School 4 Life!!!

Alright, so I've resigned myself.  I always knew that school would be a major part of my life since I've wanted to be a teacher since I can remember, but after looking over some things today, well it seems as though this educational hole I've dug for myself is about to get a little bit deeper.

I always thought that I would be in and out of college in four years, no problem. I even remember sitting in an orientation for Humboldt University (wanted to go.  Glad I didn't.) where there was a student talking about how he was in his fifth year and I remember scoffing at the thought and thinking how he's probably just some lazy cheeto-fingered stoner. WRONG!!  It's me!!  I'm the cheeto-fingered stoner!! (sort of, not really.) But it's my fifth year and I'm nowhere close to done. This isn't for my lack of trying, but rather because of the chaos the university system is in right now.  I'm currently an Engish major, one of hundreds at my university.  Most of the upper division courses I need have one measly section offered that holds 40 seats max, not to mention they're mosty morning classes.  These classes are usually a no-go for me because 1) I work regular hours like many many other adults! and 2) The chances of me getting into these coveted classes is nill because of the limited availability of seats.  And forget waitlists, these days many professors are told by their department NOT to accept any waitlisted students, that they can't afford it. 

Excuse me, wait.  They can't afford it??  What about my peers and me who are paying thousands to be a full-time student and can only snag a few classes? 

I'm not going to get into the money aspect of this..thats reserved for a later post.  *Spoiler alert*  Federal student loans are BULLSHIT!! After a year of fighting for my student loan in a process that I'm still losing sleep over, I'm relatively sure I'll do whatever I can to NOT have to deal with this everrrrrrrrrr again.

Alright, stepping off my political soapbox here.  Basically here is what's happening.  I'm absolutely off my rocker and am making a decision that I'll probaby kick myself for during the next few years.  The people around me will probably kick me too, they have permission, because they'll have to suffer just being around me.  Yea, there will be suffering.  But *hopefully* in the long run this will be the best decision I could have made.

Remember how I said I thought I'd be out of college in 4 years?  Well that also means I never thought I'd be switching my major during my FIFTH year.  yep.  Former English major, meet new Liberal Studies major with a concentration in Exceptional Children and Youth...with a possible additional concentration in English.

Crazy?  Yea, I know.