Monday I start a new chapter in my life...

[TLAM Strike]

Monday I go back to school and begin my freshman year of college. I'm taking a course to get a A.A.S. degree in Visual Communications Technology (Graphic Arts/Printing). 64 credit hours in all, 15 this semester.

This semester I'm taking English, Math, Intro to 2D Graphics, Astronomy, and WWII History. Taking the Sci and His courses to try and pad my GPA my first year since I already know quite a bit about those subjects (very little of it from schooling HA!).

I just got my books Friday:
Victory at Stalingrad
Benito Mussolini: The First Fascist
Harlem at War: the Black experience of WWII (guess they have to appease the minorities...)
Major Problems in the History of WWII
The Cosmos: Astronomy in the new millennium (most expensive book I got; $119 used)
Enhanced InSite for Composition (a online thing for English instead of books)
A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
Student's Solutions Manual (for above)
(About $300 in all, paid for by a Pell Grant which also covers all my tuition etc this semester.)

[krashkart]

Jeebus. The Pell grant covered less than half of my tuition when I was in. Still owe major dollars on student loans. Meh.

I can't imagine why you would be majoring in Graphic Arts, TLAM.

No electives in freelance intel?


All kidding aside: Congratulations, TLAM. You hold a lot of promise with those skills of yours.

[frau kaleun]

Have fun, study hard, and good luck!

[Onkel Neal]

It's a challenge, enjoy it!
The ink is barely dry on mine

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

It's a challenge, enjoy it!
The ink is barely dry on mine

I notice Hotel and Restaurant Management on there, just curious what that entails Neal?
I'm in that 'game' and have been for years.
BTW, Congrats.
Edit: all the best, TLAM Strike

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by krashkart

Jeebus, the Pell grant covered less than half of my tuition when I was in. Still owe major dollars on student loans. Meh.

I just did the math and at the end of the year I will have something like $600 left over in grant money, assuming that I don't get a NYS TAP award for my second semester (but I think I do) the first basically paid for my 1st semester's tuition. I guess that's an advantage of having such a low paying job.

I can't imagine why you would be majoring in Graphic Arts, TLAM.

No electives in freelance intel?

There is some awesome stuff down the street at the Rochester Institute of Technology but I don't have the $15,000 a semester to pay for it. Plus I would need some kind of undergrad degree to start off there.

But if I did got to RIT I would no doubt sign up for the Computer Gaming Degree course.

All kidding aside: Congratulations, TLAM. You hold a lot of promise with those skills of yours.

Thanks Krash!

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

It's a challenge, enjoy it!
The ink is barely dry on mine

hmmmm...

Inserting in to photoshop now...


Oh and if you open a place in upstate NY and need a cook who is NYS Department of Health Certified (Level A) look me up.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Have fun, study hard, and good luck!

Thanks Frau!

[Onkel Neal]

Feuer, aside from the core classes of English, history, govt, etc. the degree includes a broad array of studies, such as economics, hospitality law, HR, 16 hours of accounting and finance, business calculus, several culinary classes (I got to play with knives!), and a lot of business and management classes. Oh, and leadership, facilities & operations, and food safety (that got me ServSafe certified). I took 8 hours of Chemistry as my science. The one class that they seem to have overlooked, psychology as it relates to guest relations, that would really be nice.

The degree program is here.

College website is here.

[Thomen]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Monday I go back to school and begin my freshman year of college. I'm taking a course to get a A.A.S. degree in Visual Communications Technology (Graphic Arts/Printing). 64 credit hours in all, 15 this semester.

This semester I'm taking English, Math, Intro to 2D Graphics, Astronomy, and WWII History. Taking the Sci and His courses to try and pad my GPA my first year since I already know quite a bit about those subjects (very little of it from schooling HA!).

I just got my books Friday:
Victory at Stalingrad
Benito Mussolini: The First Fascist
Harlem at War: the Black experience of WWII (guess they have to appease the minorities...)
Major Problems in the History of WWII
The Cosmos: Astronomy in the new millennium (most expensive book I got; $119 used)
Enhanced InSite for Composition (a online thing for English instead of books)
A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
Student's Solutions Manual (for above)
(About $300 in all, paid for by a Pell Grant which also covers all my tuition etc this semester.)

Awesome! Good luck with that. =)

You may also want see how far the financial aid will take you, credit hour wise. Here in Frederick County (Maryland) they pay for 96 credit hours towars your A.A at a community college. Which basically means, I could take whatever I wanted as long as I finish the curriculum and get the degree with these 96 credits.

As for the text books, we try to either get used ones, older editions or 'International' editions. That cuts down the cost tremendously.

[Betonov]

Study hard, play harder

[Herr-Berbunch]

Best of luck for your studies, and I hope it doesn't interfere too much with your forum activity here!

[nikimcbee]

May the schwartz be wichya! The WW2 class sounds fun.

[Castout]

Best of luck TLAM. Don't forget us here at subsim and don't forget time to play.

Most of all enjoy your study pursuit.

[papa_smurf]

Best of luck

[Oberon]

Our hotel needs a new general manager Neal...sure I can't tempt you?

Good luck with the new course TLAM Strike, don't forget to put in a request to Langley.

[the_tyrant]

Good luck TLAM!

You'll probably ace history, but astronomy,I suppose thats an elective?

I want to study astrophysics in University, what do you think about astronomy?