New classes posted already

Class schedules for next term were posted this afternoon. Like always, I'm already obsessing over them. It's always a trade off. It's impossible to always get my first choices. First I make a list of the classes I have to take, which this term is only MTH244 (Statistics II). Then I list classes that I have an interest in. I came up with 9 other possibilities. It's like a puzzle when you have to fit classes in without them happening at the same time or taking up too many early hours and cutting into work time. There always seems to be two or three classes that I really want to take that are scheduled for the exact same time. I'll probably consider another 5 or 6 others before registration day, which is in three weeks.

You also never know when some classes will be offered. They also occasionally offer classes that aren't listed in the regular catalog. They try out new stuff a lot or only offer some things once a year. I found one of those today. Sustainability in Business (BA199A) is the name of it. It's being taught by a guy who usually teaches business law. It looks very interesting and applicable to what I want to do. It's at the Sylvania campus and I could take stats and this class back-to-back on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am to 3pm.  These are the two front runners right now. I still need another 4 credit class.

I'm looking closely at the last (of three) environmental science class I've been wanting to take (chemical perspective). It's on Wed. from 3-6 and most Fridays from 9-12 (field trips). This class would be fun and I'm sure I would learn some stuff, but I'm kind of seeing it as fluff now. And it takes up another morning of potential work time. It will be a tough one to give up. Native American History (HST218) sounds fascinating and the teacher was recommended to me. I've been wanting to take this class for a while. Apparently another hard class with a good instructor that is worth the extra effort. This class is at the Cascade campus on Thursday nights from 6 to 10pm. I would love to take another philosophy/critical thinking class (PHL191 - Analysis and Evaluation of Argument), but if I take BA199A I can't fit it in my schedule. It would mean commuting another 2 days/week to Sylvania to take both classes. I don't want to do that. It's BA199A or this. Beginning Access is on the list but I can't get myself very excited about it. It is offered online though and I think this would be a good candidate for an online class. That's definitely a selling point. Taking classes in person can be more rewarding but for a class like this I can do without it. For now, the others include ESR199, PS203, PS225, and ART102, but aren't that likely.

So that's where I'm at for now. It will be my last term at PCC. Do I go for it since I'm taking the summer off from school? Or do I take an easier route because I can. Probably the first, but that's three weeks away. Things could change. Sometimes having so many choices is difficult. This is my future I'm working on. But is one class really going to make much of a difference? I don't know the answer. I need a time machine.