Categories: Out Among Humans

Choosing classes

Just Your Average 69-Year-Old College Freshman.

This is the time of year when students are registering for courses in the spring semester. Like bingo players, they have to fill certain spaces before the others do. Failure to get slotted in the classes they need can mean a ninth semester down the line.

It would be sad to knock kids out of courses they need so I wait until the last minute to sign up. This lets me avoid Life Sciences (the dreaded B word) which fills up first

There’s a lot on the menu worth trying. Appetizers from Chemistry Lab, World Religion antipastos (I sent one back, it was stale), Cultural Anthropology served up with a side of U.S. History. For dessert, there’s a reading list you can put in doggie bag and take home with you. It’ll stay good for years.

Pat Shiplett

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