My Panorama of Austin for Module 1 in Thesis / PH680
I may regret this post later in the term but it seems like I have a lot more time to work on classes this term. It is because I’m enrolled in two classes and I don’t have to do as much P/T work to pay for these classes. In am email discussion with Tamara Hubbard (the associate director of online graudate photography) she also doesn’t recommend 3 classes and full-time work. I concur, as I did this in the Spring 2010 semester.
A tilled bean field shot while I was NOT enrolled in Summer classes.
I’m so happy I didn’t take Summer courses. I may take some next year and I may still do one of those wacky 15-day intersession courses.
There are few things I’m happy about.
Being able to travel and shoot for myself. This included starting up a workshop and scouting locations in the beautiful Northern Nevada high plains.
Saving up money for Fall tuition is important.
Not having to constantly switch between being a student and being a pro-photographer as I do when I’m working and attending classes.
I have to go back to my days in grad school where my friends and I would look forward to starting the next year of school. The break makes me a bit nostalgic for going back to school. If I had taken Summer courses I would still be excited about the classes I’m heading for this Fall semester but it might also be some continuation of the grind of schoolwork.
There is some unneeded rationalization here that follows the line of taking it slower makes me learn more and learn it deeper – that may be true, or not.
I will not be qualified as soon as I originally planned (as I need 18 hours in my subject field to teach at a collegiate level), but for me, plans are just that and subject to change.
Overall, it’s a good thing to take a little more time for me, save up a little cash, spend a little more time with friends (which actually means spending more time working as most of my friends are out of town on vacations) and get excited about Fall courses at AAU.
This is what it felt like to finish the semester!
Yippee!!! I’m done with my second semester at AAU. I took three classes this term. WHAT WAS I THINKING???
I work F/T for myself as a photographer. I take 3 graduate classes. I have a P/T job to pay for school.
For 15 weeks all I did was work, sleep, eat, and study.
Grades: A, A, B+ Not too bad. Overall GPA 3.86. Not too bad.
I’m not taking any summer classes due (mostly) to financial reasons. I am only taking 2 classes in the Fall and I’ll entertain a Winter Intersession so I don’t prolong my program. The MFA schedule listed above gets modified in a few days. The old schedule will remain so you and me can see how it changes over time.
Time to go work downtown.
I've been busy shooting donuts...oh, and finals for three classes too!
So this the first post following a crazy semester where I completed 3 classes. Two were very valuable and one was a waste (of everything).
Expect a lot of posts over the next few weeks as I prepare for a single Summer class. Yes, my blue-sky schedule needs some serious rethinking. I’ll post about that too.
On top of all getting 3 final projects out of the way I am probably getting my first ‘B’ grade. But then it’s from a very uninspiring class what was made so by the person teaching it (expect a post about this too). I’ll also write about a couple great professors and those courses. I’m debating if I should name the person that taught the loser course. hmm…. you can always email me if interested. Of course, with a little investigation in a few weeks it should be easy to figure it out. A post will done on whether to name the person.
What else…
I’ve been out shooting donuts and donut shop all over the greater Austin area for a price that isn’t sustainable. I guess the money is still there and the economy still sucks unless you are cleaning up the BP spill in the Gulf.
time to go…I’m starting to ramble.
More soon.
(I just like this image. I don't think it has anything to do with this post.)
Now that I’m done with my first online semester at the Academy of Art University I decided to see when I would get out and that requires some math…Let’s go!
63 hours needed to graduate with my MFA
2 classes a regular semester and 2 classes for Summer (it’s been highly recommended that you only take 2 summer classes max!) That’s 6 classes a year at 3 units/ class = 18 units/hours
63/18 = 3.5 which means 3 years + one semester with 2 classes + one semester with 1 class. So it’s more like 3 2/3rds years. I already have 2 classes done I still have 3 years + one semester to go. That seems like a really long time.
Now if I take 3 courses during regular semesters and 2 courses during the summer = 8 classes/year =24units/hours. That takes it down to 2.625 years. Since I already have those 6 units I would be done at the end of the Spring Semester in 2012.
Now I just need to see if I can afford this.
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I’ve been out for a little while.
January 4th, 2012I’ve been out for a little while.
I had my left hip replaced. I’ve been having issues with it for a few months and it finally became very painful on a regular basis.
Here is what they took out.
The head of my left femur. Photo: Dr. Eugene Schoch III
I’m doing much better. I am taking one class in the Spring Semester. It’s a non-thesis class as I’m not sure how well I can shoot for class and recover and work and all that must be done in life.
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