You would think I would have attempted some form of relaxation on my one day off per week. No dice. Because clearly what this girl needs is one more form of stress in her life. No, instead I applied to go back to school. No, not the graduate school that I spoke of earlier. This is the local technical college (or vo-tech or whatever they call them these days).
In my defense it is something that has been in the back of my mind for a long time. And I have some good reasons for doing it, such as giving me an edge in my job hunt.......okay, now that I think about it that may be the only reason I am doing it.
As for deciding to apply for spring semester, well it wouldn't be my blog without a list, right?
- The course (in bookkeeping) is only two semesters. If I start in the spring then I will graduate before I turn 30
- Work is much more relaxed in the spring and therefore easier to balance with classes
- If I start sooner I'll be done sooner and can then find a job sooner
So, with those reasons in mind and only two days to get everything done before the cut-off date for transfer students (prior to this I thought I had until January 4th to get it all in) I quickly threw together my application and turned it into the school. Then raced home to order my college transcript before they shut down for winter break and the next day I got up early and went to my old high school to request that my high school transcript be sent. Phew, I thought all was taken care of.
The next week I received my acceptance letter. Only it stated I couldn't register for classes until they received my high school transcript and proof of vaccination (which should be on the HS transcript). So I waited a few days thinking the high school had taken some days to process it and it would arrive at the college soon. I then called the college on the 21st - couldn't get anyone so I left a message and figured my ability to register would change after the holiday.
And dutifully I placed some calls again on the day after Christmas to make sure the transcript had arrived. Only the college has not received it yet. Fully two weeks after I requested that the high school send it. The high school is still on break and the office is closed until January 2nd. If by some chance I could get my hands on another transcript on the 2nd and take it over to the college myself I would only have until January 4th to set up an advising appointment and register for classes before being charged a late registration fee. If the classes I need aren't already full. And of course the 2nd and 3rd are inventory days at work which mean I have to be there earlier than usual leaving me less time to run around town dealing with this.
There is more frustration to this tale that actually begins before I turned in my application but in the interest of not making this a novel-length rant I will just sum up to say that I am about ready to throw in the towel and go back to my original plan of searching once again for a new job come the new year. But what if I don't find one?
If you are still reading what would you do?
