Please send advice!
Hi all, I would really appreciate some input here!
A little background... I enrolled in a couple educational courses this semester for Court Reporting school. It starts the week of August 24 and I just got the memo that I would probably be able to get an add code for the Theory A class since I've been waitlisted. The thing is, I won't know until the 24th, which doesn't leave much time for me to inform my job that I'll need reduced hours.
With the idea that I wouldn't be able to get off the waitlist for Theory A, I registered for Project Steno in October in place of taking a for credit Theory class at my school. I'm sure I can withdraw my registration considering Theory is a 6 credit course and I'm still working full time, but I still think Project Steno would be a great opportunity because of the provided CATalyst software and potential scholarships I can apply for.
ANOTHER issue is that the school only offers Theory B in spring semester, so my next opportunity to take Theory A is next fall and I wouldn't be able to sign up for a Theory class in spring at all.
Would you suggest I take the year to get my educational courses out of the way, plus complete Project Steno, A-Z and others and get some practice in until next fall 2027 OR should I take the Theory class this semester and hopefully move on to Theory B next semester? If the former, how do you suggest I practice on my own in the meantime? If the latter, are Theory classes going to be incredibly difficult to pass having never taken the basic online courses like A-Z or Project Steno? I'd hate to drop tuition money and end up failing a class I'd have to wait until the following year to retake...
I'm really conflicted with my timeline right now. I know that regardless, I will not take only 2 years to complete school because I still need to work almost full time, but will delaying taking Theory for a whole year make it much harder for me to finish within 3 or 4?
Thanks in advance!!