I’m so proud of Carrie right now. As of today she is an official college freshman. She was advised today, registered for classes, and got her financial aid taken care of. She’s taking her developmental math class, as that is a requirement, and US History 1. The math is pre-algebra, but since she never had much math when she went to school, and she dropped out after her sophomore year, it’s not a suprise that she doesn’t remember it. And it’ll be a good refresher for her.
Today she’s been reading ahead in her history book, and looking over the math stuff. Tonight we went to walmart so she could have her own school supplies. I want this to be all about her, which includes not using my leftover stuff. I don’t want her thinking this is secondary to my education, because it’s not. This is all about her.
Looking at the schedule I learned she can take some sound production classes at ACC, which is cool. We figure, definately a good idea to take music law there, and music theory. She’ll probably take the sound production classes to get more experience, but still take the first few classes at Mediatech. I think Mediatech is crucial to her career goals for the hands on stuff, but for the extra stuff, not as important. And it’s good to save cost when you can.
There are probably a lot of people who don’t understand why I’m so proud of Carrie right now, so I’ll try to put it in context. First, she never once expected to go to school. She didn’t do well in high school, even though she’s quite bright. She now has to stop saying she’s not cut out for school, and start fresh. Second, she has severe anxiety problems. There are days I can’t get her to leave the house, and now we have to leave the house 4 days a week. I emailed the professor already to ask about my sitting in to keep her calm and focused. Hopefully she’ll respond soon. Once Carrie’s confidence is built up, I should be able to leave her alone at class and work at home on my research, but if not, that’s fine. We’ll figure it out. And third, she suffers from depression, which makes it hard for her to get up and do things. But this week she’s done a lot better. We have a chart that lists the important things to do daily, so she can have a reminder and keep track of what she’s done. It appears to be helping both of us!
I’m sure I don’t have a clue how hard this is for her, but I’m supporting her as best I can through this. This is the biggest step she’s taken towards owning her future, and I couldn’t be more proud!
