'm proud for you! It seems like it takes guts for someone to try going back to school. :clap2:
Got my first grade for the semester posted today
PSY-150-43 General Psychology A
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Made a B in English :) :)
Congrats on both of those, Tricia!!
:beret:
Congrats Tricia!!!
You GO, TL!!! :hyper:
My fall classes. Starting in Aug
Bus 110 Intro to Business
Bus 115 Business Law 1
Mat 070 Intruductery Algebra
Rel 221 Religion in America
RCCC just published their Scholastic honors list. I made the Honors list
:)
http://info.rowancabarrus.edu/student-life/scholastic-honors/spring-2010-honors-list.aspx
Congrats, Tricia!!
I am getting all prerequisites down for my LVN (or LPN, as some call it) during the day. this is my scedule for that this semester.
Nutrition
A & P I-Lab M W
#Anat & Physiology I
#English Comp I
#Intro to Psychology
BUT.... I am taking night classes [9weeks] to get my CNA certification, so that while I am finishing up nursing, I will have already been
established in a hospital, and will be getting used to all the medical work. Plus, it's extra cash!
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Everytime I see you post Gingerale, I crave Root Beer! We don't drink pop much around here.
Congrats Tricia!!!!
LOL! Mellow! :)
Last weekend of freedom
Classes start Monday
how did classes go TL?
Classes went well. I think I am going to like this semesters schedule :)
*is proud of Tricia*
:beret:
Quote from: MellowYellow on July 28, 2010, 11:05:57 PM
:pwink:
Everytime I see you post Gingerale, I crave Root Beer! We don't drink pop much around here.
And every time Mellow Yellow posts... I crave Dr. Pepper! LOL
my one minimester is over, Made an A in my Intro to Business
:clap: Go, TL!
:beret:
Well did pretty good this semester
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Did pretty good this semester :)
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Wow, I have been lucky this semester as far as to having to buy books
3 different people have given me or lending me their books. Leaving me to buy one book and a math lab code. I just got a message on FB from another friend from school. She has an unused Math Lab code she said I can Have. So now only have to buy one book :)
I don't know if I posted in here yet, but I'm studying again. I'm finally finishing my diploma of education to teach secondary science (general science, chemistry and biology) and maths. I'm doing it part time because of the kids and it will take me 3 years at this rate!! But at least I'm doing it right?
Registered for my spring classes today
ACA-115-450 Success & Study Skills
ENG-114-40 Prof Research & Reporting
ECO-151-40 Survey of Economics
MKT-220-40 Advertising and Sales Promotion
BUS-230-60 Small Business Management
Going to be a busy spring
My spring classes:
AMST 201: Intro to American Studies
FNR 103: Intro to Enviromental Conservation
PHIL 330: Religions of the East
ENGL 327: English Language I - History & Development
SPAN 102: Spanish Level II
I think I may have [finally] decided on a major: English & American Studies.
Sounds like you will be busy this semester
I received my grades
Not too bad
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How's the semester going so far, Tricia?
I decided to change my schedule [a few times in fact! haha]
FNR 103: Intro to Environmental Conservation
AMST 201: Intro to American Studies
ENGL 350: American Lit to 1865
HIST 302: America 1914-1945 (Honors)
SPAN 102: Spanish Level II
Its going pretty good. Busiest one so far. One of my online classes is so disorganized, it takes forever to figure things out but other than that everything's good