Hi Trisha-

Oh I whole hartedly agree about that you can put your mind to it and do it
attitude.  But you also have to be resonable, if you have attempted
highschool geomotry 2 times with tutoring and can not pass with a grade
higher than a 70 you have to be resanoble about what you can do, the last
math course I took Consumer Mathmatoic in college I also barly passed with
going to the math tutoring lab every day for an hour or two.  You have to
take GPA in consideration too because with out a reasnoble GPA you are not
likly to get accepted into physical/occupational therapy -- 2 very competive
majors.  Now I do think I could do OT drgree because the math requiremenyts
arn't that much only an introductory physics class and an algebra and
statistics course but it just would not be a wise decission to try and head
for the PT degree.  Actually health care administration  is not the wisest
choice either for some one who tends to barly pass math and you have to
maintain a 3.0 average in a business cources to stay in the major and about
1/3 of the cources are math related but I say who cares---we'll just see if I
can do it.  At least the math in HCA is more basic than the trig and physics
needed in PT.

Anee

In a message dated 11/12/1999 11:56:44 AM Central Standard Time,
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<< Anee,

         The ability to anything depends on your desire to do it and your
 attitude. Once you have decided you can't do something - you can't.
 Successful people aren't necessarliy the most able nor the most brilliant
 but the ones who have decided to something and don't let the hurdles stop
 them. I never thought I could get a college degree becasue I can't do math.
 So I didn't, an did worked for awhile - as long as I had my Blue Cross job,
 and my husband - things where peachy keen. Then there came a day when I
 didn't have them and my little girl depended me and my being able to give
 her a decent depended on a darn college degree and that meant passing a
 blasted math course. Not only that I had to take 2 becasue I did so poorly
 on the math placement test.  I decided - darn it I can do this!! Yes, it
 took a lot of effort - tutoring, extra books and lots of pep talks and
 panicky moments - but I did it. I was shooting for a C and I managed a B.
 Then I found out I had to take Statistics and I paniced big time and sure
 enough I failed it. I had to pass or no BS, so I took again recalibrated the
 attitude and I don't think anyone was more surprised than I was when I aced
 the mid-term and passed the class with an A. I still hide from math but I do
 know if I have to I can do it! Attitude, determination and drive are what
 creates success. I am amazed as how bad we limit ourselves with our
 thoughts. Go for what you want - it never easy but it worth the fight. >>