07 January 2010

my experiences thus far

ok, so let's count the things that have gone wrong in the past few days with seminary. i start in 2 weeks, so good thing i caught them early.

1. IT thought i was starting in fall 2010, so forgot to assign me an email address. don't worry, they emailed admissions, who fixed it.

2. they told me my meningitis shot was not up to date. fail, because i totally had to have one for undergrad.

3. however, this was only a big deal because they think i'm living on campus. which i am not. so, now i have to deal with that. i didn't even send in the housing sheet! how does that happen?

4. because they thought that, i was charged an extra $3,500 dollars in my account due to "housing charges".

5. THEN, i look at my account again and realize that my financial aid hasn't come through. and i start getting frantic because I wasn't sure if maybe I forgot to send in forms. Let's pray that my scholarship comes through.

6. in all the scholarship mess, i realize that wait--i only registered for 7.5 credits, which is part time. AND i never had the dean switch me over to extended track (which means i keep my scholarship and go part time). however, dean saved the day and fixed that.

so, an update: i was switched to commuter status, the redlight went away on the meningitis, waiting on the business people to change my billing status. and waiting on silly financial aid people to call/email me back. that's what i'm most worried about.

GOOD THINGS:

1. registration went SO EASILY! it took 2 minutes, which was so much better than all the crap i put up with at bsc trying to register for classes all the time.

2. i know what classes i'm taking :) want to know? i'll tell you!
  • biblical literature 2: gospels, epistles, and apocalypse. pretty much new testament.
  • church history 2: protestant reformation-21st century
  • pastoral formation: exploring different vocations? i have no idea. there's no description really.
i'm really excited!!! i start on the 26th. orientation is the week before (21/22). let's just pray that things work out in terms of financial aid. i know they will, but it's just making me crazy.

ok, back to work.

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