Furthering my Education

Perhaps, if you can recall a little less than two months ago, the blog post, My First Day of Not School, you will remember me mentioning something about a GED test happening the 1^st of October.

Well, obviously, since it is a couple weeks past that nefarious date, I have had my GED test. It went well, in case you are wondering. The actual test was fairly easy, easier than the practice tests I found.  As the test went on, I became more relaxed even. Not only did the test start with subjects I didn’t like as much, making it so I ended with the subjects I enjoyed more, they went much faster than I expected them to.  On the following Wednesday, I received the test scores. Apparently, I am superior in everything...but science. (The GED’s wording, not mine.) Grrrr, science. The problem with science is the test seemed to delight in asking Biology questions. Don’t get me wrong, I took Biology, and even anamaty physiology, but it wasn’t my favorite subject in the world, so quite a bit of it was in one ear, out the other. I made an honest effort to retain it, but I would be studying, and suddenly realized it had been several pages since I knew what the book was talking about.  (Regardless I still scored over 80% in science, but to be superior you have to score 90% or over.) Still, if the test had bothered to ask any chemistry questions...I would have been superior in everything ;)

Then just this Monday I went to my community college to take a placement test. I scored well on that too, scoring for the highest classes a freshman can take. (Because I really, really, need a head which is even more swollen. It isn’t near big enough yet.) Unfortunately, the next step is counseling.

Why is that unfortunate? you ask.  Well, there are several things I want to check out and consider before taking classes, and I wanted to start counseling as soon as possible, so I can get all my ducks in a row as soon as possible.  The soonest counseling is avaible though, is the month before your first semester starts.  Grrr, again.