Post-Graduation
I know i promised to write a lot on this thing as soon as i rediscovered it and it has crossed my mind many times but for some reason I have been hesitant. I graduated a few days ago which is awesome but now I have to figure out my next steps. Yes, I plan to go to grad school but I know my degree is super competitive for grad school. Way too competitive. Some schools require only a 3.0 but a lot of people who apply have a 4.0 GPA. That's ridiculous. I am not that smart. Well I am but i let stupid things get the best of me and let me affect my school. No one to blame but myself. It's ok these are the consequences of my actions. I am fortunate though that my dream of moving to the Boston area is still alive and definitely not dead. One program I am looking at requires only a 2.7 which I decided to retake a couple of classes at ACC to bring up my GPA just to be safe. Then of course take the GRE and take this other standardized test required by the state of Massachusetts that they say is pretty hard but I am confident in my abilities to pass that test. If I am not mistaken its just a pass/fail type test. I want to make my dreams come true and move over to that area for a while. Just for a few years. Travel a bit. If my sister and cousins can do it then why can't I? It'll be a huge change for sure and I wonder how I will make friends. I mean I have Kaela over there but she is pushing 30 years old already and Clarissa is set to move after May to California for a job. There is Scott but hes 35 and Kaeala has banned me from hanging out with him in fear that I will be influenced by his scumbag ways. I have been looking at places to live in Worcester and initially it seemed really expensive because I used a major website but I started looking at craigslist and found a lot cheaper ones. I dont expect to live in something amazing like all my apartments here in austin. I dont plan to have a roommate nor have assistance from my parents. I would love that but they have paid my entire college career it seems. Why put them through that again? I have a feeling they will help a little even if its just to cover my bills that is fine with me. Or maybe just cover my gas. Having a big truck in a city like that isnt such a good idea. But luckily public transportation is way better there than in Texas. Subways, buses, and of course you can walk to places which isnt too bad at all. I could use a lovely walk all the time. I still have 8 months to really see where all this goes and to save up the necessary money for the move. I understand that If i do manage to make it up there that I will be very limited to what I will be able to take. Whatever fits in my truck is what I'll take. A bed, table and chairs, a desk, of course cooking supplies. I am looking around my room and trying to figure out what else i need. I'll take this small table to hold my TV. I doubt I can take my awesome TV stand with me. It's too heavy and big. I think everything in this room I can take plus a coffee table in the garage. Even my practice drumset can come with me. Maybe it wont be so bad. Maybe I can get some things for cheap while im there. The city is a college town. SO much to think about. I need to talk about it over hardcore with my cousin Clarissa and my sister. They both have done it and I would love to hear their advice. I also got Kaela and her family who love me to death. I am sure they can help a brother out. I am considered part of the family. I am sure they got a few connections also for a job. I wont ask. Just expect an offer. I hate to leave everyone behind but the way i see it, everyone has almost left me behind. My life here is slowly fading into adult life and I am not ready to do that just yet. I am ready to grow up but not get a regular 9 to 5 job and just be set to just that. I got a few years of school left in me. It's a masters program that will take over my life but I am ready to dedicate my life to that. A few years in that and I can come back home and live comfortably well. Assuming that I am still single with no kids. Being one dude making 50,000+ a year sounds nice. I'll be able to live nicely and pay off my school loans easily. So much to do. So much to think about. So much at stake. I get nervous thinking about this shit. It's just surreal right now. This is a massive world. I would hate to waste it in one area. Texas will forever be my home. let's see what awaits me these next months. I can only hope that I can do enough to make my dream come true.