Missing in action does not BEGIN to describe.
I have neglected my livejournal. I have been super busy with so much crap and yet nothing and I've had a dry spell of sorts. I am aware that I have a bit of catching up to do, birthdays I have not acknowledged and people I have not commented. I apologize now. IF you wish to remove me from your friends I will not be upset. For those of you willing to keep me...I will blog again lol.
I have cross posted this to my wordpress. A friend has a domain and is paying for it monthly, so since he is using his own domain, he made me a blog only with the understanding that If I do not use it, I pay for it. So I use it (almost as much as I use this) but tonight, I had a thought...
So here it is.
I am currently trying to attend school so that I can raise my g.p.a. and get into a different school because my current school does not have the major I want. I want to do social work. But my school only has Sociology as a major.
Today, I ended up going to my brothers house and while talking with his sister and his girlfriend, his sister informs me that the school we both attend now, DOES in fact have social work as a major. It's cleverly hidden in a huge tortilla of awkward under a different name. It's "Family Services" and it is a concentration. The outer layer is Education, the second layer is Family Services, the meat is NOT sociology. I'd have to completely change my major.
Now I face a dilemma. If I cannot raise my g.p.a. but am allowed to attend this college, now that I know there is the major I want there, should I continue there or move on to the next school after busting my hump? Before you answer, let us weigh the pros and cons of this decision.
Pro:
I would not have to transfer schools.
I would just have to change majors.
The major falls under education which gives me the advantage of also obtaining an education/teaching degree.
I had also planned on teaching.
Cons:
Financial aid does not cover everything.
I end up paying upwards of 700 dollars a semester out of pocket.
My aunt keeps telling me I have to settle down.
Every semester there is something wrong with my paperwork or something.
There is always something new at this school.
The department sometimes determines your final grade for classes (english department especially)
I was an english major and moved from a D to a C because after getting 11 weeks of A's and B's, the final paper was graded by the department and I received a D and a C.
I vowed never to take another english class here as it just lowers my g.p.a.
Alright, so my cons are definitely outweighing my pros. I see this. But the problem is, I have to first wait to find out *for the third time* if my school will approve me to have financial aid.
If they do not, I have to pay out of pocket. That is close to 5,000+ dollars. Sometimes, I cannot afford a simple bottle of orange juice. Second, since I do not have the money, I have to wait longer until they approve me again. Then I have to complete and pass two semesters.
I am noting now that the last paragraph SHOULD have been number one on my cons list. It should be the ONLY factor on my cons list however, I am trying to think optimistically here and hope they do approve me *for the third time.*
As you see, this is a hard decision because I am not even aware of what they will decide. But keeping with being positive, let us say they WILL approve. So...
What do you think my next move should be?
-B.B.
I have cross posted this to my wordpress. A friend has a domain and is paying for it monthly, so since he is using his own domain, he made me a blog only with the understanding that If I do not use it, I pay for it. So I use it (almost as much as I use this) but tonight, I had a thought...
So here it is.
I am currently trying to attend school so that I can raise my g.p.a. and get into a different school because my current school does not have the major I want. I want to do social work. But my school only has Sociology as a major.
Today, I ended up going to my brothers house and while talking with his sister and his girlfriend, his sister informs me that the school we both attend now, DOES in fact have social work as a major. It's cleverly hidden in a huge tortilla of awkward under a different name. It's "Family Services" and it is a concentration. The outer layer is Education, the second layer is Family Services, the meat is NOT sociology. I'd have to completely change my major.
Now I face a dilemma. If I cannot raise my g.p.a. but am allowed to attend this college, now that I know there is the major I want there, should I continue there or move on to the next school after busting my hump? Before you answer, let us weigh the pros and cons of this decision.
Pro:
I would not have to transfer schools.
I would just have to change majors.
The major falls under education which gives me the advantage of also obtaining an education/teaching degree.
I had also planned on teaching.
Cons:
Financial aid does not cover everything.
I end up paying upwards of 700 dollars a semester out of pocket.
My aunt keeps telling me I have to settle down.
Every semester there is something wrong with my paperwork or something.
There is always something new at this school.
The department sometimes determines your final grade for classes (english department especially)
I was an english major and moved from a D to a C because after getting 11 weeks of A's and B's, the final paper was graded by the department and I received a D and a C.
I vowed never to take another english class here as it just lowers my g.p.a.
Alright, so my cons are definitely outweighing my pros. I see this. But the problem is, I have to first wait to find out *for the third time* if my school will approve me to have financial aid.
If they do not, I have to pay out of pocket. That is close to 5,000+ dollars. Sometimes, I cannot afford a simple bottle of orange juice. Second, since I do not have the money, I have to wait longer until they approve me again. Then I have to complete and pass two semesters.
I am noting now that the last paragraph SHOULD have been number one on my cons list. It should be the ONLY factor on my cons list however, I am trying to think optimistically here and hope they do approve me *for the third time.*
As you see, this is a hard decision because I am not even aware of what they will decide. But keeping with being positive, let us say they WILL approve. So...
What do you think my next move should be?
-B.B.