Category: Academic

It is about 2:30AM here, I really should be in bed and sleeping to prepare for my day tomorrow, but somehow I don’t feel that I can. There are less than 12 hours remaining until I start at UNCC. I spent my day today being very relaxed. I have packed my bookbag for tomorrow and prepared everything. This evening I also registered a new domain name for blog use primarily. Later today, at about 10AM I will wake up and prepare myself for my first day at UNCC, by noon I will be on campus and at my first class.
9 hours to go….

Today, as planned I ventured out to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to explore the campus, become familar with the campus and be ready for Monday. I had a slight misnavigation today as I disobeyed my natural sense of direction (which failed in the past). I went up and around Housing North from the East parking area instead of going down the sidewalk and across a street to where the main academic area actually is. In 1 day, 9 hours I will be on campus and seated for my first class. These days seem almost surreal, this can’t be happeneing, my life can not have progressed this far for ME, Curtis M. Kularski, to be a college student. In the time I have spent on the many things I waste time with (staring into space, autonomously checking email, etc) I could have been out enjoying my life. Only in the past few months have I discovered how to act independantly from outside instruction. I have been making decisions about my education by myself for over 4 years, but there had always been some sort of outside force directing me to the path I take.
In the time since I have returned from UNCC this evening I have had a chance to think about the many things I need to accomplish this semester in addition to going to class. I discovered that I need to take credit by examination tests for INFO2130 (Intro to Computing) and ITCS1214 (Intro to Computer Sci). Anyone who knows me knows that those classes are not needed for someone like me. I have had a keyboard under my fingers almost as long as I have been able to speak. There is only one reason I have to take the ITCS1214 exam, because my certifications aren’t recognized by the university. I assume this is because the certifications can be obtained by people who cheat on the exams. It really sucks that the cheaters of the world can steal the reputation of Microsoft Cerified Professionals and Microsoft Certified System Administrators like me. I will also be taking the math proficiency exam again, I only missed calculus level by 2 questions on the last attempt. I will be preparing for the test over the next few days and attempt to take the test at one of the insanely early times set asside by the UNCC math department.
In the time since I returned from my adventure I have been given access to the syllibus for one of my classes, Abnormal Psychology (PSYC3151). It looks like it will be simple and kind of easy, as long as I do the assignments, and in classes like that where I enjoy the topic I always complete everything.
I feel very confident in my ability to go on campus and find all of my classes, I also feel comforted by thoughts of the campus and spending the next few years there. It is a beautiful place with mostly friendly people, like a small town in some ways. I expected it to be more like a big city due to its location and size difference compared to Gaston College.
As the title of the entry states, I went to UNCC, Saw the classrooms and now I am ready to conquer my future! Onward I must go…..

My final pre-university weekend is upon me. Most of the weekend will be spent doing normal things I do, working on the GITI project, talking to friends, etc. I will also be finalizing getting my bags, books and other supplies ready for Monday. I will also probably be doing some last minute purchasing for Monday. I want to be completely prepared. Anyone think I can justify a GPS as an educational expense? I am still worried about not being able to get where I need to be on campus. My navigational skills suck, this is not a theory, but a proven fact (roadmaps out of a paper bag come to mind). I have also considered purchasing a domain name on Monday morning to commerate the occasion of me becoming a university student. I am always accused of under utilization of my domain name property, but I use them for various things. I have at least 1 TCP service assigned to every domain name I own and they have their own purposes. My days of owning 17 domains are behind me, but I find myself now thinking I need a domain name that is mine.
Back to the college topic, as most of my friends have gone to different colleges I am now figuring out who my real friends are and who just needed someone they could count on for technical help. Matt Lamb, Guy and a few others have been in constant contact with me during the entire summer and into these last few days before classes. Some others, like Jeff have been out of communication and are now subject to being dropped from my address book in a few weeks. In orignal plans for my address book I decided to keep all contacts even the ones that I don’t communicate with. This policy has now changed, I want only people in my address book who belong there.
Life as it has been for me is about to change. I have been sheltered more than most people have up until this point. On Monday I will begin the seperation from my parents and begin to embark on a journey of my own. This journey will lead me to education, a job, a house and maybe a family. From that point I will be independant, but never truely on my own. My family has a very unique and close structure, nothing ever violates that. It is nice to know that I have such a strong support group, but it is sort of depressing because no matter what I will always return to this one central group of people.