education
Financial Update
Federal tax refund is $1,513. I owe Virginia $141. My Expected Family Contribution for the FAFSA is $14,316 but I forgot to tell them my current assets AFTER the hearing aids…I said $18k but in reality it will only be about $13k. Oops. Well, at least I am getting a federal tax refund and the … Continue reading
Wubi Wub Wub
I’m writing this in a draft in Gmail because I can’t remember my WordPress password. The reason I can’t remember is I’m not on my normal computer operating system. raisinbottom emailed me today with questions about Ubuntu, and he mentioned Wubi, so I got all hyped up and spent the evening fighting with it. Again. … Continue reading
My Classes
Okay, now that I have had all my classes, here’s what I think of them so far. History – Teacher seems young but interested in the material. I think this is his first year without an interpreter, and his signing is pretty slow and he makes lots of mistakes, but he’s trying. There are only … Continue reading
Protected: Thoughts on a Grade
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Fernandes Returning to Gallaudet
I am posting in response to this press release regarding the connection between Jane Fernandes and Joseph Mesa. People, repeat after me. Jane Fernandes is not the devil. Jane Fernandes is not the devil. JANE FERNANDES IS NOT THE DEVIL. Seriously. Ever since it was announced that she is returning to teach at Gallaudet, the … Continue reading
Classes for Spring 2008
Apparently we register for spring classes at the end of October, so I looked for the schedule online. I found it, and I put together this possible schedule. HIS 112 – American History II – Honors section – Prof. Brune – 9:30-10:50 Tu/Th GSR 150 – Intro to Integrated Learning (Sex and Gender) – Prof. … Continue reading
First Day of Class
The first day of class was uneventful. I discovered I couldn’t use the wifi network unless I installed Service Pack 2, so I’m working on that while I type this. I had the first session of my ASL and Deaf Studies class, which was led by Ben Bahan and MJ Bienvenu was sitting right behind … Continue reading
Orientation Week
Now I can finally talk about my past week of orientation. It’s been going pretty well – I can’t believe how much has happened! In the space of five days, I went from a normal member of honors to a grouch to a demoted “bridge to honors” student and back to being a full honors … Continue reading
Home Again Tonight
I left the honors retreat after a few hours this morning. No offense to anybody who was there, but it was honestly not appropriate for me. I was further offended by the head of the department, who was rather patronizing to me on the phone when she realized I had left. (I’d informed the coordinator, … Continue reading
Transfer Credits
I’m still waiting impatiently for my schedule to show up on the Gallaudet student services application, but meanwhile I finally heard back from the transfer specialist! If I am understanding the spreadsheet correctly, I currently have 8.5 credits from previous college experience. If I were to get credit for all of my previous experience, I … Continue reading