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Wed, Mar 11 12:26 PM

My return to school

 

I am in the process of applying to graduate school/teaching credential programs. I graduated almost two years ago with my BA so I feel like I’m out of the “school application” phase of my life. I wasn’t sure if I had graduated from this realm until, while filling out the online application, I kept uttering the words, “What?” “Seriously?” “What kind of question is this?” A friend of mine, who is still completing his undergraduate studies, just said to me, “What did you expect?” Clearly I have forgotten what it’s like to be a student.

There is so much confusion around going back to school. Is this the right choice for me? Is this really what I want to do? Is this the right school? The right program? Can I afford this? Does it matter? Will I be able to get a job teaching once I’m done? Believe me, the list goes on. But, in all of this I need to remember to go back to what I stand for. What kind of difference do I want to make in the world, and what do I need to do to make it happen? Thinking about this is the first step, and it’s an important – nay, indispensable – step, but the other (and more important) step is the DO part. I can sit here and drink my delicious coffee all morning (all my life, really) and THINK about what I want to do and what I stand for. The truth is, though, that I will never feel fulfilled until I start doing those things. What is standing in my way of getting in action? What stands in your way when you try to do the same?

 

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Best of Luck!

Cheers to you for going back to grad school! 

 

I can relate to what you are feeling about going back.  Four years after earning my BS degree I found myself sitting at my desk everyday thinking to myself, "I wish I had done something else with my life."  I knew my LSAT score for law school was about to expire, so I fired off a couple applications to see if I would get accepted.  I finally got fed up at work, told off my boss (in the heat of an argument) and turned in my resignation.  It just happened to be the same day I received an acceptance letter to law school in the mail.

 

Turned out to be the greatest decision I ever made. 

 

You'll get used to the "school" mindset and be back into the flow of education in no time.  And trust me, going back to school to find happiness in your life and career is worth it. Too often people find themselves stuck in a career path that they never wanted to take, but they have traveled so far down it, they cannot afford to change direction.