Trivial Matters

Wow. I actually got accepted to Pacific University today. I had applied on a whim because I wanted a backup school in case OSU didn’t work out. (I still haven’t heard anything from them on changing my admission status to “degree-seeking.”) Then, today, I got a call from their transfer advisor letting me know that I got accepted.

Problem is, they operate on semesters instead of trimesters (like PCC and OSU) so I’d have to drop the classes that I registered for last week (and bought books for today) and then wait 2 months for their next term to start. I also have to figure out how to pay for it since Pacific U is a private school and 5x as expensive as OSU. Even with my GI Bill, Tuition Assistance, and the $6000.00 scholarship they’re giving me, I’d still have to come up with about $3000 plus living expenses.

Also, having just checked their Spring schedule, only one class I need is available and there are only 3 seats left.

So, I think I will defer my enrollment at Pacific U until the Fall, and wait to see how OSU turns out. I figure that if OSU doesn’t work out, I can do Spring term at PCC and then transfer everything over in the Summer. I’d be a few more math  classes ahead at Pacific U (there’s one more I can take in the Spring), and hopefully have the financial stuff worked out where I can afford it.

It is funny that I’m actually in a better position to attend there than I would have been 10 years ago, straight out of high school. Yet, I still can’t quite seem to make it work. If they had an ROTC program, I’d have another option, but I don’t see anything on their site.

On the plus side, Forest Grove is close enough to here that I can move there anytime and still attend PCC. I think next weekend I’l head over there and look at some apartments.