Three weeks and counting

So, school starts in three weeks now. I'm excited. I know my daughter is excited, too.

My appeal of my probationary status was granted so I don't have to worry about my grant money not coming in. Yay for that.

Classes start on the 22nd. Wish me luck. I'll be updating more often once Fall semester gets into full swing.

Fall 2011

Fall semester starts August 22nd - in about five weeks. My daughter, Joanna, will be starting her first year at SAC at that time. I've already registered for my classes. She and I will both be going Tuesdays and Thursdays so that I can work Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. So my fall semester will consist of the following classes:

English 2322: Neoclassical Literature

Kine 1102: Cardio Class

Music 1306: History of American Music

Speech 1311: Introduction to Speech

Education 1301: Introduction to the Teaching Profession (Wednesday nights)

Joanna will be taking a typical first year set of courses:

English 1301

History 1301

Government 2302

Math 1314

It's going to be an interesting semester....

Appeals Process

So... apparently since I had to drop fall semester due to my surgery and subsequent infections and illness resulting in that, I have to file an appeal with Financial Aid to keep from losing my grants and loans for school. *sighs*

I have already registered for fall semester, though, in hopes that I will be granted an appeals status. The classes I have registered for are World Literature, The Bible as Literature, Liberal Arts College Math and Speech Communication. I may add a PE course if I can find one that's in the afternoon.

My daughter, Joanna, has to get registered as well. We may do that on Monday when I go down to SAC to turn in all my information regarding my appeal.

End of Sping Semester

Well, I really screwed up this semester. My cumulative GPA dropped from a 3.5 to a 2.8. I am going have to serious re-prioritize this fall. I may see if I can afford to take a class or two in Summer session 2 just to get my GPA back up. Easy classes that I know I can probably make A's in. Damn it all. I was doing so well, too. It's my own damn fault, though. I spent too much time on the computer and not enough time studying. I have got to get my act together before August that's just all there is to it. A 2.8. That's a friggin' C average. I can't have that. I really can't.

Final Exams - Spring 2011

So, tomorrow begins Finals week for me. I have two exams tomorrow (Government and Algebra), an English final on Thursday and the History final on Friday. As of right now I have a B in all classes except English and I have a high C to the best of my knowledge. Will know more on that tomorrow I think.

On that note, Friday is the end of Spring Semester for me and then I am out of class until August when fall semester starts. I'm hoping to find a summer job during my time off. The extra income would be nice.

I have studied until my mind won't except anymore information. I hope it all works out. I can't afford to have my GPA dropping at any point in this game.

Wish me luck!

Four Weeks to go.

So this last week didn't go too badly... except for the part where I think I flunked my Algebra test yesterday. Quadratic equations in fraction form when multiplying and dividing make no damn sense to me. I just... don't understand any of it. I guess I shouldn't stress out so much about it, but I do because I'm working so hard to keep up my GPA and a C in math would drop me down from where I'm at which means I could possibly lose my place in Phi Theta Kappa. Anyway. Just four more weeks. I have to keep everything at a B or better going into final exams. Then I'm out for the summer. I seriously need to get a summer job. I can not just sit around and do nothing. *sighs*

Five Weeks and Counting

Five weeks left of school, not counting final's week. I currently hold a B or better in everything but English and in there I have a C. I hope I can pull everything up at least one letter grade before finals and then keep my A/B status once finals are through. I am not going to be able to take any classes this summer. First off, nothing I need is being offered and secondly, money is too tight. I still need to find a way to register and pay to take the next four CLEP tests I need so that, come fall semester, I will only have to take four classes in the fall and another four in the Spring and then I can graduate from SAC in May of 2012 and be ready to start at (hopefully) Incarnate Word or Texas A&M, San Antonio in August of 2012. My plan and my hope is that I will graduate with my Bachelor's degree in May of 2014 and have my masters the next May. I'd like to be able to teach, though, while working on my Master's.

That's it for this check in. I'll try to do better and post something next week. Cheers!