I decided a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to go back to school. I just had this sudden urge when I woke up and got online to apply to the Salt Lake Community College. I don't know if I want to be a dental hygienist or a dentist. The hygiene program has a wait of 2011 right now. I am going to get my prerequisites done and then apply to that program. I'm thinking I might get the classes for dental school taken care of too just in case. I have to take a bunch of math and science classes for dental school so that is the only thing that is scaring me. I do have to take a few for hygiene, but they aren't anything I can't handle.
I had been worried about taking my math placement test to register for my math class. So, I had been brushing up on my algebra with help from books at the library. All my studying paid off...I took my test yesterday and placed into the math class I wanted. The class I placed into is the only math class I have to take to be able to take the Chemistry class I will also need. So today I registered for my Intermediate Algebra class! I will have class on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. Not really how I want to spend my weekends, but it was the only times that really worked out for the family. I will start school on August 25th! I'm really quite excited! I had fun studying for the test...I think I really do like math despite what I felt about it in high school and college before.
Before I can apply to the Hygiene program I have to take the following classes:
English 1010:Intro to Writing
Soc 1010: Intro to Sociology
Comm 1010: Intro to Communications
Hlth 1020: Foundations of Nutrition
Math 1010: Intermediate Algebra
Psy 1010: General Psychology (I'm hoping I get credit for taking this at the UW before)
Biol 2060: Microbiology
Biol 2320: Human Anatomy
Biol 2420: Human Physiology
Chem 1110: Elementary Chemistry
All of those classes are going to take me awhile because I will only be able to take 1-2 classes per quarter with my work schedule and other obligations. I plan on taking classes year-round and some of them can be taken online which I may do to make things easier for me. I've been told that the nutrition class is an easy one to take online. There is no way I could take the science classes online. I need too much help.
Well, I have rambled on long enough.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
I'm a COLLEGE girl (again)!
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4 comments:
Yeah! I'm so glad you decided to go back and are having fun studying. Although I'm not envious of the algebra class...YUCK!
I'm sure you will do great though!
I'm glad you aren't doing the Math 1010 online...it SUCKED!!! I enjoyed the Sociology class from SLCC.
That is a DANG long wait...2011??? Good grief! Of course, if you do dental school, won't you have to move? Isn't the nearest dental school Creighton? Unfortunately you can only do one year of Creighton at the U.
Anyway, good luck! Can't wait to see ya in a couple of weeks!
Good for you, Stacy! I hate math and science... so I could not do that! LOL I'm glad that you are doing what you want to do!
YAY!!! That's a huge step going back to school, and I'm glad you decided to take the plunge!! I'm sure it will be a challenge but will be awesome to do what you want to do in life. Good luck, and congrats on your decision!!
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