Being a Full Time Student at ICC

Life itself brings stress to us every day.    Why should getting an education be so stressful too?  It should not be.  Getting an education should be very easy as to going to sign up, going to class and being done, with having successfully earned your certificate. 
When it comes to being a full time student anywhere, you know life is going to be more stressful than it already is.  I am a full time student and I am sure there are plenty of other students at ICC that are too, but you see I am not as used to the college life as they are or might be.  You see I am a freshman, and I have to work up to the general education classes that I need in order to get into the program for my major.  So you see I have a long wait just so I can get started on my major.  I have to get into the program first!
Right now I am taking a Math class, English class, Reading class, and also a Study Skills class.  The Reading and Study Skills classes are quite easy for me since I tend to get very good grades.  For the Math and English class though, well let’s just say that I am not very good, but I always end up with a good grade. 
So what’s my point?
Well……there are people who are full time students, but they also have jobs.  Maybe not full time, but part time, but as for me I am full time.  Also I work second shift so it is very hard on me, but I am getting through it.  I just wish that I didn’t have to go all the way to East Peoria and then straight to Petersburg!

Life at ICC



As I said in my last blog, the construction is not as bad as it was.  As a matter of fact it has actually lightened up a lot.  I talking majorly because yesterday I was able to go through all the way to ICC without having people stop in front of me every meter or so!  I was so excited!
When I got to ICC there were no parking places where I usually park so I had to park a little ways away.  That really sucked!!!  Once I got into ICC I panicked myself because I could not remember if there was a test in my Math class or not.  So I quickened my pace and made it just in time to ask the teacher if we had a test that day or not.  Low and behold there was.  Ugh!!!  The good part is that I really do know this chapter so I had nothing to worry about!  I was sweating over nothing! 
As soon as I was done with the Math test I went over to officially get my address changed.  I have been battling with bills that I cannot pay. So I went in the change my address and well the lady said that I did not have proof to change the address to in-district.  If I change my address to an in-district address then I would not have to pay the extra money on the bill.  Well…then I was really pissed, so the lady had me stay there and wait for her supervisor to get there so I could talk to her.  That just pissed me off even more because I had to wait for an hour and ten minutes for the supervisor to get there!  Once she got there my mood kind of changed a bit.  Then she said the same thing the other lady said, so I had to get and spend money on changing my address on my driver’s license and get a damn bank statement with my name and the address I’m trying to change it to on it!  Oh, don’t stop reading now because this is the best part!  The lady I had first talked to that said I had to talk to her supervisor told me that the high school that I graduated from had some type of an agreement with ICC and that I could just have her fill out a waiver every time I register for classes.  This waiver allows me to pay the in-district fee!  Thanks a lot lady!!!!!  That would’ve saved me a lot of time and stress!