Why Didn't I Do This Sooner?
Some odd moons ago when I was first looking at colleges, I found a place extremely close by that was small and that many people from my high school attended. This place was Thiel College. I made happy little blogs about how awesome it was, how much I loved it, and how much I was looking forward to graduating from there. Then as the days dragged on and on, my blogs started to be filled with the message that Thiel College crushes one's soul with it's POINTLESS classes and mudance routine. It works for some, but this bird cannot be caged, baby! Finally, the soul crushing took it's toll and Lindsey (That's me!) decided that enough was enough and thought about a change in career plans (not a huge one, mind you) and thought to look at different schools. Then one day, Lindsey (Why the sudden change to third person?) hit upon the idea that she'd like to be a veterinary technician (fancy term for animal nurse). Lindsey searched long and hard on Google and stumbled upon the Vet Tech Institute in PIttsburgh. On a whim, Lindsey asked for an application. She wasn't sure if she would apply or not, but then after the first day back to classes at Thiel, she decided she would. Lindsey took some tests, got told her grades/experience were awesome, and she was accepted. And that my friends leads us to today:
I woke up at the butt crack of dawn this morning and prepared myself to head over to VTI to go on a tour, fill out forms, etc. My dad and G-ma also went with me because G-ma is interested in everything I do and my dad would be paying for my schooling after all. After driving the 90 some odd miles, we finally arrived, drove around in circles for half an hour, and finally found VTI. We visited with the financial aid office and luckily I qualified for quite a few grants and some pretty sweet student loans, so everything (tuition, books, uniform, apartment) would be paid for. Sure, I'll probably be in debt until I die, but it will totally be worth it. After dealing with my money situation, I met up with my representative, John. He's really very nice (as is everyone I met today). He sent me over to a room where I tried on scrubs, which will be my uniform there, and then gave us a tour of the place. AUFUFD! It looks like so much fun! Even the boring school work stuff seems like fun! There are surgery rooms, kennels with all kinds of critters, very nice labs, and some spiffy classrooms too. It's really quite small too and as you all know, I like it cozy. We grabbed a quick lunch of pizza and then went on a bus that took us to where our housing would be. I guess the school has a deal with this one apartment complex, so basically all the students will be housed near/with each other. The apartments are VERY nice. There are two bedrooms, a kitchen (equipped with a dishwasher, stove, and refrigerator), 1.5 bathrooms, cable, DSL, and a living room area. The apartments are also located in what I can only describe as like a gated community too, so there is a swimming pool, gym, basketball court, and volleyball area. It's a REALLY awesome place. I would have to bring furniture, but my dad's girlfriend has her mom's old furniture and I'm going to "shop" at her garage pretty soon. After viewing the apartments we went back to VTI, filled out a rental form, a roommate questionnaire form, deposited some money for my apartment, and then headed home.
I had a blast and I cannot wait until January.
I woke up at the butt crack of dawn this morning and prepared myself to head over to VTI to go on a tour, fill out forms, etc. My dad and G-ma also went with me because G-ma is interested in everything I do and my dad would be paying for my schooling after all. After driving the 90 some odd miles, we finally arrived, drove around in circles for half an hour, and finally found VTI. We visited with the financial aid office and luckily I qualified for quite a few grants and some pretty sweet student loans, so everything (tuition, books, uniform, apartment) would be paid for. Sure, I'll probably be in debt until I die, but it will totally be worth it. After dealing with my money situation, I met up with my representative, John. He's really very nice (as is everyone I met today). He sent me over to a room where I tried on scrubs, which will be my uniform there, and then gave us a tour of the place. AUFUFD! It looks like so much fun! Even the boring school work stuff seems like fun! There are surgery rooms, kennels with all kinds of critters, very nice labs, and some spiffy classrooms too. It's really quite small too and as you all know, I like it cozy. We grabbed a quick lunch of pizza and then went on a bus that took us to where our housing would be. I guess the school has a deal with this one apartment complex, so basically all the students will be housed near/with each other. The apartments are VERY nice. There are two bedrooms, a kitchen (equipped with a dishwasher, stove, and refrigerator), 1.5 bathrooms, cable, DSL, and a living room area. The apartments are also located in what I can only describe as like a gated community too, so there is a swimming pool, gym, basketball court, and volleyball area. It's a REALLY awesome place. I would have to bring furniture, but my dad's girlfriend has her mom's old furniture and I'm going to "shop" at her garage pretty soon. After viewing the apartments we went back to VTI, filled out a rental form, a roommate questionnaire form, deposited some money for my apartment, and then headed home.
I had a blast and I cannot wait until January.