Wednesday, February 3, 2010
My First Day at ARCC
My first day at ARCC was a trifle confusing. I came in to see if I would qualify for the Alyss grant and what that entailed. I ended up signing up for a three credit class that met once a week. The best thing is that the class and books were free! My academic counselor walked me to the finance office and bookstore. She made sure that I paid the fees and found the books I needed. I would recommend if any of my classmates have parents that don't have their degrees or haven't been in school for a number of years that they check out this grant and see if college is for them.
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Rosalie,
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy that your first day at ARCC that was confusing, turned out for good! Glad to hear that you are enjoying school. I'm PSEO, and let me tell you, it really is nice to get all the books for free! :)
My finace, also was able to utalize the Alyss grant, it is great! I was so jealous that he didn't have to pay for his books!!- The counslers at ARCC are very nice and seemed genuinely concerned about the well-being of their students, I love that about this school!
ReplyDeleteRosalie, I commend you. As a non-trad student myself (30-year-old), I know how hard it is to go back, but you my elder by a bit and can't imagine the change in curriculum since you last went to school. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Rosalie. I'm glad you found something that works for you. My mother is actually trying the Alyss grant approach herself. It is a great way of getting back into the school aspect of life after being out of it for so long. I'm looking forward to hearing more.
ReplyDeleteGrade: 9/10
ReplyDeleteMistakes
• Spell out acronyms (ARCC) the first time you use them and put the acronym in parentheses behind it. Don't expect your readers to know what you're talking about. This is the way to write the sentence: “My first day at Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC)...”
• Should be three-credit because you're using the two words as a modifier to a noun.
* Great advice, Rosalie!