Diversity training, community college style.

I thought growing up in a Los Angeles suburb as the daughter of a city cop and with job experiences working downtown and at LAX I had some “worldly” experience (I’m not going to italicize that because I want you to do air quotes while you read it).  After spending all morning between three colleges, [...]

Filled Under: NaBloPoMo, School

I always say this…

…but I haven’t given up on the blog.  I’ve just become this insane text message, Facebook, and Blackberry addict who has little time for anything else except work, family, and social networking. When last you read my inane ramblings, I was prepped to start two psychology classes, a physical geography class, and begging my way [...]

Call the FBI*

I realize when I wrote about there being yet another plan to get me out of the community college and into a Psychology and Social Behavior degree, bypassing nursing altogether, I neglected to mention I am enrolled in a class for that degree plan.  Technically it has no prerequisites other than the general ed required [...]

Filled Under: Family, School

Unlucky.

I went to the second day of the last stats class I had a chance of getting into and was rejected once again.  They chose about 30 students and 60 were hoping to get in.  It was REALLY hard not to cry on the spot, so I cried on the way to my car instead.  [...]

Filled Under: Gripe, School, Work

Fall ’09

I would like return to this blog by stating that I have finally finished the mandatory algebra requirements for community college!  It took going through the Spring semester, extending it into the Summer term with a great teacher who took mercy on my inability to master the concepts of logarithms and exponential somethings or other.  [...]