In order to finish my first semester at Penn Foster College I had to pay $75 for a six month extension so I could complete my Principles of Marketing and English Composition courses. Unfortunately, my six months are up on October 2nd, and I have one last essay to finish for English Composition. As a result, I find myself in a race against time.
According to the Penn Foster College student handbook, I don’t have any more extensions available to me. I have already purchased two. Also, if I don’t complete English Composition by October 2nd, my semester is officially over and I will only be able to take final exams for the courses I have completed up to this point. In short, I MUST submit my final essay by next weekend, or the time I have spend on the English Composition course will have been a complete waste of time.
There are two things I can’t stand to waste: time and money. I don’t consider my time with Penn Foster College to be a waste of either, but the prospect of not being able to finish the course by the time my semester expires is something I don’t even want to think about.
Fortunately, I should be able to finish my required reading today. After that, it’s time to start writing the essay. I really should have been done a couple of weeks ago, but business trips and family obligations have slowed my progress somewhat.
I still have not received my grade for my Reflective Writing essay. I submitted that a couple of weeks ago, so I should be receiving this grade within the next week. At least, that is my hope. It took more than a month for me to receive a grade for my previous essay. That is something else that has really made this course drag. If I have any criticism of my studies at Penn Foster College, it’s the length of time it takes to receive a grade on the essay assignments.
Everything else is on hold for this week. I must write and complete my Persuasive Writing essay by next Saturday. If I don’t submit it before the end of the next weekend, I will have officially wasted time and money on this course. For me, that is just not an option.