Ok. Mr. Osborn is fast.

Ok.  Mr. Osborn is fast.  I made an 82 on the final, and ANOTHER FREAKING 100 on the re-take of the last test I bombed.  He changes the problems every time, so it's not like I just have to memorize answers or anything.  WOW.  My Calculus III average is a 96!!!

Today was my last day at Gadsden State.

Today was my last day at Gadsden State.  This is a bittersweet feeling.

I started classes there in January of 2015 and went non-stop.  I was never able to go full-time due to work constraints, but I think I made pretty good time.  I remember meeting with my Student Support Services adviser not long after I started classes and saying "I think I want to do Computer Science.  I want a money job and I like tech.  I guess I'll just start and see where it goes."  Little did I know that the farther in I got the more I would want to be there and the more driven I would become.

On one hand it does seem like it flew by (probably because I stayed so busy), but on the other I have felt every minute of this experience, for better or worse.  I have grown so much in ways that I didn't know I could.  But I also sacrificed a lot to make that happen.  I fought tooth and nail to get here - against schedule conflicts, against my body, against my mind, against exhaustion, against all of 2016, against a state government that wants to see me fail, and against just plain and simply missing my loved ones.  There is no more straightforward way to say this:  Sacrifices were made.

Now I've got just under 2 weeks to be ready for JSU.  I'm at least half-way done with my college journey to a Bachelor's Degree, and I'm more motivated than ever to finish.  I did get the transfer scholarship I wanted, I still have the Pell Grant backing me, and I'm going to go full-time.  Work will be freelance and take a back seat to my education.  It is not set in stone, but I've got my eye on graduating in May of 2019.

Anyway, I really appreciate all of the support from my friends and family.  And to my teachers who are on here I am grateful that you were a part of my journey.  Gadsden State will always hold a special place in my heart, and so will you.  I wouldn't have made it this far without you.  ❤

Now, I'm off to eat, do my nails, and anxiously await the posting of final grades!  That never gets old.  😜

If my child...

 

My last final is coming up shortly.

 

I am going to have a heart attack from excitement!

I am going to have a heart attack from excitement!

Last night I re-took a Calculus test that has been thwarting me ALL SEMESTER.  I made a 38 the first time, a 67 the second time, and a 100!!! last night!  😲😲😲😁😁😁

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD IT IS TO MAKE A 100 ON A CALCULUS TEST?!  It is SO hard!  I didn't do it last semester because Cal II was extremely difficult, (plus I was battling my way through Physics at the time), but I also made a 100 on a test in Cal I.  A 100 on a Cal test 2/3 semesters - I feel like magic!

So my average in there is now a 93.  I have the final exam to go, plus an optional re-take of another test I bombed (which I am definitely going to re-take) because I want to come out of there with an A.

I also got the grade on my literature final this morning.  I made a 200/200.04.  My final average in there is a 99.

I am so happy and excited right now.  I was really hoping to come out of my last semester at GSCC strong so that I'd have a little confidence boost before JSU.  I'd say the grades that were posted this morning did just that.  WOOO!  😁😁😁

I had no idea it was almost 3 in the morning.

I had no idea it was almost 3 in the morning. I've been studying. Last final exam is on Wednesday. I'll be ready!

Last First Day of School. Class of 2018.

Last First Day of School. Class of 2018.

I'm having all the feels. ❤