All by myself

Your supposed to sing that by the way, as in the 80's super ballad.

So schools out. Six classes and five A's, sweet. I did get a B (mutter mutter grumble) but perhaps I should be less competitive? This is the first semester I've actually been glad the semester ended. Usually I'm happy in a sort of "I'm getting closer to my goal" sort of way, but this semester I was just thrilled to be DONE. I spread myself entirely to thin this time.

Now I need to plan my next move. I wanted to attend UM next semester in the teacher prep program, but the MN university system will not allow me in under resident tuition until I've been a physical resident of the state for a year. The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition is @ 20.000 ofter the 3 1/2 years I would be attending. Sooooo need to get residency. However, I don't want to lose a year of schooling. At my age taking a year off is a little scary. Would I go back or lose momentum? I am allowed one class per semester in a MN college or university with out endangering my residency, so I will be continuing with ASL at North Hennepin CC. Nice as I don't think you can study ASL in an on-line course! But the four credits each from those classes will not keep my student loans in deference. So yet another reason to find an alternative course of schooling. I hope to keep my student loans in limbo until I get my teaching license. After which I will hopefully get a JOB teaching, and after three years of payments hopefully get the rest forgiven under one of the federal programs for teachers. After all, with out the kind of help most teacher grads would not be able to afford to teach.

This brings me to the next idea in my school career. On line universities. The two I am considering would be Phoenix and American. I get a 10% discount at UP and a 15% discount at APU. Both through my employer. Phoenix is the largest nationally accredited on-line university, but APU offers more degree options. So after I do a bit more research I'll have a decision. But it is all up in the air right now. My basic plan right now is to attend either for the next year before transferring into UM in 2011. Unless I can get my bachelors on-line, in which case I may spend the next two years on-line only transferring to UM for the 18 month licenser program.


And as to the "All by myself" reference? The Man's mom and our puppy Rikka left for MN a week ago last Monday. Now there is only Partner and I left in VA.