I start classes at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on August 21st. The process to get in was not an easy feat. The online application took many evenings and weekends to complete. I took a few months to write the personal essay and then forced myself to sit one Sunday afternoon last winter to complete it. Not to mention taking the GRE.
School hasn’t started yet and I am already behind. I got an email 2 days ago, from the reminding me to check my school email account. I didn’t even know I was assigned one. I logged onto the account tonight. Emails have been sent to me since May, a month after I got my acceptance letter. Included in 10 messages was a book list for summer reading. I wonder how much of it I can I do in three weeks? I sure hope these are page turners. Another was about my registration status. I haven’t turned in my medical form and won’t be allowed to register without it. The only date that hasn’t passed me is the appointment for having my laptop checked and software installed before classes begin. It’s a good thing that doesn’t start until next week. My to-do list has just gotten longer. I suppose the best place to start is by printing out that list of books and visiting the bookstore tomorrow. Did I mention I’ve got three weeks to maintain my job teachng Adult Education Classes? When students in my
Pre-GED classes don’t do their homework, I send them home. Can you see the panic slowly creeping under my skin?
