Counselor Visit

Day -10:

Front office by community college:

Secretary: Hi, how can I help you?
B: I’d like to talk with the counselor.
S: About what?
B: Advice for classes.
S: I don’t know if she can do that. Are you a registered student?
B: I was a couple years ago.
S: Umm, OK. Do you have an ID?
B: Yeah, here is the paper they gave me.
S: Alright, have a seat in the hall.

In the office:
Counselor: Hi, how may I help you?
B: Basically, here’s the story. I got my degree last summer and started a web dev job. I hated it and quit. Now I’m still in high tech and I need to get out. I’ve been reading some books and getting a lot of advice to go into business and real estate investing. I’d like to get there as soon as possible. What should I do?
C: Well you can get licensed very fast and then start earning your hours. Here are the courses, you can sign up for these two (Fundamentals and Practice) for the Winter Session (only one month). After them, you just need one more course to get your license.
B: Perfect, I’m already waitlisted for this one. Tell me, do you think it’s worthwhile to take the Business Administration course?
C: Well, that’ll get a bit more into investing and such. You know they’re different fields, real estate and investing. It’s worth your time to see if you’d want to pursue a business degree. We have an agreement with the state school for a degree in Business Administration.
B: Hmm. I’ve taken quite a few of these already, but I don’t know if going back for a second bachelor’s is what I really need. Perhaps I should focus on getting a license and getting going first?
C: The choice is in your hands. You can always take it in Spring. Oh, also if you plan to take two courses, since the courses are only one month during winter, just know that this is pretty much going to be your entire life for a month. Do you plan to keep working?
B: At this point, I’m really ready to move on. If that means my job, so be it.
C: Well good luck.
B: Thanks for your help.