Jumping through the Hoops

ah school. so i've been working on getting my credits transferred and registration and the all jazz one must do before they actually attend school.

the plan is for me to take 30 credits in 16 weeks. 16 credits (5 classes) for 8 weeks. and then 14 credits (5 classes) the other 8 weeks. and then THAT my friends will give me a finished degree. A degree in "technical management" (a general business degree) with an emphasis in psychology. It also makes me much more marketable in the business world in which i've got quite a few years experience working in. and so, hopefully all of this will get me a job. isn't that ALWAYS the point???

well, yesterday i went up to school to register for classes. all my official transcripts were in and evaluated. (i have 4 including my high school transcript). and it has come back officially that i will need to take 35 credit hours in order to graduate with aforementioned degree. i have to take 30 credits to achieve the residency requirement. so i will need to test out of 5 credits... no biggie. one is a general computer class (what is a cpu? how do you send an email?) that kind of stuff. and the other was an excel class (i'm an excel wizard... again. a breeze).

now i have entrusted my mother with the planning of my schooling. it's her school. she is a former dean and currently teaches in the business sector, as well as, advises like 75 students (the most of any professor on campus). the lady gave birth to me, she knows what i can handle and she knows this school and how to work the system for ones schooling advantage. so why reinvent the wheel... she's my official school planner. so she planned it all out. gave me a sheet of paper with the classes i needed and the schedule she felt was good - making sure she got me the professors that were the best... the whole nine yards. takes a huge load off my back - let me tell you.

so i walk in yesterday - to register. everyone knows my mom. everyone loves her. (she's an AMAZING professor) and hand over all the work she's done for me. i get through the first person. no problems. no hint of a problem. check. i go to finical aid to sign crap there. no problems. no hint of problems. check. i go to register for the classes my mom has written on my trusty piece of paper.... problem. big. big. big problems. after crazy looks, the registrar chick goes and gets the dean. the dean explains to me that i can not simply take 30 credit hours in a semester. that is crazy. they only let people take 19 at a maximum. now know that i've already had this discussion with my mom on the possibility and plausibility of this situation and she has assured me that she has had students do this before and that she believes it's something i can do. so here i am looking at the dean of students saying... but my mommy said i could. okay. i didn't SAY that... but what came out of my mouth, was pretty close. i felt pretty stupid.

so said dean says... well you will have to complete an academic appeal to get the policy waived. so she gets me said form which requires a letter explaining what i want and why. and the dean says... we will go ahead and register you for up to 19 and then go from there.

so registrar sits down again to attempt to do this. computer freezes up and wont let her in. she tries and tries and tries. nothing. so she says... i'll have to put it in later. i'll just write everything down and put a note in your file. so she starts with the first class. A business survey class. again she looks up at me and rambles to herself and then goes and gets the dean. (she's gone quite awhile this time). registration lady comes back and says there are these problems the dean will talk to you in a minute. great.

so dean comes back out and explains that the class i need and was trying to register for is a prerequisite for ALL the other classes i need to take. and that THIS class must be completed before i begin the rest. (well if that's the case, the plan to finish in ONE term just went out the window) however, she tells me that if i can test out of this class that will solve some of the problems. we will still have some conflicts, but at least we could go from there. she suggests i go to the library check out the book for the class and attempt the test in three days. yup. cram a whole class, self taught, and be able to test on it by tuesday.

so i go home. registered for nothing and a little defeated feeling yet DETERMINED to work through all of this. i write one kick ass letter as to how i am completely capable of taking this class load because i'm not working and that people who work and take ONE class have the same demands placed upon their time and life that i would have with 5 classes and NO work. and then i detailed out my 5 year educational history of gpas, course loads, academic accomplishments and part time work schedule i managed. as proof that i could do this because i HAD done this before. i then handed it in to her before the end of the day. i wanted this dean to know i meant business. so i wait to hear on things on that front.

so today i needed test out of that computer class. i go in to do so and apparently my electronic file has not been fixed from when i got screwed up yesterday. someone screwed something up (registering lady was training this other chick) and they had not done what they needed to do in the computer system and could not do it because it kept freezing up and all of this had to be fixed before i took the test. so i spent an hour waiting to take the test and did not. i gave her my number and said i would take it later today if she got it fixed - just let me know. otherwise i guess it will be tomorrow or monday... we shall see.

in the meantime, i am about to start cramming for this other test BUS115. mom ran some reconnaissance for me and found out the kinds of things on the test... apparently its very vocab heavy. so i'm gunna cram and take said test on tuesday. this test determines a lot. it basically determines if i can take the course load i want, graduating in june and everything.

my gut also tells me that this test will determine if the dean will approve my academic appeal. if i were her - i would wait to see how well i was able to cram for a test and then if i could succeed at passing it. if i could, then i would think that would be a good indicator i might be able to handle the heavy course load. if i can't, then it might say i need to take it slower. that's what i would think if i was the dean... and so again... EVERYTHING hinges on this test. so forgive me if i'm absent till after tuesday... it's crunch time kids.

happy birthday to my lady hope - lor! (may your 29th be the best yet)
Happy friday the 13th to all of you... whoo!
happy Valentines to you all tomorrow. i know tommy and i are doing sumtin special... perhaps topic of next blog.

peas and carrots.

p.s. my spelling really sucks.