It has been a little while since my last post but I will try and continue where I left off.
The first day of college is long and draining and boring. You are going to have to register for all your classes you will be taking, which probably means standing in long lines waiting your turn.
This is not really that fun but necessary I guess. I wish they would come up with an alternative plan for this. With the technology we have today looks like there would be a better way of doing this. I stood in line for about 2 hours until it was my turn and after I signed up for my classes and got everything sorted out, I realized I probably could have waited and registered later than everyone else since all my classes were online but I didn't want to take the chance of the classes filling up. This is also something to keep in mind when registering. If you think a class is going to fill up and there may be no room in that class for you, you may want to register as soon as possible. Although, I am sure you will probably be able to get into a class, it might just not be at your choice of day and time.
I am taking all my classes online so I didn't attend the Orientation of the college students, but they did have an orientation for adult students, since so many adults my age are going back to college and looking into furthering their education. At the orientation I got my identification badge made with my picture on it and sat through the meeting held by one of the staff members in charge to see if there was anything more I needed to know. This is a must! If you don't know what you are doing you need to attend the orientation and even so attend just to get the feel of college. You will also be able to ask any questions you may have.
Ok now you have all that squared away it is time to see about getting the books you need for your classes. I went to the bookstore on the first day it was open to financial aid students and again I had to stand in line and wait to get my books. Books are going to be high! I had to buy the new books because all the books I use are not returnable, so there were no used books I could buy. I later realized that you can buy books online at Half.com and save a lot of money by doing so. The trouble is though many of the books I needed came in bundled deals that required two books plus a cd. You will have to decide for yourself which option is best for you but make sure you get the right books. Getting used books is a great idea to save money you could use for something else plus used books are usually marked and high-lighted, which saves you some time since someone else has done all the work.
Well I got to get to studying now. I am coming up on the last month of this semester and looking toward finals. Wish me luck!