I decided to go to school part-time Fall term because I don't have financial aid yet and I will have to work some more. I don't mind working a little bit, since I am a dental assistant I don't want to forget terminology and some skills while I am in school. Dental assisting is not like riding a bike, you can get rusty pretty fast.
Going back to school part-time will also help ease me back into the academic world. Some people don't get anxiety, and they think I'm putting things off but the fact is, is that I have to do this in a way that will work for me and not have me heading for the hills.
Fortunately PSU has a Disability's resource center for students with anxiety and learning disabilities. They have counselors ready to help you if you're having an anxiety attack. I met with a counselor there and she said that there are a lot of pre-med and pre-dental students that access the center. That made me feel better because I felt like my anxiety does not have to be debilitating.
Going back to school at my age is daunting especially since I am going for such a major career. I'm not just taking a couple classes to advance my career, I'm trying to go to dental school. I can't however, live my life knowing that I never tried and continue to be envious of all the people in college pursuing their dreams.
I finally have orientation on Monday Sep.9th. I will meet my advisors and make my first schedule. I'm assuming I'll be taking writing and math Fall term because you have to brush-up on those after a while. I'll let you know how my orientation goes. I feel like I'll be the only older person there and all these fresh-faced 18 year-olds will be there giving me weird looks. I used to wonder why older students went to college when I first went. Now I know. Wish me luck!
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