I’m Gaining My Certification in Social Media Marketing, and I’m Thrilled!

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but I applied for Financial Aid for the Facebook Social Media Marketing Specialization on November 1st. After 5 days, I was feeling antsy, so I put in an application for the Social Media Marketing Specialization offered by Northwestern University, as well. Why not, right?!

I usually learn just for fun, so it’s nice to be working toward a goal that will help me in my subsequent job search!

Since my last post, my Financial Aid decisions came in, and I was approved for both Specializations! Actually, they’re both 6 Course Specializations, and I’m technically only approved for Course 1 in each, but that’s a great start!

I’m self-taught in Social Media Marketing, so I’ve got no documentation to say that I possess the skills that I do, which is the primary reason for me taking the Specializations. After I’m finished, I’ll have 2 Highly Accredited Professional Certifications in Social Media Marketing: one from Facebook and the other from Northwestern University!

Courtesy of Facebook and Coursera, both of which are awesome.

Going into the course having already studied most of the material many times over has definitely given me a leg up, because I’m almost finished Course 1 of both Specializations, and it’s only been 6 days since I’ve had access to the first course. I’m so close to finishing the courses that I’ve already put in my Financial Aid application for Course 2 in each Specialization. I figured I should do that now, since the decision takes exactly 15 days to come in, and I don’t want to take any breaks if I don’t have to!

Courtesy of Northwestern University

I’ve only gained access to the offering from Northwestern University last night. This course, as well as the other, are both a bit easy right now, since these are the introductory courses, and I’m simply relearning what I already know.

You’re probably wondering why I decided to take 2 Specializations. Honestly, I just love to learn, and I figured that it can’t hurt to have 2 Certifications! Plus, the Northwestern University Specialization is a little different than the Facebook Specialization, which is really cool, because I’ll get to cover as much information as possible!

There’s nothing wrong with being a little nerdy!

Sure, it sounds nerdy, but I really just love to study and learn. I always have a hunger for knowledge, and I’ve found out after starting to study these courses that the hunger is stronger than I thought it was in the first place.

I love learning SO much!

I couldn’t be happier right now about where I am, my goals, and where I plan to be a year from now. I’m looking forward to where and how far this part of the journey will take me. It’s really exciting, and I can’t wait to share it here on my blog with you!

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