So It BEGINS!

2 stresses down and hopefully no more to go. Over the past week, I have had a few thins on my mind that have been stressing me out. One was the fact that I didn't know if I was going to get my book on time for my Thursday class (its an elusive little guy.. more to come on that later) and the fact that I couldn't sign a promissory note (MPN) for my loans. Well, I got an email today from Financial Aid telling me that because I have my loans through the same company and they are from the same university, I have an active MPN on file already. I didn't realize this, but apparently they are good for 10 years...I know crazy right?

BUT even with the stress...It's official.. I had my first grad school class this evening... and it was great.. granted I got to work in the comfort of my own home, but it was actually a pleasant experience. This class is essentially offered half online and half face to face instruction. I really don't mind that structure because EPI was fairly similar. We had assignments and discussions we were required to do online and then we would meet once a week in class. The only difference for this class is that since it is an entire semester, sometimes we meet in class and sometimes we don't. With EPI was only had a class for about 5 weeks so it had to be both simultaneously all the time. From what I can tell about this class so far it seems like it is going to be a very informative class. There is a good amount of analytical thinking involved so I will be able to to wake a few brain cells who have been on vacation for awhile and get them in the groove again. 

Tomorrow I have my K-12 Instructional Materials class for the first time. I am very excited about that class as well. I received my book in the mail today so that is one less thing I need to stress over. It is a very hard book to find.. no one carries it anymore and although the syllabus said something about possibly ordering the book in class, I like to have all of my ducks in a row as they say. Fortunately, I found a brand new copy of it on Amazon and was able to order it without any problem (I just didn't know if it was going to get here on time) Even after all of that worrying, it still got here in time and I am a happy camper. 

Under normal circumstances, I will have 3 classes a week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, but since classes started today, I will have my first Studio Experience class next week. I just can't describe how excited I am to be starting up grad school (something I never thought I was going to be able to do) and I am looking forward to the challenges ahead. I will definitely keep everyone posted throughout the semester as things continue to go on, but as for right now, so far so good.