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 Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:55 pm
Anybody that ever considers going to Capella University, don't. By all that is holy don't. I have been fighting with them for six months and today was the death knell. they have screwed me over for half a year concerning financial aid, and now not only will I not get any more help, but I also have to PAY the school, yes, I have to pay them despite having attempted with four people from two departments across six months. I have to pay $250 over a matter before I can even see the degree I earned.
A degree I earned with distinction. Something that I spent years of my life working hard to attain. Now it is held hostage over something I was assured was done and taken care of.
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:31 pm
I feel for your. It really isn't right when educational institutions withhold a degree when financials have yet to be taken care of. I understand their side to some degree, but it feels very bait-and-switch when you're allows to march and get the fake degree only to have your real one stuck behind a pay wall.
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:00 pm
I was looking into my final bits of classes, and was reminded of something. Every attempt at conversation, from instructor to peer, has a single tying element. Praise. Regardless of what my grades, licensure, or any other obstacle may present, I'm good at this. I'm damned good. I have a good heart, high levels of empathy, and truly want to help others above all else.
No matter what happens for the remainder of my life, I know that I'm a good psychologist. Maybe even among the best. I don't know if I will ever practice professionally, but my friends and family will always know where to turn.
I've just been so down with all that Capella has done to me lately, that I have been in a slump. Tonight, I was going to do some work in the classes to remain active, but it struck me that not a single person has disagreed with me in my classes since beginning the doctoral program. There has not even been a memory of that within the Master's. That means at the very least Doctors that teach Psych have no issue with me and offer praise. My peers like what I have to say and how I say it.
No matter what, I'm good at what I do. I am a healer, a helper, and somebody that will do what it takes to mend wounds. I perform kintsugi of the soul, not removing the cracks and damage, but filling them in with gold to let people see they are not destroyed- only made more beautiful for what they endured.
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:25 am
And, to some degree, that's all that matters. Being confident in your abilities is important, and, while external validation is important, one must foremost be convinced of it themselves. Even I know you must be a fantastic psychiatrist just from what I have seen in the RPR of your empathy and love of learning.
It is very important to take a step back [a process I call "recusal," since there seems to be no existing term for it, and I generally define it as "removing one's self from a situation to get a more objective view of it (to the extent/limit that one can be objective, of course)"] and count your blessings. And I know full well that as cerebral as you are, you are more than capable of recusal and introspection, though it can be hard for anybody when things are looking down.
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:00 pm
Recusal is a good way of putting it. Though in my case, it is self-imposed out of lack of other options. My employment is steady, but poor. My education seems to have hit a point where continuing is not a viable option. Thus, the point is to see what can be salvaged of my licensure, and refocus on personal passions and options. What can I do? What would I like? What do I love to do, and how do I make that a reality?
This introspection is as much a hobby of mine as anything you might imagine. I love to turn my view inward and learn more about myself. My motivations, my drives, the nature of my heart and soul . . . all of this is truly interesting to me. In fact, I took a test that gave me an interesting result- it was about what kind of afterlife would suit you best. Mine was the archipelago of past lives. A place where I go and sit with all my previous incarnations, and relearn/reexperience all that my soul has before. I think that is a truly remarkable idea . . . and if I may be so bold, quite heavenly.
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:49 pm
Yes, as you say, recusal is the logical and necessary choice given your circumstances. Sadly, the vast majority of people are, or at least seem to be, incapable of recusal (and introspection, for that matter).
Huh, that is rather interesting and a neat idea for sure.
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