Wednesday, January 02, 2008
In order to enroll in the basic algebra course- the final core requirement for graduation- I must pay fifty dollars to take the Accuplacer exam. Ich bin sehr ausgepisst. Ich habe kein Geld. Plus, I took pre-algebra at an accredited community college three years ago, so I should be qualified to take college algebra now. Plugging numbers into equations is monkey business.
The professor for the German grammar class sent an e-mail to the effect that we must seek the text on Amazon. Normalerweise ist es kein Problem, but I am overdrawn on all my credit accounts at the moment, which makes obtaining a copy tricky... the refund on my student loans probably won't come through until after mid-month. Up until that point, things will be very ugly.
The above concerns me much less than graduate school applications. I have not applied anywhere, partly because I am extremely upset with the Classics department at the moment, but mostly because I lack funds to do so, after trying to make rent (due tomorrow). I already missed the funding deadline for the University of Georgia, and for the German department at Penn. Most deadlines fall February first.
If my refund comes in before February, all will be well, presuming I have all the other materials ready. It would then only be a matter of sending in checks. This afternoon, after meeting with Dr. Christiansen about setting up times to study Greek, I will drop by the financial aid office to settle the date.
Being poor is fun.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 10:27 AM]