Thursday, July 21, 2011

Going with Marylhurst

About two weeks ago, I received my official admissions letter to Marylhurst University, less than 15 minutes outside of Portland.

Here is virtual tour of MU:.

I was so excited when I got the letter. Currently, I have been searching and applying to scholarships. It's hard to find scholarships that is for the graduate level. I mostly have been able to apply to scholarship contests like a random drawings kind of way.

Here is a clip about the education program at MU:.

Friday, July 1, 2011

YES, I PASSED!

Good news! I checked my unofficial CBEST scores online today. I passed the writing section with 41 points. Wow, it's higher than I thought. The minimum passing score would be 37. So my overall CBEST score is 129.

Praise God! It's very funny how my dream came true. I mean a week or several days before the unofficial scores to be revealed, I had this dream as in REM sleep status that I passed the test. In that dream, I was sitting around a big conference table and I turned to a fellow cohort next to me and said, "I can't believe I'm here. I passed the CBEST. It took me 6 tries." This time I was prepared better with the help from a fellow co-worker's husband who is a high school English teacher. And I also leaned into God more. I mean in the past I did trust God. But I think God has used this trying experience to get me be more trusting in Him as well as being stronger. Thank you to my supportive friends who encouraged me.

Any day now I will received my official permanent verification card (saying I passed the CBEST) and two transcript copies of my permanent verification card (for official use for school districts, colleges and universities). Next week I will have to deal with getting myself admitted fully and get financial aid rolling. But this weekend will be relaxing and end it on the 4th having a bbq with my family. Have a good 4th!