final lap?

We might finally be in the home stretch, loyal readers. Excelsior finally got around to grading my Research exam, which I passed with a B. Of course, I would have liked an A, but it really doesn't matter; with 122 credits in the bank, my average isn't going to change much regardless of what I do now.


Excelsior is also in receipt of my Teaching Across Cultures project. That is a fairly extensive thing to grade, so I won't feel put out if they take the full six weeks to return a grade. However, that didn't stop me from sending them a note to ask for admission into the Capstone course this summer anyway. The class is only open to people who have completed all of the other degree requirements. I don't know much else about it, other than that it is a cohort online course, like the Health Assessment course from last fall, and that it includes a requirement for students to complete a volunteer project. The rationale is that they want students to become familiar with the needs of the patients in their communities. You know, because I haven't spent any time doing that during the last nine years of my life.


I've been enrolled in Excelsior for four years this summer. I am smoked. Forget about the reason I signed up for this. I want closure. I want my diploma and I want a party.