I took the leap and registered for a class at the local community college. It starts in 2 weeks and I’m more than a little nervous about it. I’ve attempted to go to college several times in the past. Each time, it has turned out to be bad timing. The first time, back in 1992, my stepmother was going through treatment for ovarian cancer. I just couldn’t cope with stress. I ended up failing most of my classes due to poor attendance. The second time, 10 years later, I got pregnant half way through the semester. Let’s just say I don’t have easy pregnancies and I was taking a class that required working with smelly chemicals.
Since then, I have gone to the college and talked to advisers about coming back. Usually, the advice was not good, or at least not what I wanted to hear at the time. I was given two options, clear my record and lose all my credits or retake all the classes I had failed. I did pretty well in all the classes I managed to finished, so I’d really hate to lose those grades. The other option isn’t really realistic. I originally went in as a dance major. I don’t think my body is up to the task of taking those classes over. I guess I’ll retake the classes that aren’t dance and hope for the best.
The class I’m taking next month is a fun one, just something to get my feet wet and get used to the idea of going to school. In the fall, I take some serious classes. My adviser recommended taking the next English in the sequence before retaking some of the classes that require lots of writing. Writing has never been a strong point, so I’m very nervous about taking that class. She also recommended retaking intro to computer applications, since when I took it, it focused mainly on DOS. This will be the third time I will have taken it. Maybe having some help this time around will do the trick!
Everyone keeps telling me that when you go back to school as an adult, things are different, that adult students tend to do better, be more dedicated, ect, ect. I hope that turns out to the truth for me. I certainly can’t do any worse than I’ve done in the past.
Awesome! Wonderful!
So, I am curious… what is your motivation to go back to college at this point?
Motivation: several friends with older kids told me to take the year that Liam started kindergarten off for myself. I did that and by the end of the year, found myself at lose ends. I worked for a few months, but it’s really hard to work during school time hours as a hairstylist. Those hours are the least busy and I wasn’t making money. It just wasn’t worth my time away from home. Did you read the post before this one, about my Grand Jury service? That really solidified my decision about what to do with my life.