I hope this won’t be the giant pain in the ass it was last year. At least I don’t have to go through applying to college again. I just have to deal with student loans. Hopefully the college won’t yank me around this year. I don’t even remember all the details but they didn’t want to accept the loans or something. :rolleyes:
So I get to register for classes for Fall on Monday. Yeah, no summer school. No night classes either this semester. I hate going to work then to school then back to work, but I haven’t much choice. At least my boss isn’t hassling me about going to college. He’s not helping either, really, but I’ll manage.
My sister might be moving out sometime soon and then I could look into moving on campus and maybe becoming a full time student. Not this semester though.
I’m scared my boss will take me off salary (not that I could blame him). I’m slightly scared he’ll either fire me (not real likely) or the company will die. It looks that way. He’s trying more and more strange schemes to keep it going.
I probably should look for another job, but I’m scared to. Who’s going to want to hire a student who’s taking a bunch of day classes? And I don’t really want to abandon my coworkers. So I’m ‘riding the train’. Possibly off a cliff.
Turbulent times, man. But I shall persevere and finally get my freaking BA and get a real graphic design job that doesn’t involve dealing with salesmen every day. After going to Japan and teaching English with the Jet Program (with any luck).
sigh And next semester I don’t get to take any studio classes. Two art history classes and my last GE class. It’ll mean studying. I suck at studying. I hope I like the teachers - I always do better if I like the teacher.
But this semester is almost over, then summer break and relaxing. Save the worries for another day.
If you live in a college town, you actually have better odds of being hired as a student. You’re cheaper and if you quit they just hire the next guy in line. I’m out of school now and I’ve had a hell of a time finding work of ANY kind, because they’re afraid I’ll want to stay and gasp work full time for benefits!
Also, if you happen to work for a retail chain like Walgreens or Target or Kohl’s, find out if there’s one where you go to school. A lot of chains will transfer you out to where your school is for the year and then take you back in your hometown for the summer, should you choose to move back.
If you get a campus job while you’re in classes, a lot of them DO continue over the summer but do not publicize the fact, because hours are limited and they don’t want people to stick around solely in the hopes of getting paid. If you’re there for summer classes anyway, though, they may well have something for you to do.
Hang in there. I know the non-trad part-time route is a long, hard slog, and the way is paved with blood, sweat, tears, and promissory notes. But it’s worth it to get where you want to go. At least that’s what I keep telling myself!
And if you need help with art history, shoot me an email and let me know. I have taken many, many AH classes - it was my second major choice when I transferred, and my major is interdepartmental with the AH department. I’m at least familiar with writing AH papers and some jargon, even if I know nothing about the time/place you’ll be working in, and I tutored a little in my JC days.
Thanks. I’m just worried cuz it’s been… oh, heck, probably a good three years or longer (maybe since high school) since I really wrote a paper. I had a PoliSci class last semester, but I’m pretty darn sure the teacher graded really light.
I’ve never really been good at studying. All during high school and junior college, I mostly relied on my ability to read something once and remember it. It’ll be interesting, but I’ll muddle through somehow. =^.^=
As for work - I’m a graphic designer. I’m actually the entire graphics department. I don’t make as much as I could, but if I have to fall back on my other strength (data entry) I’m going to be hurting a bit. If it gets down to it, I know my family will lend me money. Everybody wants me to get my degree. I’ll actually be the first kid of my nuclear family and cousins to get a degree (not that a couple of my cousins aren’t trying)
I kinda feel bad getting so many students loans, since otherwise I’m debt-free. And my sister nags me about it sometimes :rolleyes: but that’s what everyone does, right? And it’s not like they’re like credit card companies and will come and shoot you in the knees if you’re slow in paying (so to speak).
Honey, I would never have been able to afford it otherwise. By the time I graduated with a Master’s, I had about $50K in loans. :eek:
You may be pleased to know that they are all paid back now. And I’m enjoying a sucessful career doing something I love because of that money I borrowed. You’ll be fine.
