WBFT: Disappointing news… AND HUGE EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!
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So I have lots of news to report… both good and bad… first lets go with the not-so-great-news….
I met with the folks at AI on Wednesday about entering pastry school come spring. Initially they started talking about re-admitting me for winter since their winter semester has just begun and they were still enrolling. Although I reiterated I wanted spring.. they pushed for winter and created a billing system that, in theory, would work within my budget… I signed the paper and I was supposed to start Thursday… that was the next day!!! Ahhh how overwhelming, yet exciting, yet crazy!
So I got home to tell my BF my big news and he was shocked… not what he was expecting at all.. and I started to tell him all about our meeting. They more I talked about it, the more nervous I got about the billing. As much as this is my dream, every last penny I had would be going to pastry school. There would be no Sushi dates on Friday or afternoon Starbuck’s Lattes for me… it would all be going to pastry school. As I talked and talked some more (my boyfriends a pretty good listener!) I realized I felt really pushed into making a HUGE financial decision that I simply was not comfortable with.
Before bed that night I wrote an email to my rep. at AI saying I would not be beginning pastry school on Thursday. As long as I did not attend any classes, they could not charge me for a thing. As much I want this, I simply could not justify the huge financial risk and burden this would be. So disappointingly, I am back to the drawing board…. or so I thought….
On to my HUGE EXCITING NEWS!!! Yet again, I have another brilliant idea! Post email and after further chatting with my BF, I thought about checking the local community colleges to see if they offer any kinds of culinary program. I would even be happy doing start up culinary program if I could find it at the right price. Turns out, the Trade-Tech School at Los Angeles Community College has both a Culinary Program… AND A Baking and Pastry Program! OMG!!! Awesome!….But Wait… it gets even better!
After doing a little bit more research… I learned the school only charged $20 per unit for California Residents compared to the $300-something AI was charging… OMG AGAIN! This is SOOOO within my budget! I can pay that is cash now!! And not go into debt!!! AWESOME…. And I have even more news… They are accepting application now to begin in Feb!! OMG!!! Talk about Huge-Fabulous-Fantastic-Awesome News! This puts pastry school in total reach for me!Yippee! I can taste the cakes already!!!!
Here’s my new plan of action… Submit my application over the weekend and hope to begin Pastry school in FEB! Thanks for your support everyone!
Happy Baking!
-Kristy
