In an effort to organize and think logically, I have subdivided this semester into three parts, each of which leads to a round of tests, such that I can focus on each part as its own game distinct from the others. As such, I can say that part one was a success.
My raw score on the tax test was an 88%. The class average was a 69%. The professor gave everyone the opportunity to submit an extra assignment to boost the scores. As such, my grade will be brought up to an A from the high B.
I absolutely mutiliated the govt/non profit test. In fact the teacher plucked me from the class right before it was to start to shake my hand and tell me that my performance on the test was right up there with the best he’s ever seen. This professor is an old guy, so that means a lot. I humbly thanked him and sat back down. In all fairness, the test was curved by 18 points. With the curve, I received a 107%.
Is it just me, or is it getting hot in this room? Anyway, I digress:
The business law class is by far my weakest class. But, I am pulling a solid B right now, which is good enough. This class is basically all memorization and the professor leaves much to be desired. Either way, I am going to step up my game just a bit to make sure that B holds going forward.
My two online classes are both A’s right now as well.
In all fairness to the rest of the mere mortals in these classes, I am basically studying all day, every day. I do not consider myself a prodigy at all. My circumstances are such that I have the opportunity to focus all my attention on these classes rather than diluting it with significant hours at a job, children, or what-have-you.
A quick update regarding my aviation pursuits:
The FBO at Lakeland is supposedly in the negotiation phase regarding arranging a workable leaseback on a Piper Archer. My understanding is that I am going to slide in as one of their instructors. But as with anything in aviation, I’ll believe it when I am doing it. I am staying in touch with the owners and all seems on track. My fingers are crossed that a deal with be reached on the lease and I can be back in the air before too long making some pocket change flying an airplane again. On a side note, I haven’t quite reconciled how this accounting pursuit is going to fit into my real passion in life which is aviation. A problem to confront later on….
I can say, however, that had I remained at Trans States, I’d be on the street in about three weeks. The bid packet came out (I can still log into their website) and all my friends with whom I took initial training are all on the street. The most senior guy in my training class is now the most junior pilot at the company. This industry is dynamic and can change in an instant, but my gut tells me that those guys are going to be out of a job for a long while.
You could argue that I am out of a job too. However, the beauty of having resigned when I did is that RIGHT NOW, I am coming up on the half way point of this burdensome semester. Had I waited it out, I’d be on the street in a few weeks anyways and I’d have to wait until June before I could even begin this CPA project. I have a feeling that had I taken that route, I would have thought it the smarter route to have begun school sooner than later. Thus, even now 2 1/2 months after resigning, I am still patting myself on the back for having made the correct decision at the correct time.
Do I miss the cockpit? HELL YES!! Do I miss anything else about the job? HELL NO!!