Still Haven’t Heard From SFSU

I applied to San Francisco State University over a month ago. I heard from them once, saying they needed a residency form and my transcript from UMBC. Well, I had already requested a transcript mailing from UMBC, but I requested another, double-checking that it was being sent to the correct address. And of course I sent in the residency application. I haven’t heard from them since.

I am thinking if I don’t get in…maybe I should concentrate on career certifications instead. Of course, I am still going for my CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), but I am pretty close to getting it. So a CCNA is kind of like an associate’s degree in networking, then I could go for a CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional), which is kind of like a bachelor’s of networking. And if I am still up for it…I could go for a CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Engineer, I believe). That is like a doctorate of networking.

Now, I am not just making the above comparisons for the sake of analogy. Those certifications really are comparible in several ways to the degrees I have associated them with. In terms of the amount of work required, they are maybe a little less work required, but not all that much. And in terms of the expected salaries for those who hold the certifications, they seem to be a bit higher than their comparable degrees.

Anyway, it would be a damn shame if I didn’t get in to SFSU. But at least I have a backup plan.

• Hope that you do get into SFSU, but if you don’t get in right away
  then certainly do persue your back-up plan since you are sure to
  pass this next time. Keep on studying.

  I’m sorry that it’s been so long that I’ve not been writing to you, but
  I’m getting caught up on your blog tonight and should be done in a
  few days.

  luvu, mom