Placement tests

As if raising 4 little boys isn't enough to keep me busy and challenged, I'm finally taking the steps to go back to school. {don't be acting surprised or shocked, most of you who really know me would have already known this and aren't finding out by reading this post!...and to think you thought you knew me} It's something I've wanted to do since we got married, and the time has finally arrived. It stinks because we're too wealthy to ever get any assistance or financial aid but too poor to be considered middle class. (Kinda like bigger than the skinny, too skinny for the fat - Refer to #84 of 100 things about me ) The fact that we have pinched our pennies and not relied on the government as our only safety net should an emergency or crisis arise has bit us in the butt again. Suck! I've never gotten a free ticket and once more, I get to be the person who busts their butt for everything because, well, "God knows of your capabilities". {yah, about that, I think we need to talk! It's so very kind of you to think of me so highly but seriously, when is my sit back and enjoy the ride time coming?}

I took the placement tests today and luckily my ego is still intact. :o I was scared to death going into it, but after reviewing my scores, it seems as though my long educational pause to have children hasn't entirely turned my brain to mush. The test goes by where you're at academically and not by a percentage correct. Here's how I scored...

Reading Comprehension (range from 0-116) Score 95
Recommendation- Congratulations, you're exempt from having to take the critical reading.

Sentence Skills (range from 0-92+) Score 113
Recommendation- Honors English 101 {Honors Eng 101 isn't the basic course, it's the highest advanced class you can take your first semester.. believe it or not there 3 classes below it}

Algebra (range from 0-119) Score 109
Recommendation- Advanced College Mathematics, plane trigonometry, or precalculus.

Not so bad considering I have yet to take any college courses. It's still up in the air as to how many classes I'll take this summer and fall. Being as I have a husband who works 50 hour weeks with a rotating schedule and 4 kids at home, I don't know how much will be too much. I'm off to register for classes, but we'll keep you all posted.