Back To School

Last week marked the beginning of the spring semester at Orange Coast College, and hopefully my last semester there. I have been in college for 7 years. Yes, 7. At the Jr. College level. While most people probably think that is not an accomplishment to be proud of, I actually AM proud of myself. I have been through quite a bit in those 7 years, changed my major multiple times and worked full time throughout. Through it all I have kept going, only taking off a semester here and there. Now I can finally apply to state schools and get down to the hard work of earning my BA in Political Science.

This semester I am taking Sociology. Seems like it will be very interesting and I think it complements Political Science very well.It is important to know why people do things and what motivates them when working in government. My professor seems great, she has a sarcastic and dry sense of humor, which is right up my alley. I am also happy to report that I am not the oldest person in my class! A majority of the students look 18 or 19, but at least I don't stick out like a sore thumb. So my Tuesday nights will now consist of sitting in class from 6-9:10. American Idol will have to be DVRed :(

I am also taking Real Estate Law online. This will be a great class as it will actually help me out with my current job. Last semester I completed Real Estate Principles, so this class will delve more into detail about the laws surrounding real estate. Since I work in the real estate industry in the title underwriting area this class should be immensely beneficial. I don't have to start this course until the end of March and it is online only, which is wonderful. I wish I could take all of my classes like this. I am guessing that some day most classes will be offered online. I can't wait.