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I have a new direction in life o.o.. Yes, yes I do.
Today I went up to Towomba with my best friend Leanneie =). I had finally decided that I wanted to follow this University idea, I mean no harm in looking right?
Having to wake up at 7am when you went to sleep at 2 am is hard enough, but Leannes house is visited by a family of duckies in the morning, I want to keep a duckling .___. webbed feet are so adorable. Finally after Leanne spent an age pottering about her room collecting her bag and stuff we set off (with her parents). It was a rather long trip up there (2 hours), in a nice old bumpy car, but I passed it quite pleasently listening to Roswell music on a walkman. The landscape had lots of cactuses and cows.. lots and lots of cowwwssssss.
We arrived there finally and I finally saw my new destination in life, a big campus with huge grounds o____o. Towomba (sp?) is known as the Garnden City and has a festivel of flowers once a year (yes I know it sounds likes something out of Harvest moon rpg game). Its kinda dry looking (the grass that is), but there really is flowers everywhere you look, really pretty ones to =3.
We entered and quickly found the library with heaps of brochers and people chatting about all the different subjects. First I headed to the computer section and found some panflets on just general Computing Courses. Apperently you need around an op 12 or 13 to get in (I have 14 but my Cert 3 should boost it up high enough). I fained intrest but really I was cringing inside, computer courses are nice and all, but so anti-social.. I wanted a job with people.
Next I went to the Science Area because Leanne wanted to get documents on nursing (she is already enrolled in that course). I picked up a Psycology Leaflet while there and Leannes mum shoved some Nursing panflets in my hand and raved how good a course it would be for me to do.
Finally I grabbed some business panflets, not that I had any intrest in relaly doing a Business course. That was all I had time for as next thing I knew we were rushed away by some girls to look at Residental Colleges (The only section left really was teaching and childcare.. No thanks).
The residental Colleges were nice, but they reminded me of camp and bording school combined. It costs $200 a week and all meals - All days are included, along with internet and phone free (except on calls outside college). Also a bed and chelves, a common room and dinning room and some table tennis recreational thingies. I knew pretty much straight away I wasn't going to do this, besides me and Leanne don't really have the money for that.
We moved back to the University Area and wandered up to W block to look at the Nursing rooms and displays.. I knew as soon as I stepped in I would NEVER!!!! do nursing.. Just being in the white clean disinfectent rooms, and looking at the displays made me want to faint. I don't want to know about blood clots or anything else bad that can happen to me - Haveing to do a First Aid Course is gorey enough thanks.
After Leanne had finished looking at all the displays ( I amused myself in the drug Dusplay Section ) we decided to go upstairs and look at the Psycology section.. In exact oppisite to what had happend before, I knew as soon as I walked in that this was for me. I was greated by a big fake rollarcoaster simulation and lots of charts about how things can be confused. My favourite course at Tafe right now Is the communication one and I have always been intrested in how the mind works. Even better the only pre-requisite is a SA in english for 4 semesters.. I got a HA for the last 4 Semesters of school so no stress there.
Tomorrow I am going to apply, as tonight I had to do an assignment and my dad was busy. I really hope I get in, though I can't see why in earth I wouldn't =3. Its really good because I was so lost before I went. Anyway after we had lunch (pizzaaaaaaaa) we wandered to look at other housing options, they were all closed as it is Sunday.
We have decided what we would like though.. a 2 Bedroom appartment prefurably not furnished (its cheaper plus we already have a tv, fridge and sofa and my Daddy has a truckie- Brooooommmm). We would like $50 per week, and we might interview for a third person if it would turn out chepaer that way. Max we will pay is $70 per week at the moment.
I looked at all the help the goverment offers me and worked out that I can get $310 a fortnight, which if I budget right should do, and maybe I can even get rent assistance. Dad said I should focus on my course and not get a job. I'm going to wait until I've settled in and seen my workload to decide that. If I do get a job I would have to earn more then $310 per fortnight for it to be worth it, that is a lot of hours. Still I would like to put my sertificate 3 into practice.
I'm going to pay for Uni by hecs =/.. Which means I get to pay it off once I get a job in whihc I earn more then %21 000 a year. Still this is so the thing for me. I need to get away and this is the perfect oppurtunity to be inderpendan =). So for now it looks like its all going smothly.
Next Holiday I get we are going to go look at housing again. As far as I can see next year I will be starting Psycology hopfully.
The course is a WHOPPING 3 years full tiem.. Then another 1 Year full time.. and then 2 Years supervised or a Masters Degree before I can register with the Psycology Board.. I'm going to be a busy munchkin for sure.
Only downside is if I have internet I am really going to watch how much I spend on phone calls. I will probably get on on the University computers or something. I'm not thinking about it yet, to far in the future..
WOHOOOOOO =3..
What comes up must come down but I hope this high lasts for a while.
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