There's always a backstory

Mine is fairly simple.  In 2006, I graduated from high school.  That year, both of my parents got re-married, I moved to a new house, and started college that fall, and I knew everything (of course).  I was NOT ready for college.  I didn't have to study in high school, I was a mostly AB student, so I had no idea what studying is.  I also went way overboard in regards to what I was involved in on campus, and none of it was educational, except in life lessons.  I failed one class my first semester (English) because I didn't go to class.  About halfway through the semester, I found out my grade was an A (In ENGLISH, that's unheard of, I'm a math/science person), so I got cocky.  I stopped going to class, and ultimately failed.  I made a D in Calculus I for the same reason.  That, and it was right after my English class.  I got threatened, and not by the school.  Make all As and Bs or be withdrawn and attend Community College while living at home.  That was enough motivation for me to work my rear end off getting As and Bs in my 4 classes second semester, and cutting some extra curricular activities.  It was not pleasant.  About two weeks before the end of class, I was melting down every night, on the phone with my mom, in tears about how tired I was, sick of being in classes, wanted to come home, etc.  It was bad, really bad.  


That summer, we evaluated my position and it was realized I was not mature enough to continue full time at University A (I won't name names, that's not nice).  I was working PT at the office my step-Dad works at, and I went FT that summer, and started working on an Associates and Community College.  I did the PT school (one, max 2 classes each semester) thing for two years, fall 2007-Spring 2009.  Then I took a semester off to decide what I was doing.  I wasn't sure about my degree path and didn't want to spin my wheels, waste time and money taking classes I probably wouldn't need.  One semester turned into two, which brings us to Spring 2010.  August 2010, I had surgery to fix an issue in my right shoulder (I'm right handed) so school was out that semester.  I then started exploring options to return to school FT and cut hours at work.  I was at the point where I decided what I wanted: A Bachelor's of Science Degree in Computer Science (That, for short would be a B.S. in C.S.).  I also wanted to return to full University, instead of Community College.  Explore options continues, and I decide to attend MTSU.  I missed deadlines to register for Spring 2011 classes at Community College to start wrapping up the last bit of general education courses.  So I retook Calculus I this summer at Community College, and then this week started my core curriculum at MTSU, which brings us current.


I'll post more specifics about my experience so far in other posts.


Happy Studying!
:)