Easy come, easy go?
Classes start on Monday, and I will be officially on my way to a Graduate Degree.
Monday, that's 5 days away. Yesterday I was finally notified that I was being offered the scholarship I had applied for. Then, again, I read the terms for receipt, and I asked for clarification on whether or not I actually qualified. The response I got was generic and vague. Then today I got another email, this time from a different department, that my scholarship money was ready to disburse. I asked again, regarding the specific points I thought I didn't qualify for, particularly my undergrad GPA. The response this time was that my name had been submitted and if I had received the acceptance email all I had to do was sign the affidavit and return it. The catch today was that the email also specified the two classes I had to take this semester for the scholarship to be effective. One of the classes was not one of the two I've already registered for. The other was a different format than the one I'm registered for. I'm already prepared for the class not on the list. I've already started the reading for it.
So, I talked to my husband about my options:
1. Switch my classes around, get new books, change my schedule.
2. Switch only the class in the wrong format and register for the other required one, thus taking 9 hours of classes instead of 6.
3. Decline the scholarship and stay on the course I've already set for myself.
I went back and re-read all the details I could find on the scholarship. Afterall, when I had applied I knew that it was only a maybe and I didn't really understand the basis of the requirements. After that, and some thought I decided on option 3. The setup is really based on a course of study different from the path I want to take. While it could have its benefits, its not something I am passionate about. And, as the husband said, I really don't need the additional stress.
Yeah, it wasn't an easy decision. But, I think it was the right one and I'll be happier in the long run.