It was a good day…
Yesterday afternoon, the doorbell rang. The mailman had arrived with a registered letter. It's the letter I have been waiting on. The work I have put in during the last year at school has paid off. I have been accepted into the Radiography program at Catawba Valley Community College.
Last summer, I decided to go back to school in order to create a new career path for myself. After looking at my options, I decided that Radiography would be a good choice for me. Entering the world of X-ray, CT scans, and MRI would be some sort of natural extension of my photography and working with people. I made a trip down to the school to find out what I had to do to get started. This trip was discouraging. I found out that entry into this program was competitive based on grades and other academic elements. The program at CVCC only accepts 10 students each fall. The number of applicants is obviously much larger than that, so in order to get in, I would have to find my way to the top of the list somehow.
I enrolled in classes and started knocking out the prerequisites that I was missing, including two semesters of Anatomy & Physiology. I managed to complete 31 credit hours over two semesters with a 4.0 GPA.
So, in August, I'll be starting back to school for two years in pursuit of a new career :)
June 10th, 2007 - 20:29
That is fantastic news! I am sure you are extremely happy and it is well deserved, you have worked very hard to get where you are. Does your study include working at a hospital or medical centre?
June 11th, 2007 - 00:42
There are parts of the program called “Clinical” studies that do involve working in hospitals or doctor’s offices. That part of the program is very minimal in the beginning, but it’s very heavy towards the end…
June 19th, 2007 - 11:10
That’s awesome, John – Congrats!
I hope this doesn’t mean you’ll be doing less photography though. =)