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Jimor:
After {mumblemumble} years of not being in school (a failed attempt at a physics degree after going to university after high school), I'm back in junior college working for a technical certificate in Television Production. I'm going to look into the A.A., but only if they'd credit my previous general education classes.
So far, it's fun, the classes are stuff I really enjoy, and I'm much more motivated to get all I can out of each of them. Just showing up and doing the work should lead to good grades. 2 classes working on computers, one for video editing on Final Cut Pro, the other creating all those fancy intro and promotional graphics on Adobe After Effects. The third class is on how to shoot professional looking video and edit it into a polished final product.
It's really interesting observing the different attitudes among the other students. In the kinds of classes I'm in where there's a specific goal and reason for them being there, it's pretty good overall. If I was stuck in general education classes at this point, though, I'd probably be chewing my leg off to escape like many of the other students. It's not like I don't love learning about pretty much anything, during my first pass through it all, I absorbed all the info like a sponge, I was just bad at doing the work. I just don't see that I'd learn much new now.
Anyway, I might have some contributions and advice for this thread.
The only thing I can really think of to help alleviate the stress is this: The only employer (in your field) who will ever care about your grades (and which school you went to, maybe) is the FIRST one. After that, the simple fact you have a degree will be a distant 2nd place in importance to work experience.
phooey:
Urgh, I'm so fucking stupid.
College,
Masterbainter:
I actually am Liking classes this year... but then again all my teachers are fucking kewl shit. Other than that i'm super busy working fulltime/school full time. I do have time to sleep on the weekends though.
Gemmwah:
I don't register until the 28th of Sept, and my classes don't start until the 5th of October. I'm sooooooooo jealous of everyone that's started already, I'm starting to go stir crazy.
Jimmy the Squid:
I've recently applied for a postgraduate diploma at one of Sydney's really good unis. I'm really worried because I don't think I'm going to get in and if I don't get in this year it's unlikely I'm ever going to get in. I really hope I do because I honestly haven't ever considered the possibility of not becoming a psychologist and if I don't get in I really don't know what I'm going to do. Quietly freaking out until January when I find out, thinking about not getting accepted is actually kind of upsetting so I'm trying to put it out of my mind because I really don't need to just start crying.
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