Took my last college test today, I'm DONE!!!
Dec 3, 2015 22:46:29 GMT
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Post by gracieplusthree on Dec 3, 2015 22:46:29 GMT
and man lemme tell you it feels good..
What I have completed is Associate of Applied Science Office Applications Asst-AAS and I also have a Medical Office Clerk certificate.. I started out doing the certificate, decided to do the Associates, then took a year off because I needed a paycheck more than I needed homework, then I came to the thought that I could juggle both if I did part time, so I went back..all that took nearly 5 years(the associates *should* have been a 2yr, and the certificate a *1* year in theory anyway..doing a couple classes at a time stretched it out but I was afraid of taking on too much(I did have 3 classes one or 2 semesters) but I don't care that it took me longer, I would be the same age today had I NOT done it.. important part is that I DID it..
If I can do it as a single mom, working a part time job, with no help from anyone for anything and with fibro and eaten up with arthritis and old(I am 42) then that's just proof that ANYONE can do it if they just stick it out.I have continuously been in classes with kids that could have been MY kids, heck even with kids that my older 2 went to school with. Its not so bad being the oldest in the class either(however lots of times i wasn't the oldest), a lot of the younger ones know you are a source of information and assistance lol.. I have had many thoughts of quitting, many times where I struggled with schoolwork so bad that I sat here in tears, not always just because of the work,but just overwhelmed and exhausted in general. I currently have a 3.6 overall but that's not counting the actual current semester as its not technically over yet.. but I don't expect that gpa will change much once these 2 classes are factored in
so anyway if any of you clicked on the *whats for dinner* thread today, this is why I am NOT cooking tonight LOL
What I have completed is Associate of Applied Science Office Applications Asst-AAS and I also have a Medical Office Clerk certificate.. I started out doing the certificate, decided to do the Associates, then took a year off because I needed a paycheck more than I needed homework, then I came to the thought that I could juggle both if I did part time, so I went back..all that took nearly 5 years(the associates *should* have been a 2yr, and the certificate a *1* year in theory anyway..doing a couple classes at a time stretched it out but I was afraid of taking on too much(I did have 3 classes one or 2 semesters) but I don't care that it took me longer, I would be the same age today had I NOT done it.. important part is that I DID it..
If I can do it as a single mom, working a part time job, with no help from anyone for anything and with fibro and eaten up with arthritis and old(I am 42) then that's just proof that ANYONE can do it if they just stick it out.I have continuously been in classes with kids that could have been MY kids, heck even with kids that my older 2 went to school with. Its not so bad being the oldest in the class either(however lots of times i wasn't the oldest), a lot of the younger ones know you are a source of information and assistance lol.. I have had many thoughts of quitting, many times where I struggled with schoolwork so bad that I sat here in tears, not always just because of the work,but just overwhelmed and exhausted in general. I currently have a 3.6 overall but that's not counting the actual current semester as its not technically over yet.. but I don't expect that gpa will change much once these 2 classes are factored in
so anyway if any of you clicked on the *whats for dinner* thread today, this is why I am NOT cooking tonight LOL
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
