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I’m doing it. I’m really doing it this time. I’m going back to college to get my degree. I think.<\/div>\n

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I took my English and Math placement tests today so I can register for the fall semester. I really thought I would struggle with the English part more than the Math. After all, I was<\/em> in Calculus by my senior year. What a fucking crock of shit. A serious wake-up call was headed my way ….. FAST.<\/p>\n

The test started with the English portions and I was actually giddy (short-lived unfortunately) to get them out of the way first. There were a few pre-test background questions and then the actual test started. These two sections proved to be the easiest and fastest to take.<\/p>\n

Then came the Math portions. There was only one background question that asked how well I knew Algebra. The possible answers were:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

a) I don’t know what Algebra is. (I shit you not)<\/p>\n

b)Not at all<\/p>\n

c)I used to, but I forgot it.<\/p>\n

d)Fair<\/p>\n

e)Good<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Still thinking Math will be the easier test, I actually debated whether to answer d or e, but finally settled on c. Yeah…..it’s sad to say how right that answer really was. As you can see from the test scores in the pic below, each math section went a just a little further downhill than the previous section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Can’t I just take the English portion twice & forget the Math? I didn’t even bother trying to figure out some of the advanced math questions, cuz I knew<\/em> that those brain cells were permanently damaged from one of my many nites of hard partying. That & they were actual proof that NO WAY have I EVER used advanced math outside of high school (so exactly why<\/em> did I take those classes?). And none of the questions offered an “I drank my way through high school & a good chunk of the next two decades, so there isn’t a snowball’s chance in Hell that I will have the answer to this question.”, so I did the only thing I could do……….guess. I’m not sure of the wisdom in requiring an answer to each question. What if? Just what if? Someone guessed at the questions and got them right? A possibly remedial student being told to register for college-level calculus. Hmm…..perhaps his luck would continue to hold out. Perhaps not.<\/p>\n

So now I have my course placements for English and Math.<\/p>\n

\"\"If I consider this logically, it looks like I’m about middle of the road on the math class I have to take. I don’t know this for sure (cuz I haven’t checked out the course catalog yet), but I refuse to potentially burst my bubble just yet.<\/div>\n

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And it may just be me, but I think I rocked the English test.<\/div>\n
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P.S. Logic does occasionally prevail. I just checked out the course descriptions, and I am around the middle. I can either take College Algebra, Quantitative Reasoning, Intro to Statistics, or College Algebra – Business. Apparently, I only managed to erase the last two years of high school math (Trig & Calc) with my binge drinking. Whew…..<\/div>\n
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P.S.S. I was right. I DID rock the English test. I’m supposed to take Intermediate Writing. I guess all these years of correcting Robert’s atrocious grammar and my bullshitting really paid off. I hope they don’t find out how full of shit I really am. LOL<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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