My New Sheep Skin

So, here's a picture of my receipt for paying my tuition in full at Southwestern College. At some colleges, which will remain nameless, that's all the diploma means. Not at Southwestern, you have to really bust your ass to get one of these, and they give you a whole 18 months to do it. (At least for my discipine). Just to highlight what one has to do to get one of these diplomas: First, you have to apply and be accepted, then read an average of four books per class and write reflections on each. (1500 words avg.). Weekly you have to write personal relflections and modern application papers (750 - 1,000 words each) and discuss the weekly topic with your fellow classmates. Do that 10 times (10 regular classes) and then do a practicum for 12 weeks and write about 100 pages for that. Once you get all of that done and passed with a 3.0 gpa, then the college gives you one of these fancy diplomas, a fancy hood, and the oppotunity to make a difference.