28 going on 20
14Jan08
To commemorate my first week of school without offing myself in a dramatic, but maybe hilarious, manner, I bring you the summarization of impressions while attending UW as the Oldest Junior Ever:
The Good:
- Women Studies is very fascinating and awesome and I’m sad I’ve never taken a class in the field before
- The removal of self from corporate office work is really liberating
- My longer commute (~ 30 minutes) gives me time to people watch
- I will probably lose weight from walking the gazillion miles around campus
- It looks like I will be employed in the computing department helping folks with networking issues
The Bad:
- My writing is rusty and it’s taking me longer to prepare my papers than I ever remember
- The quarter system is a faster pace which I’m not used to (this will probably turn into a good at some point)
- I am forced to acknowledge my age when I hear girls squealing about the new Fall Out Boy album, or the like. I just don’t get it.
- I am a sorority girl magnet. They all want to sit next to me and talk about which tanning bed they prefer. You think I’m exaggerating, but I am not.
The Ugly:
- I have to get all A’s. As someone never motivated by letter grades, this seems daunting
- If my communication class is any indicator (450 people in a TRANSFERS ONLY class - yeesh!), it will be an uphill battle to get accepted into the department
- My English teacher hates me
- My back is angry at the extra heavy load I’m forcing it to carry
So that about sums it up at this point. It’s awesome and exhilarating and scary all in one, and it’s all that I wanted.
5 Responses to “28 going on 20”
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All in all it sounds like a wonderful experience for you. If you need any help with the communication class (theory? and not that you would need it) send me an email.
I laughed at the sorority girl bit…their sisters are in my classes every semester.
you officially are one of the bravest people i now have the pleasure of knowing! i cannot give enough congratulations for jumping back in where most of the people our age would buckle like a belt! the real question is….. why does your engish teacher hate you?
I’ll fucking sock your English teacher in the mouth!
@Ro - Yeah, it’s a theory class. And you will be so, so sorry you offered assistance
It is critical that I kick ass at this class. Between the podcasts of lectures and the message board, I should get by.
@Ludiemeier- You are far, far too kind. And I’m pretty sure my English teacher hates me because I’m old. Or because I knew who Marie Curie is/was.
@Rachael- I fucking love you.
I will sock her in the mouth too, actually im not that violent, I would passive aggressively make her go nuts though. w00t. In either case, so far sounds like quite the endevour…oh and im back here again to see that video again.