Runs with knives!
After far too long THINKING & DOING NOTHING about it, a conversation with one of my co-workers spurred me into action. Here’s how it went… I was at my office printer, waiting for my group of recipes to print. Ray, Professor of Pharmacy Administration in…
With my Consotium form submitted to my employer and my application for admission submitted to my host school, I felt like everything was in order to begin Fall term at CSTCC. When it came time to register for classes, I tried to do so on…
One bright Monday morning, I went down to CSTCC to take my pre-admission math test.
I entered the cramped & hot (the air conditioner wasn’t working) testing lab and signed in at the front desk, and was told that I’d have to wait a little bit before I could go in because the testing lab was full at the moment.
Settling in to the uncomfortable chair, I waited and talked to the girl running the testing lab. She told me that I’d only have to take the math portion, and that the test was computer-based and performance-driven. Apparently, the worse I did on the test, the more questions it would ask me. If I did well on the harder questions, I’d have fewer of them to answer.
Fully expecting to be there for the rest of my life (I am no math wiz!), I entered the testing lab which was full of young students (they all look like babies to me) staring fixedly at their computer screens. Settling in to a desk by a window, I began the test.
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I had only two classes for which I needed to register: Cooking Skills and Methods and Theory of Cooking. I logged into the CSTCC website to register for classes and was thrilled to discover that finally, finally, finally… everything in my application was complete and…
Thinking that everything was all right, I eagerly opened the envelope that arrived from CSTCC. Tearing it open, I found my class schedule and a bill. A bill? I thought this was free. Hrm. More calls… I found out that the form I filled out…
I was mildly surprised to receive a bill from UC today. With a midly “how bad can it be?” attitiude, I opened it to discover yet another bill. This time, from UC.
Apparently, UC’s tuition benefit is only 6 hours per quarter, and I’d registered for 7 hours at CSTCC. I found that there was a form at UC to request additional tuition benefit hours, so I secured that and submitted it.
Hopefully, that’s the end of the bills. We’ll see!
So, I get another envelope from CSTCC. With trembling fingers, I opened it to find a schedule — showing me registered for both classes (YEAH!), and a balance on my account. A balance of more than $300. While unwelcome (who wants to spent $300?!), it…