1st Day of School!

Sooooo...today is my first day of school! I took the "campus tour" last week and everything seemed very easy and straightforward to figure out. Yeah, that was then - this is NOW! Yikes!!! I logged on this morning and had a mini panic attack, lol! It now seems so complicated and I was very overwhelmed. I'm sure by the end of next week it will all feel second nature, etc. etc. Tomorrow morning is my first lecture (I have them every Thursday at 11am), and I'll probably be that annoying student that asks all the stupid questions. Wish me luck, ok???

Updated update...

Alexandria, my eldest, just got accepted for the Kaplan program too! She's going for Criminial Justice. Have YOU taken the test yet???

I DID IT!!!! I'm in!!!!!

Oh.My.Gosh! Please excuse my heart palpitations and overuse of exclamation points, ok?!?!?


I DID IT! I DID IT! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in like Flynn people! My seat for my very first class has been reserved, and after I fax in my agreement - it's a done deal. They like me!!! They really, really, really like me!!!! I freakin' did it! Holy crap, I need a smoke!!!


I just bought a fax machine, on rollback tyvm Walmart!, to be able to fax in my papers, etc. I wanna go out and buy school supplies!! I want to redo my desk to get into Student Mode!! I want to get a school pennant and sweatshirt!!!! I'M FREAKING GOING TO COLLEGE!!! I'm gonna have that stinkin' piece of paper that employers demand!!! I'm not doomed to dead-end, go nowhere fast, boring jobs!!!! I will have the respect of being a COLLEGE GRADUATE!!!!!


Oh.My.Gosh! I'm so excited!!!! I'm beyond excited - I'm over the moon people!!!! QUEENIE JEANNIE IS GOING TO SCHOOL!! Hot damn!!! Who'da thunk it???? They picked me!!!! They are only picking 300 people for this pilot program and THEY PICKED ME!!! This older than dirt, haven't been in school in 25 years, stay at home, Army wife!!! THEY PICKED ME!!!!!! ME!!!!


Come on gang! Join me in the Happy Snoopy Dance!!! Weeeeeeee! Yee-ha!!!!! Holy shit....where's the tylenol????

Update: LOL, ok I'm still floating on a cloud right now, but I'm a tad bit calmer! Many people have asked what degree I'm persuing (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Health Care Management), and what program I'm doing. For more info on the latter, read HERE, and HERE. My first class is 100 Intro to Business - can we all say easy peasy?? What do I want to be when I grow up?? THE BOSS LADY!!

I'm really nervous

Well Kaplan will be calling me in an hour. It's my second and final interview to see if I'm going to be awarded the scholarship. I'M REALLY FREAKIN' NERVOUS!!! So nervous that I wrote myself a "cheat sheet" of things to be sure to say, so if I turned into a puddle of goo and my brain goes blank, I'll have SOMETHING to say. I ramble when I'm nervous - it's not pretty. For someone who had zero interest in going back to school, my reaction to all this is pretty bizarre. The only thing I can think of is that I wanted to do this, but didn't see a way to make it happen so I decided I really didn't want it. Or I'm just a typical, mind-changing woman, lol! Something.


I'm nervous. I want them to say yes. But they might not. And then I'll be sad and disappointed. See??? This is what watching afternoon television will do to you! Damn cable anyway.


Did I mention that I was really, really nervous??

Have you thought about going to college??

If you had told me a couple of weeks ago that I would be thinking about going back to school, I'd have told you NO WAY!! But....I'm a pretty smart cookie, and although I love staying at home, I don't want my brain to turn to mush. And you just never know what's coming around the corner in life. Right now I have the luxury of staying home, and I love it!! But if I wanted to, or needed to go back to work I don't think I'd be very "marketable".


So while I was flipping through channels the other day (why is it I have hundreds of channels on cable and there's STILL nothing on???), I saw a commercial offering a free 5 credit class online. I'm no fool and know there's nothing "free", ever! But I was intrigued enough to check out the website. So I went to http://www.freecollegetest.com/ . It was only a 20 question test, and like an SAT, had English and math questions. So you take the test, and someone will call you with the results. I took the test on Thursday night, and got a phone call on Friday morning. I got an A!!! Yay me, who hasn't been in school in 25 years!! Yeah, I'm old as dirt, but I've still got it!

It turns out this is a pilot program with Kaplan University. And yes, it's really free! If you are selected you will pick a class, and the tuition and books are free and would have cost you $1,800.00 otherwise! Why are they giving away free college classes?? They want to be sure you are the kind of person you can take online classes. Some people do fine, some do better in a traditional classroom setting. It looks really bad when students go to a school, and either flunk or drop out and new Federal funding for schools is really looking closer at these numbers. So Kaplan decided to do something revolutionary! Give students a chance to see IF school is for them, and IF doing so online is a right fit. No strings, no further commitment. Believe me, I talked this guy's head off and asked a million questions!!! And then called back several times later when I had MORE questions!!!

I have one more interview on Monday morning, but it's looking like my chances are excellent for being accepted! I am beyond excited!!!! So all I can tell you is that you have nothing to lose and this is a wonderful opportunity!! Check it out and see for yourself!