In January I enrolled in the MSU Medical Assisting program. So far I really like it. I just finished Computer Fundamentals and Success Skills and I'm working on English 101, Into to Medical Assisting, and Communications.
The hardest part so far has been the 3-5 page essays in the English course. I suck at writing (as you'll see if you continue to read my blog) but believe it or not on my first essay I got a 95! Just this week I had to pass the Chapter 8 Checkoff in Intro to MA in order to stay in the course. We have 2 attempts at this checkoff and if we don't pass we have to drop the course and pick it up again later, if we fail again it is to my understanding that we can't continue with MA (I'll have to double check that). The checkoff was on Altapoint software and seemed very easy to me. I completed it in 27 minutes! Well I guess I was a little to confident because I scored a 45 on it!!! Yes thats right a freakin' 45! Thank goodness there was a 2nd attempt on it. I took the second attempt last night (Wednesday) and breezed through it yet again. Not wanting to be overly confident again I went back to double check myself. Finally worked up enough nerve to submit it and guess what the score was this time...... 65.01!!!!!! You have to score at least a 70 to pass it. What the flip is going on? I knew something was wrong or I was just crazy. This was way to easy to get such a bad grade on. Finally after emailing the instructor I find out that the computer generated score wasn't always right... and that some of my answers didn't match exactly what the computer was looking for. She re-graded my checkoff and I got a 100!!!!!!! I can't stop smiling!! I was getting so discouraged and beginning to think maybe I shouldn't have enrolled in school again! lol Now I have to study my butt off for the mid-term exam that is tomorrow! I didn't study much on it today because I didn't think I would be in the class lol. I thought I flunked out already!
I'm in week 4 (going on 5 Sunday) of 8 in this session of classes. So far I have done really good in them. I hope I can keep it up as they get harder. I keep wanting to doubt myself, but I know this is something I really want. I am having so much fun with it. It also keeps me from getting depressed and feeling like my world revolves around my family. I know that sounds selfish but honestly I spend way to much time with them and their needs. I was doing nothing for myself. Now I can do both! lol Well thats a whole new post in itself... for now I have to get my hiney to studying!! Peace out!! :o)
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