The Hell of Enrollement

     I am deeply upset.  A week ago, I went through my education plan to see how many classes left I need to take in order to finally graduate.  Things seem real good!  For my major in Public Administration, I only need 4 more classes, and my minor in Environmental Studies only needs 2-3 classes.  I was excited.  Things had changed when enrollment for Spring 2014 quarter opened.  The availability of classes are terrible.  The majority of the classes I need are not being offered.  At first, the plan was good.  I was taking one class for Public Administration and two classes for Environmental Studies.  A few days later, when I go back to double check my classes, it seems that one of the Environmental Studies classes was canceled.  That pissed me off.  This morning, it was time for me to enroll.  I get logged into the online enrollment system, and noticed the second Environmental Studies class I needed was closed (filled).  This upset me extremely.  I basically have a few options.  I either begin to only take one class or two at a time and attempt to get a job, or I enroll in classes that do not help me towards graduation just to be full time.  I need to be full time to keep my financial aid grants, which is paying for everything.   There are two classes for Public Administration that I can take.  The issue, they are both at the exact same time, which also pisses me off.  In the end, I decided to enroll full time.  I am taking one class for Public Administration, and one class for Environmental Studies.  The class in the Environmental Studies is a intro class to GIS. The issue?  Technically I took an introduction class to GIS back in my community college days.  Will it count for my minor?  Will retaking it be a waste?  I have no clue.  I need to declare my minor first to officially know, which I am doing next week.  Even if it doesn't count, im going to take it because I just need the full time.  The third class is just a lecture class on Natural Disasters.  No real purpose to take this class.  I do not need the extra units and it does not fulfill any educational requirements.  Many students are dealing with the same type of issue that I am going through.  This is keeping all of us in school longer when we could just get out there and move forward with our lives.  I WANT TO BE DONE!  I want to get out of school.  I want to start making money.  I want to fucking move out of this house!  This shit is getting ridiculous!  I know the majority of the reasons why I have been in school this long is my fault, but now this type of shit is not my fault at all.  Fuck this shit!   

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