School

[goboenomo]

Did anyone go back to school today? Or at all yet?

My classes (in order) are

Business Mathematics
Spare (Worst spot for a spare!!)
Financial Accounting
and Organizational Business

I found the perfect set up for College/University

I'm going to take this course
https://myplace.durhamcollege.ca/durham/profile/progview.jsp?programID=1355

After I complete it, I'm in University for my honours degree in commerce!

I already have most of those classes covered too!

Math
Computers
Accounting
Business
and Marketing

The only thing that I havn't taken is Economics. But it's just an Intro to Economics, so I have nothing to worry about, I just don't have a head start on it.

What are you doing?

 

[college_cook]

I started out going for a Business Finance degree, but changed my mind after a year and am now pursuing Clinical Informatics. I started classes last week.

 

[Barbara L]

I've been taking one class at a time, one right after the other with a week break between each since April 2005. I have one week left in my current class then one more class left before I get my Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I am SO ready to be done.

Barbara

 

[unmuzzleme]

I just started law school last week. Yikes!

My head is spinning already. Who knew that a person could read and process this much in a week! I feel like I should be ready to practice already.

My course are:
Legal Analysis and Research
Contract Law
Legal Process (Civil Procedure Part I)
Torts
Criminal Law

Yep, it's pretty sweet. A lot of work, but I like it a lot so far.
Good luck with your school year, everyone!

 

[shpj4]

Back To School

I start next week at a Community College near where I live and I will be taking some computer classes.

I also love to draw but the class I wanted to get into was full.

After I finished college many many years ago I was going to be a Sewing Teacher. I worked for a few years and then I decided to quit.

I started working at an Advertising Agency and from there worked in the Entertainment Business until about 7 years ago.

I was 64 on July 4th.

 

[ronjohn55]

Yes, I did.

It's an MBA level class on Business information systems. Truly captivating stuff!

John

 

[goboenomo]

Thought I'd give you a little update.

Math - 96%
Business - 87%
Accounting - 91%

 

[pdswife]

Wow! That's great!!!!!

 

[goboenomo]

Thank you.
I'm actually trying this year for the sake of my girlfriend. I can't let her make all the money.

 

[jkath]

Very well done, Gobo. You should be very happy!

(I'm hijacking the thread for just a second: I'm proud of my 2 kids - the one in 8th grade is at a 3.83 GPA and the one in 6th is at a 4.0) Hooray!

Okay, back to Canada.....

 

[goboenomo]

Very well done, Gobo. You should be very happy!

(I'm hijacking the thread for just a second: I'm proud of my 2 kids - the one in 8th grade is at a 3.83 GPA and the one in 6th is at a 4.0) Hooray!

Okay, back to Canada.....

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You're not hijacking. It was about school in general. By all means, tell us about your kids, we want to hear.

How does the grading system work there?... I don't see it.

 

[lulu]

In scaling the European Unions finances as they relate to us I found out today it might be better finanially for us if I go back to university in Italy than if I get a part time job.......its very, very tempting.....Dr Lulu sounds good, huh? Thing is I cannot commit to being there for the duration of a complete course. Might get a post graduate diploma in something though, that would be fun! DH was back at school with his law conversion until last June, so perhaps I should take a turn? Food for thought.......

 

[college_cook]

I found out recently that I might be able to get paid for going to graduate school. Of course the degree would be in management for non-profit organizations, which I really have no interest in, but they would pay my tuition, my RENT (or a portion of it depending where i choose to live), as well as a $1500 stipend for living expenses. I'm barely squeaking by on like... $800 a month, working my butt off at the restaurant. To make that kind of money without having to work would be awesome~! I just need an exceptional GRE score to impress the deans with, and I should be in!

I haven't decided if I want to do it yet though, because 2-3 more years of school sounds extraordinarily unappealing.

 

[Barbara L]

No more school for me. Not for awhile anyway. I just got my Master's of Curriculum and Instruction (3.88, 3 A- and the rest A). My stress level has dropped like you wouldn't believe since I finished my classes a few weeks ago!

Good job Goboenomo and Joani's boys.

Barbara

 

[TexanFrench]

College Cook, years and years ago I signed up to do a graduate course at the local university because it included a teaching position with pay that would cover the tuition, and leave enough over for extras. (My DH had hit a downturn with his job, and was suddenly earning a lot less.) Never really thought of it as a career move, but just having that piece of paper has opened a lot of doors. Good luck on your decision!

 

[goboenomo]

I just got my first report card.

Accounting - 82% Class average - 83%
Business - 87% Class average - 75%
Math - 96% Class average - 56%
Overall Average - 88.3%

I think my marks should all be going up soon.
In math i just wrote a unit test which im very sure i got 100% on.
I was talking to my teacher about that disappointing class average when I bumped into him at a party last night. Isn't that a crazy average! And crazy that I bumped into my teacher!
In business my mark is separated into 2 parts. 50% of my mark is homework, and 50% is tests. On this mark I have 100% on homework and 76% on every test. But just yesterday I got 2 tests that broke the trent, they were 84 and 86%.
And in accounting we are doing a unit I think I'm doing quite well in. It's a section on Bonds, Future value, Present value, and annuities.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[college_cook]

College Cook, years and years ago I signed up to do a graduate course at the local university because it included a teaching position with pay that would cover the tuition, and leave enough over for extras. (My DH had hit a downturn with his job, and was suddenly earning a lot less.) Never really thought of it as a career move, but just having that piece of paper has opened a lot of doors. Good luck on your decision!

That's the other thing- I've thought for awhile now that it might be a lot of fun to teach at the University level. Unfortunately, I'm just feeling really burned out on school right now, and have felt that way for awhile... and I'd need a Master's or PhD to teach at the school I currently attend. I mean, I've been going to school since I was five, and working at least one job ever since I was 15, sometimes 2 or 3 jobs. Now it's nearly 7 years later, and I've had enough of school+35 hour work weeks. Throw in the fact that I may or may not want to attend culinary school and pursue that as a career... (sigh) I get the feeling I'm in for quite a ride over the next couple of years as I ginish up school and figure out what I really want out of my career.

 

[goboenomo]

Ack! My math mark went down to 95%.

 

[-DEADLY SUSHI-]

Heres a tip for the folks going to college. DONT take business.
What a waste of $80K. Now Im stuck in gov't computer sales and want to leap off a building.
Wasabi, will YOU take me in? I clean! Im funny! I fix things too.

 

[goboenomo]

I'm going into business.... well commerce which covers businesses and accounting and whatnot.
I'm playing $5000 (Canadian) a year.... $80k is crazy!