It has been nearly three months since my last post. Really though, not a whole lot has been going on. There has been work, more work, school and of course the wee man. Continue reading
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Changing schools
For the past year I have been attending Fountainhead College of Technology as a distance education student. I graduated in April with an Associate Degree in Computer Programing, and was pursuing a BAS in Application Development. That is no longer the case.
During my time at FCT I had grown incredibly frustrated with the school. They have been incredibly disorganized, fairly un-impressive for a “technology” school, and really didn’t understand the different needs of a distance student compared to a residential student. After exploring options, I found a better choice for my continued education.
That choice is Strayer. They have impressed me since I first contacted them, and overall they abe been a pleasure to deal with. Program options, course selection, faculty, it is emensely better than Fountainhead. Oh, and they offer a MBA/MS program should I wish to continue that route.
I will be earning a BAS in Information Systems with a major in Database Development and a minor in Computer Programming. Classes start up in October which gives me a much needed break from school and some extra time to do stuff around the house and of course some family time.
The decision to change schools will mean it will take me a bit longer to earn my degree, but in the end I think it will be the most beneficial for me.
Hey Everyone!
I’m a terrible blogger. Not because most of my post are boring, but because I simply haven’t really had time to do any posting. Good thing it doesn’t need food, cause I’d have killed it already.
Here is an update on school. In an effort to get everything over with early, I had doubled up on a few classes. Last month it was C# and US History I and now I’m in VB.Net and Math. The math class and programming classes have been pretty easy, but the history class was a beast. The instructor insisted on writing a ton of essays. I hate writing about something I’m not passionate about. Thankfully, that is over for now. History II will be coming up next semester; I hope I get a different instructor.
Just a few more weeks of VB.Net and I’ll have my first degree.
End of class, another certification, and new classes
In what feels like forever ago, my 2nd semester ended on Dec. 16. The semester consisted of ASP.net I & II, XML Web Services, and SQL. The XML class was interesting as it was the first time that I had actually played with XSLT. The rest I had done before, so it was another easy semester which ended with a 4.0 GPA.
In November I successfully completed the two required exams to earn the Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5.0 Developer. And continuing along, I’m in the process of studying for the companion, Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5.0 Database Administrator exams. I have already passed one, and hope to take the next exam in the coming week. After that, I will most likely move on to the Oracle 10g Database certifications.
On Monday, Jan. 3rd, I began my third and final semester for the Associate’s Degree program. The next four months will consist of Java, Visual C#, and Visual Basic .NET. If those 15 credit hours weren’t enough, I’m taking 8 additional hours (23 credit hours total) of general education. Yup, it’s going to be a busy, busy semester.
Why the extra hours? The 8 hours that I am taking will allow me to skip a complete semester in the Bachelor’s program. By the time I earn my Bachelor’s degree, I will have skipped two entire semesters… that’s eight months of less school, or to put it another way I will have my 4 year degree in 2 years.
End of First Semester
I have officially finished my first semester of school.
Class ended for me today when I turned in the last of my assignments for Project Management. I also submitted two assignments for Website Design that I somehow overlooked months ago.
Finals? Yeah, I had one… It was a mock interview with the Director of Education and a review of my resume with the lady over Career Services. Pretty easy stuff so far.
The next semester will consist of XML Web Services, ASP.Net, and SQL Server. There is a math class in there as well, but I already have credit for it. I find it odd that they are moving us into ASP.Net next considering we haven’t had C# or VB.Net yet. Oh well…
At least I get about a week off of school before the next semester begins.
/Posted from my iPhone