Going to Grad School
Yesterday...was an incredible day. I was soooooooooooo depressed for such a long time. I didn't know which way I was going, and I was really scared that I wouldn't be able to get anywhere, afraid I'd be stuck in my same dumb lab...in the same dumb city I don't want to be in.
So I stopped feeling sorry for myself and decided to take charge. I made an appointment with the head of the Nutrition department at Drexel University. I was expecting a long conversation about why I was choosing this path and then pamphlets and a few papers describing what I'd need to do...boy was I unprepared for what happened next!
I showed my transcript to the head of the department, and she was very impressed with my grades and the courses I took. She explained to me how getting my Master's would be the better path, and then rushed me along to the head of the graduate school at Drexel...
My eyes were big, and I was so confused. Everything was going so fast. She got to the point quickly...I needed to start right away. Papers were printed, and questions were answered...the next thing I know I'm being rushed over to their admissions office with a registration form in hand and the head of the graduate program at my side. I registered...I actually did it? Yes...when they told me to sign the last page...this intense feeling welled up inside me. I was actually doing this. I was actually setting out to do something for myself...something that I've discovered to be my passion.
I felt so empowered.
I realized after this when I was speaking with both professors again that if I had come a day later...I wouldn't have had this opportunity. That I would have had to wait another year to pursue this dream of mine.
I feel like this is really what I'm supposed to do with my life.
Best decision of my life.
I'm going to work my ass off for this...but it will be so worth it.
Just give me 2 years...and I will be back in NY. I can't wait. :)
So I stopped feeling sorry for myself and decided to take charge. I made an appointment with the head of the Nutrition department at Drexel University. I was expecting a long conversation about why I was choosing this path and then pamphlets and a few papers describing what I'd need to do...boy was I unprepared for what happened next!
I showed my transcript to the head of the department, and she was very impressed with my grades and the courses I took. She explained to me how getting my Master's would be the better path, and then rushed me along to the head of the graduate school at Drexel...
My eyes were big, and I was so confused. Everything was going so fast. She got to the point quickly...I needed to start right away. Papers were printed, and questions were answered...the next thing I know I'm being rushed over to their admissions office with a registration form in hand and the head of the graduate program at my side. I registered...I actually did it? Yes...when they told me to sign the last page...this intense feeling welled up inside me. I was actually doing this. I was actually setting out to do something for myself...something that I've discovered to be my passion.
I felt so empowered.
I realized after this when I was speaking with both professors again that if I had come a day later...I wouldn't have had this opportunity. That I would have had to wait another year to pursue this dream of mine.
I feel like this is really what I'm supposed to do with my life.
Best decision of my life.
I'm going to work my ass off for this...but it will be so worth it.
Just give me 2 years...and I will be back in NY. I can't wait. :)