I am going over course catalogs like a madman the last couple of days. I think I may have some direction, it's just now to try and work out how to do it and work at the same time. I'm looking at the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant program. It's an Associates of Science, but my brother-in-law is an OT. He tells me that COTAs are making what he made to start now. It's not completely about the money. I just think it's time I start to be a fucking grown up. I'm not sure excited is the word, but I am starting to feel more driven... My sister has been trying to get me to do it for like 3 years now. She's not dumb, so I might as well listen to her.

I'm pretty sure I have lots of the pre-reqs for it but I'll need a lot of science. I don't mind sciences, but I prefer earth science to life sciences. They great thing about being a therapist though is that While you kind of need a bedside manner, you have to be firm enough to make people get better, so there's an element of mean---I mean Molly.

I think I could have the coursework done in a year, but the fieldwork would be problematic, as it's basically going to a job. I would not be able to HAVE a job during that and it's like 2 or 3 8 week sessions for that... A lot of the classes I could take at a JUCO and transfer in, and if I did 2 semesters at the JUCO immediately before transferring in I can get a "Dual Enrollment" scholarship. YAY money! However, the JUCO that offers what I need has centers like 30 - 60 minutes away. the closer one doesn't offer what I would need. I need to get transcripts from the colleges I have attended and see what I have that would already work.

I need to make an appointment to talk to the university about it, too. If I could pull this off, I'd be so awesome...