What was I thinking????

I enrolled in an accelerated degree completion program nearly two years ago. I was supposed to start classes in October of 2006... it got postponed to April of 2007... and July 2007... then finally became reality in October of 2007. It' s a brick and mortar University and it took them a year to pull this cohort together. Go figure!

This is my third tour of duty. :-) Early in the 90's I was studying to be a Computer Science Engineer. I made it two years and then had to leave college to live in the real world. In 2000 I decided to start over at a Community College. In 2003 I graduated with an Associate of Science in Business Administration.

*** Yes, I did what the Engineering tee shirts always said... "If I don't make it as an Engineer, I can always graduate with a Business Admin degree***

Now I'm working to finish with a Bachelors of Science in Business Information Systems and wondering almost daily, What was I thinking??? I used to love college, now I'm trying to stay afloat, doing homework that makes no sense and wondering if I will make it one more year. July 2009 and I should be done if I survive.

The whole time I've been going to school this time, I've planned a wedding, I'm working on a nursery, and heaven only knows how I'm going to manage time off to have the mini-munchkin. Colleges do not have maternity leave in the first place, but this program doesn't stop for anything, not summer break, sure as heck not a baby. We have class every week of the year except 4 - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, & 4th of July.

To add to the craziness... homework is assigned a week before each class starts, before you meet the instructor, right after you finish the final from one class, it's time to deep dive into the next completely unrelated topic. My head hurts from it all. Literally.

I'm trying to finish the final paper from my last class - revisions were to be done after the formal presentation the last night of class. At the same time I'm supposed to be reading for tomorrow night's class. I want a week off that I don't have to spend doing homework. I really do.