Today, February 06, 2009, I thought my academic world would come crashing down on me. My life as a student hasn't been great thus far and I am not proud of myself for it, but this one takes the cake.

     I came back to my room today around 4:40pm and checked my email for the umpteenth time.I found one new email entitled "Urgent situation regarding financial aid". I am not in a financially good situation so receiving an email like that had my heart drop to the pit of my stomach. The email informed me that I did not meet the requirements to be a full time student therefore I would not be receiving financial aid until something was to be done before February the 18th.

     As quickly as I can, I threw on my jacket and sprinted across the entire campus to the guidance counselor's office, while telling myself that I need to go the Impact office after this for spiritual support. The office closes at 5:00pm and thank goodnees I made it there at 4:55pm, the walk in adviser on duty today greeted me with a kind smile and I sat down and told her my situation. She and another guidance counselor told me it wasn't the end of the world and although I can't enroll in a normal course, I can however enroll in a 2 credit community service course. This would bring my total credits to 12 and make me a full time student. I was relieved that this can help me but I was filled with doubt about going to a accessible community service provider.

     I than walk towards the Impact office while calling Jeff, he told me that he would meet me outside the office. That is where he found me huddled in a ball, and tearing while telling him I screwed up. We than went inside the office and I explained to him my situation. During the middle of my tirade, he and Matt broke out into a smile and started laughing. They than tell me that I can get those credits through Impact because they were part of the community and public service program.

     Although my whole body flooded with relief, I was still a little bit antsy because it felt like I just escaped death row. I asked if Jeff and Johnson could pray for me and they did and that calmed me down considerably. Wow ..... I'm still trying to comprehend what happened ....