pixiecrinkle | (no subject)

Just ran into one of the guys who used to be on my project team. He is always teasing me about having dropped out of the CS program at Franklin. He just finished up a Masters in Computer Science there, at the same time as his wife, while they were both working 50+ hours a week as consultants and raising a 3 year old. They amaze and bewilder me, and I feel like a total slacker next to him.

So I told him my latest scheme, which was that I'd rather have a degree in Human Factors rather than programming but I couldn't find a program in Ohio. He told me that he knew someone in that program at Wright State in Dayton. Now, that's just too far to commute for classes, but I just looked, and they offer the master's degree as an online program! It looks like it's a year-long full-time, so I could maybe get it done in 2-3 years half time (if they even allow that).

Now my wheels are turning. I wonder if I could swing getting a part-time job and being a student full-time. That would be a major lifestyle shift, but if I could get a chunk of financial aid I might be able to do it. Hmmmmmm....

Of course, it's in the engineering school, so me getting in might be difficult. I might need to catch up on some math at the very least -- I took a couple classes at Franklin in the past couple years, but I haven't gone beyond calculus since my first year at Denison.

I'll have to peruse this this weekend. Of course, how this gets me closer to my goal of "yarn store lady" is beyond me. :-)