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#1 Hostile

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Posted 12 December 2009 - 09:16 PM

So I decided to go back to school this past week in pursuit of a Associates Degree in Applied Science. It was a field I can convert some of my current credits to. So I signed up for 2 classes with an additional one in a waiting list. It should be interesting. I'm a bit nervous but I feel much better after todays english placement test. It was a 2 hour test, I finished in 1 hour and scored a perfect 100%.

Glad to see I didn't completely lose my mind. Taking three classes to start after taking five years off of school might be ambitious. But they aren't difficult classes. But taking into account I work 50+ hours per week in my full time job, I'm still abit nervous.

So wish me luck. I begin Jan 11th. The nice part about not being broke is I can come right out and pay for it. No loans or anything unless 30 days on a credit card is a loan. :)

My classes:
111 College Composition I :D
115 Intro to Computer Applications and Concepts :thumbsupsmiley:
100 Software Design :mellow:

Each class is only 1 hour 15 minutes once a week for 4 months. So they can't be that hard. I was able to schedule them all on one day. So when I finish the three classes, go right to the library and finish the weeks assignments so I can sleep at night for the other 6 days.

Who knows, give me two years and I might actually be useful around here... ;)

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Posted 12 December 2009 - 09:33 PM


I wish you luck ... and some good sleep, too. :thumbsupsmiley:

Luckily I've become to old to attend any kind of school (or rather too lazy ... there's still a lot of curiosity left in me) :D


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Posted 12 December 2009 - 10:21 PM

I'll be 40 in a few years. But you do have me beat. Nice to know I'm not the oldest person here.

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Posted 12 December 2009 - 10:51 PM

Well, looks like it could be fun :D What kind of computer stuff do you want to do with it? And what's your current job?
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 11:00 PM

Last I heard, he was a bank clerk and a landlord.

Just goes to show, you're never too old to learn. Next semester: Anger management classes. :D

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Posted 12 December 2009 - 11:30 PM

Actually that was a number of years ago and I was a bank manager, not a clerk. And I was a landlord which is why my education has been subsidized by... me! :D

I've sold off my properties during my divorce for obvious reasons. You can say, I'm starting with a clean slate. What was old is now new again. If anyone noticed. I'm a lot nicer guy. So much less stress once everything was finalized.

Fuck the losses, there is still so much to gain!

Anger management classes?! The whole idea of it pisses me off...

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Posted 12 December 2009 - 11:57 PM

Have fun, Eric. Education is great, although don't count on being able to do everything in one night. I told myself I'd do that this year, yet there I was the night before the deadline, mashing out an essay.... Either way, learn things, meet new people, revisit your college years and go get wasted now that you're old enough to hold your alcohol properly. :D
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Posted 13 December 2009 - 01:32 AM

Haha, nice! You are never too old to educate yourself. Also with that amount of time spent in class, it remains pretty bearable :D

Anyway, good luck.

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Posted 13 December 2009 - 02:12 PM

good job going back to get some extra education. Right now my plan is working a bit for a few years then figure out if there is something I would study to specialize myself.

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