So here I am 42 and going back to college. Hopefully when all is said and done I will be a RN with a nice job in a pediatric unit or surgical team.
First some background. I work full-time on an IT help desk trying to save people from our big bad SAP system. Fortunately I work for a health system that will help me reach my goal of being a nurse. I am working right now on my pre-reqs so that I can apply for nursing school. My advisor recommended I re-take Psych 101 to improve my GPA (I got a C 25 years ago!).
So I started Psych 101 on Monday. I, of course, am the oldest person in class. Things are so much different in college these days. The instructor emails the class notes to you in a PowerPoint presentation, so sitting and taking notes is a thing of the past. The first exam is on Monday and it's a take home exam. No sweating over memorizing parts of the brain or who did what in psych history.
I think the only thing I'm annoyed with is the insistence of a group paper/presentation. I don't like not having total control of my grade. One guy in my group seems clueless and the other 2 seem more concerned about being "fair" about dividing up the work. Damn, I need an A in this class and if these idiots screw me up I'm going to be really pissed.
Anyway, it's nice to be working for an employer who supports your decision to enter the medical field. Eventually I really want to be a nurse practitioner. I will keep you updated on how things are going for me. Tonight I need to catch up on some reading and I think I may get some of the article references out of the way.
