School Again

Back in December I finally finished all of my classes and now have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. It's been such a long journey for me since I started college right out of high school, occasionally taking semesters off. In 2006 I started at University of Phoenix. I've really liked this University because it was a slower pace than I was used to. After 3 long years there I finally finished and decided to go back for my Master's degree in Counseling, Mental Health. I had a little prompting on this from my mom and a friend, Stephanie, I had throughout my entire criminal justice program. Steph and I made an agreement that we would continue together, neither of us wanted to do it alone.

After many issues regarding my financial aid and my graduation status, we were able to attend orientation to get us prepared for our first class. Orientation scared the crap out of me. I didn't realize how intense this new program is going to be. Our first class is what is called a Portfolio course. This is a pass or fail class mainly dependent on writing and interaction skills. In order to begin the new program they have to make sure we're at a graduate level of writing and able to interact well with other people. That's not what worries me, it's the writing aspect that worries me. I've always felt that my writing skills aren't the greatest, but I've been told they aren't as bad as I assume they are. So with Steph's help I'm trying to be confident that I will do well enough and pass the portfolio class so we can begin our 3 year program. It's going to be a lot of work, but I'm really ready for it and know I'll be happy when it's over.