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I finally decided to enroll online, got my financial aid, etc. I've attended community colleges in the past, and they're getting those transcripts in. My goal is a BA in History/minor Ed. Here are my thoughts so far:
I've officially finished my 2nd week of classes. The classes all come in 5-week increments. I'm a little bothered that all my transcripts aren't in yet, nor are those that are in credited. ugh. I'm on them though. I don't like seeing that I have 120 hours to get my degree .... I'm looking foward to seeing 90 or less LOL.
The class I'm taking now is Psych. For the record, I hate soft sciences. I'm not a mushy cushy person. I'm usually quite matter of fact .... or sarcastic LOL. I do spread the love, but I'm more into hard dry facts (thus, my preference for history!). So .... I have a feeling this is a tough one for me.
I told the folks that are scheduling my classes to 1) schedule classes that aren't what I consider fun (history, english, literature, religion) and to 2) schedule those classes that come with e-texts first (this class has one). I'm such a touchy feely person, that e-texts don't give me a good feeling. I like to touch the book, turn the pages back and forth, make notes in the margins, highlight, etc. The e-text does let you highlight .... usually (ugh). It also lets you make notes, but not with arrows, stars, etc. and not in the margin where my notes connect immediately to the text. I find this a learning hindrance. I'm also finding that e-texts and my way of learning aren't always in tune with each other ... I have to use all my senses (yes ,I do have senses .... I got some at Target LOL).
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Sara -
I agree, if you are any type of physical learner, e-texts can make your life harder.
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When you are using e-texts it may help, in your case, to get a notebook that you use to take notes from your text in. Use just one notebook for that text and take notes that correspond to each chapter. You can go back to the notebook to highlight, make extra notes in the margins, etc. It's just a thought, but it may help.
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Oh, I take copious notes. The only other option is to print the e-text, not an ideal situation. I will be taking all the e-text classes first, if possible, then the ones where I get a physical real-life book last. Historians have to hold things you know LOL
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Sara - I'm curious why you're tormenting yourself by taking all the "classes you will hate" first! Why not do a mix so each session you get some classes you like and some you dislike. Or are you taking only one class at a time?
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Sara, i am totally with you on the 'book to hold'. I usually end up printing out e-text and binding them. It still ends up cheaper then buying a new textbook (although I love the weight and smell and touch of a textbook). But then i at least have something I can mark up and make my own personal learning tool.
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That's an awesome idea Jilly! And if you spill coffee on a page, you can always make a new one!
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I've considered printing the books, but haven't (yet). I'm trying to adapt ... and get the e-book courses out of the way first.
I'm taking just one course at a time. The courses are 5 weeks long, so they're not so long that I'd go crazy. Basically, in the past I've taken the courses I like (the exception is I took the Biology classes at a traditional community college, along with a ton of other courses). So, to reward myself for taking the "yucky" courses now (there are just 2-4 of them), I get the take what I love the rest of the way through.
I've found I do better taking what I hate first, then take what I like. Otherwise, I'll put off the yucky ones then hate the end of my education.
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Ah ok that's great that there are so few courses that you don't like! How many total will you be taking?
So far I've enjoyed all 4 courses I took (I took them concurrently) and I'll like both of my summer courses. So I guess we'll see when I hit a course I'm less fond of. My degree program is laid out with a map, because many courses have to be taken first before you can take the subsequent courses, so right now I don't have a lot of flexibility about ordering things. I.e. I can't take English 1005 before I take English 1004.
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I'm not sure how many yet. One of my transcripts hasn't arrived so they haven't credited any yet (YIKES). I have all my upper level history courses to do, I think that's about 6-8 courses and a couple of lower level (lit and a computer course that I'm thinking about CLEPing). Then my degree plan has 38 hours in elective, that includes minor courses. But, they might take some of my non-degree related courses and stick in there to use some hours up. I'm required 120 hours, and I have at least 33 (in core courses) plus I can't remember how many, at least 12-15 more that might be accepted as elective courses. They expect me to be classified as a sophomore, but with several soph. hours out of the way.
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