School?

I have been contemplating on taking some programming classes for a while now and just recently decided to try the community college nearby. I thought it will be a pretty straightforward enrollment process but I was wrong. Apparently, they don't accept foreign transcripts so you either have an agency translate or evaluate your transcript (will cost $150+) or take their placement test. The placement test covers Writing, Reading and Math. Obviously, I chose to take the placement test. I focused on refreshing my math skills -from Pre-Algebra to College Algebra...and supposedly Calculus too. I can't believe how much I struggled on some of the sample questions and thus, resulted to me being more nervous to take the exam.

Anyway, I took the test today. It was a gruesome 4 hr long test - believe me I had a back pain when I was done. The Reading and Writing part of the test was painful. Reading was okay, maybe because it was the first series of test. Writing on the other hand has been pretty challenging. The grammar was horrible on all of the essays, and as expected you have to correct every single one of them- ah my eyes were teary when I was done editing 5 essays! Then came Math, gosh by this time I was ready to leave the room. My stomach was growling and my back was killing me - and men those calculators they provided sucked! Anyway, it is over and I am finally registered for the winter. I guess I could have gone to Portland State instead...oh well! This class better be worth it...