Going Back To School

With a lot of thought and encouragement, I have decided to head back to school part time and work towards a  Masters Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering. It was not a decision I came to lightly. Leave to me to do things the hard way. First I pick a degree in Landscape Architecture that is a 5 year degree (150+ Hours) instead of a typical 4 year degree, and now I pick a totally unrelated field in which I need many articulation or prerequisite classes that it should be it's own degree (54 hours I believe). Do you think Landscape Architecture has many prerequisites for Computer Science or Software Engineering? I will help you answer....NO!!

So now I started classes at Austin Community College (ACC) hoping to transfer to Texas State University (or SMU which I discovered has a totally online degree last week). Basically I have about two years of ACC classes to take before I can transfer and complete about a years worth at Texas State to recieve a Computer Science Certificate (better than nothing for 54 hours). That certificate would pretty much mean I could enter any graduate level Computer Science/Engineering school in Texas (providing that I get good grades). Then I would have just 36 more hours to go for the Masters Degree. Told ya it was the hard way. I started Pre-Calculus on Monday and it has been 10+ years since I have had a math class. Needless to say, I have been a little slow out of the gate, and he professor isn't exactly a shining star either. I went to him for a little guidance about getting started in this course, and I would have been better off asking my pencil what it thought. That's OK, I have done the self taught classes before and I will do it again. People in high school can learn Pre-Calculus and so can I.

I start Intro to C++ Programming on Saturday and I am hoping this will be a fun class. It is what I really want to know about anyway. Keep me and Becky in your prayers as we learn how to deal with a new schedule, lack of free time, homework, and projects. It is just a new balancing act.