End of Summer

When I think about high school.... I remember being surrounded by juvenile self absorbed idiots. I understand kids that hate going there, there's no place to be yourself, your always being treated like a child yet being asked to act like an adult. I know why I bolted from there all those years ago. I remember thinking.... ugh, why would anyone choose to go to college.... why pay for that mess? Well, now I'm doing it... I'm pursuing higher education and it's difficult, expensive, scary, and I'm really looking forward to it. In this blog, I'm going to talk about my college experience from the point of view of someone that wants it very badly.. I want to learn a lot, and grow, and see my skills surpass my expectations. This is not school daze blog about excessive partying, keg stands, and beer pong. My ultimate goal is to end up back in high school as an art teacher, but to get there, I have to get through FCCJ, and then UNF first. Here we go.

As I take the first step into August, there are many things on my mind. My birthday, fast approaching, my summer hybrid speech class, almost over. The Fall term starting less than a week later. My financial aid..... ugh, financial aid... where are you? I'm getting the run around from the "nice" ladies at the student success center, which I believe were recruited from the DMV. I reread the vague letter I received this last week that stated that I wouldn't be receiving any funds for school. It reads...

Dear student,

You have applied for help. You will not receive said help for one or all of the following reasons. A) You did not turn in required documentation. B) You do not qualify for help. C) You're part of a random study to see how much foolishness we can dish out to our students before their heads pop off their bodies.

Ha Ha, you lose,

FCCJ

Ok this may be exaggerated... but thats how it feels. I guess they really want to make sure you WANT to further your education. I'm hoping this is all squared away ASAP. I really can't wait to start my fall classes. I get to see some of my old professors Mr. Harewood for Design I and Mr. Bell for my icky math class. I plan on posting all of my student work on here, starting with some of the old stuff. I'll start a few at a time.