I made the Dean's List!

Feb 11, 2017 3:48 PM

motherofpibbles

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I am a 32 yo single mom, working full-time. This was my first semester back to college after 12 years. I'm just stoked!

Never been to college, wtf is Attempt Hours?

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm proud of you OP

9 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Pretty sure pibbles is proud of her, too.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Way to go! When I was in uni I made a list too. Umm, it was the Academic Probation list, but still a list!

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Congrats!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yay!!!! Congrats!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

At least you don't have Asian parents or you'd be in for some serious punishment.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Congratz on making the Dean's List!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You only had 12 hours.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

U GO GIRL!!!!????????

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

OK--two things. CONGRATULATIONS! and I'm v impressed. I never worked in college and it was hard enough... You must be incredible.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I will upvote, but next time, make sure you have a tab open that shows you googling "how to take a screenshot"

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

i like ABBA

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Aw, you missed all the shit that went down in 1876 though!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

I'm a full time student and can't get these grades, an amazin effort from you!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Good job. I'm a 53 yr old married father of two. I don't go to college.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

12 years and you got a B in college algebra?!. The fuck?!. I never passed it, talked my way out of it. Master's degree now, ftw haha

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

SUNY?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Congrats, @OP! I made the list once in my college too - felt good.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well done! I'm a single mum of 46 and am back at uni. It's hard work, keep it up!

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

It is but we've got one heck of a motivator!

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Yes indeed.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Omg I am 46 I do not have 46 children lmao

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

To those asking why it looks the same as there Uni, there are 3 prominent Student Information Systems. Your school uses the same one.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Is this Citrus College's student portal?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's a Florida college by the numbering system

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That portal is used by tons of colleges. It's the same portal as here at UIUC.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Wow congratulations! You passed intro classes at a community college! Would you like a fucking trophy

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 5

History and Intro into technology sound like classes where if you kiss ass to the teacher theyll push your grade up

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

Wow, aren't you the social butterfly? Hopefully, you'll never have to work full time, take care of kids and a house by yourself. Oh, God (1)

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Help you from getting into a community college because you are too good for that huh, snowflake? This woman wrote a sentence and posted (2)

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Yet you need nothing more to tell she's 10x better than you. Go ask daddy for a new car or drown in booze, whichever fits you.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

sad because you didn't get one? So instead you chose to be hateful? Get off of her cloud man :b

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Wow hard to believe with all those difficult classes

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 4

Oh, surely you could've done better given the full time job, being a single parent and taking care of a household. Please.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 3

I could have. You want a medal for doing high school level math? Give me a fucking break

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Please, you don't know what you're talking about darling. Do yourself a favor and shut the hell up.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 3

I doubt you even know how to wipe your own ass, really.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

As someone living outside the US, what's the significance of this?

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Nothing. Its just a cool good job you get from the college.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

The Dean has two lists - one of people he likes and one of people he hates. OP made the good one.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Santa. You're thinking of Santa.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Well now we're just being redundant.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Question from non-American here: What are you studying? History, Literature, Technology AND Math?

9 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 0

Education basics. A teacher of some sort, I'm guessing.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's a liberal arts school. It's meant to give you a broad base education and then delve into more specificity in your major

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

I actually am najoring in Secondary Education/Englush-Language Arts. That Literature class is a prerequisite for the University program

9 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 1

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9 years ago (deleted Feb 24, 2017 5:12 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

SJRSC in Northeast Florida

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Nice!!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Nice!!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They are in easy ass intro classes. Probably a freshman or sophomore

9 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 17

You are an ass. Maybe you should stop with this internet thing and have an actual life and learn some compassion, you complete tool. Jeez!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

52 cumulative hours, definitely a sophomore.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Man, this is a single mom working full time and back doing something to better herself. 1. It's hard af to pull that off no matter how (1)

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 2

"Easy ass"an intro class is. 2. This woman is fucking proud of herself as she should be.Save your shitty opinions if they only serve to hate

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 2

Not my fault she decided fucking without a condom was more important to her future than I valued it.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

You're what's wrong with society.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Thank you Ilikeyogurt

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

You're welcome. My mom did what you're doing and I've seen the colossal amount of effort you have to put in to achieve this. (1)

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Thanks. But why should you waste time and tuition for an intro class in subjects you don't intend to study later on? Like, yeah, I want /1

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Most school (like mine) required "core" classes to be taken. Also could be electives because you need a certain amount of credits to graduat

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Because they're required gen Ed classes. All degrees have them.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Because American College is stupid and make you take and pay for a bunch of bullshit classes you don't need.

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

It pisses me off that I'm paying for a class that I know I won't ever use in my major or intended career path

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Especially because this is stuff that should be covered in school, critical thinking included.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

thats the difference between college and a trade school, one is to be 'well rounded' and one is to join the work force properly

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

to become an engineer, but first I need to pass that course in literature. :P I thought that's what school was for. ^^

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

That's extremely common in the US.When I started college for Comp Sci I spent more time doing gen-ed than any computer stuff.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I was told that many of these courses, particularly those related to math, were required by state or federal law in order to obtain our <

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

< degree and for the school to maintain accreditation. Six months of my two year degree were devoted to things not related to my major.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

American education is profit minded. 120+ hours, 4 or 5 years, to graduate but typically only 30-60 hours for your major. There's no >

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Also when you transfer you are given clean slate in terms of GPA. Best decision I made so far (2)

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Incentive to specialize; that's what you pay tens of thousands to go to grad school for.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

That's why ppl should go to community college to knock out the gen eds dirt cheap then come to uni to actually get into your major. (1)

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It's called a Liberal Arts education, and it's traditional in most US universities. The idea is to make you a well-rounded critical thinker.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

... should and could be taught in school. Oh well, our system isn't perfect either. Bit cheaper, though.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I mean I'm kind of glad it's a requirement. It makes more well rounded graduates. English classes make you a better writer and its good for

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

everyone to have a basic knowledge of history. Those are about the only unrelated ones you have to take. Sometimes a fine art.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

In most European countries gen ed is covered more than adequately in high school and university is for actually learning a specific field.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Gen Eds, man. They make you take a series of General Education classes that may have nothing to do with your major. It's required

9 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

And it's required because the school receives more revenue that way

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Is that standard in american universities? In Germany this would be pretty abnormal.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Congrats. This looks eerily like the exact same layout and color of my universities online portal.

9 years ago | Likes 432 Dislikes 3

Looks like mine too

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Most universities purchase and customize a software called Banner, that looks just like my uni and comm college class rosters.

9 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

Same here! Eastern Illinois!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Same here western michigan

9 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Same...

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Same except I go to a Community college so there's that.

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

This is what my community college had used as well

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I was about to say that!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Moodle?

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

njit moodle

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Banner? Banner.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Banner! Ahhh!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I mean, it could be if you're at a Florida college. This is Florida's college numbering system.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a PeopleSoft developer, it's probably because most universities use our product.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

And some businesses.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

mein kampf!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Same for UVM!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

University's*

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Me too Stockton University, NJ

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Me too. Cool.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's almost as if universities purchase software solutions from 3rd parties rather than reinvent the wheel...

9 years ago | Likes 221 Dislikes 9

Man what a good idea.. imagine if more that two universities did that .. ..

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

lol I doubt they would reinvent the wheel if they were trying to change their layout LOL

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

LOL

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Also the software hasn't been updated in 15 years apparently

9 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 0

If it ain't broken, don't fuck with it

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Why fix what's always broken?

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

- Guy in charge of the VA, probably

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a peoplesoft developer, you are correct. It rarely changes.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Same here in Montana

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mine too!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

eerie

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Same here! Eastern Illinois!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It looks absolutely nothing like mine

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lumserve portal?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was thinking the same thing.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It looks absolutely nothing like mine

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Dude I thought it was just me! Lmao

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

WHY NOT ALL A's?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

What does that mean exactly?

9 years ago | Likes 70 Dislikes 1

nothing unless she can get a scholarship for it

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 12

At my university it usually means you are in some high percentile like the top 10%.

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