<p><strong><em>Grad a drink, this is going to be kind of long</em></strong></p>
<p>So, I graduated from high school back in 2001. However, no one had talked to me back then what I wanted to do afterwards. No one had mentioned college, or the steps I should take. Not until after I graduated. So, I moved from NC (where I graduated) down to FL for college. </p>
<p>Fast forward to the present. I feel like I’ve been attending college (only community college though, due to a low GPA). First it was to major in Criminal Justice. Didn’t work according to plan. Since that didn’t go well, I had signed up for an electrical apprenticeship program (beknownst to me, however, that it counted as vocational credit). Eventually, I stepped out of that and had earned my AA in general education in 2009. </p>
<p>So, in 2010, I went to UCF (University of Central Florida). Being new to an ‘actual college’, it was quite a culture shock for me. I had signed up for Calculus 1 and bombed two semesters in a row (I was majoring in electrical engineering). So, UCF sticks me on probation for a year (where they kick you out and gives you a chance to decide if this is what you REALLY want to do or not). During that 1 year, I went back to community college and took Trig (where I feel I was lacking) and took Calc 1 again (the third time). Made an A in both. Applied for readmission to UCF. They told me they will not take me back until I finish up the pre-req courses (physics 1 and 2, chemistry 1 and 2 and calculus 2 and 3). I can go back to the community college to get those taken care of. However, due to my vocational credits, I am unable to get financial aid. </p>
<p>So, my question to you guys is this: Is it always this complicated to get an EE degree? I can’t go full time like I want because I have a responsibility to my two daughters. Is there any other way besides through the CC’s financial aid office to get financial help? </p>
<p>All inputs and feedbacks are appreciated.</p>