State of the Mav
So, I just got back from Austin and visiting grad school. Looking at a bunch of apartments and trying to decide, do I want to live here or do I want to live here and then being bombarded in finance class with all these terms and things I don't understand was very overwhelming. Especially the part where they went over how much debt I'd be carrying to do this thing. I like the idea of it and I think I'd enjoy most of the program (really, who does enjoy finance class except the very very few financial people out there?) but this is a lot of money to be basing on a maybe.
So I spent three-four days immersed in this and came out with the idea that I think I'm going to end up deferring my acceptance for a year and try to take some accounting classes at the local community college to see if this is even something I can end up doing and want to do.
I really loved the city and would love to move there with or without this grad program, so I'm thinking sometime next year I may be looking at moving regardless of how I like accounting programs and the like. Just gotta find a job first before I move. I already found a fairly nice place for a decent price lol.
I'm kinda disappointed I'm not going to be going but I'm also really, really relieved. Thinking about going to grad school has been putting me on edge and stressing me out for a long time and its caused a lot of meltdowns (unfortunately one this morning D:) over just about everything and I'm starting to also think that grad school just might not be the thing for me anyways. If just thinking about going to school again puts me in such a state of heightened nerves that any little thing sets me off and makes me upset than how am I supposed to actually get through the entire program? Or do the job its supposed to prepare me for?
As much as I like to think that this program would be it for me, it would be able to get me that "dream job" or whatever that I want, I'm beginning to think that its not the case at all. If I had the ability to wear jeans and tee's to work and be around dogs and have my friends in the city with me and bake cupcakes on my day off... Yeah okay so I won't be making huge amounts of money and be able to afford million dollar yachts, but I think that, ultimately, is what would make me the most happy, more than having some crazy job as some business person.
So, that's how that trip went. I took a few pictures of some interesting things I saw around the neighborhood and will be sure to post them as soon as I can remember to put them up. I hope everyone has been doing well back here. <3
So I spent three-four days immersed in this and came out with the idea that I think I'm going to end up deferring my acceptance for a year and try to take some accounting classes at the local community college to see if this is even something I can end up doing and want to do.
I really loved the city and would love to move there with or without this grad program, so I'm thinking sometime next year I may be looking at moving regardless of how I like accounting programs and the like. Just gotta find a job first before I move. I already found a fairly nice place for a decent price lol.
I'm kinda disappointed I'm not going to be going but I'm also really, really relieved. Thinking about going to grad school has been putting me on edge and stressing me out for a long time and its caused a lot of meltdowns (unfortunately one this morning D:) over just about everything and I'm starting to also think that grad school just might not be the thing for me anyways. If just thinking about going to school again puts me in such a state of heightened nerves that any little thing sets me off and makes me upset than how am I supposed to actually get through the entire program? Or do the job its supposed to prepare me for?
As much as I like to think that this program would be it for me, it would be able to get me that "dream job" or whatever that I want, I'm beginning to think that its not the case at all. If I had the ability to wear jeans and tee's to work and be around dogs and have my friends in the city with me and bake cupcakes on my day off... Yeah okay so I won't be making huge amounts of money and be able to afford million dollar yachts, but I think that, ultimately, is what would make me the most happy, more than having some crazy job as some business person.
So, that's how that trip went. I took a few pictures of some interesting things I saw around the neighborhood and will be sure to post them as soon as I can remember to put them up. I hope everyone has been doing well back here. <3