Life after Undergrad
As many of you know, I will be graduating from UMASS this May with a BA in psychology.
I wish i could say that i wouldn't want to change a thing if given the chance; that i made the most out of my experience.
These last 2.5 years have gone by so fast - too fast, almost. I wish i would have done something more memorable so i could look back at this experience in a positive light. Instead, I pretty much watched the time fly high and went along with it. I can honestly say that I did not do nearly enough as i should have - maybe if i did i would have been able to transfer into accounting and wouldn't have this problem of what to do next.
My problem is that I really want to go back to Israel. I want to make Aliyah, go to a University (as an undergrad... again), meet friends and start my life over there. But how can i know that I'll be successful there? It's not like here... I can't just be the lazy mofo i am and just slack off. I think i'm prepared for it, but then again how can i be sure? How can i be sure that i'll find friends? How can i know that i'll find a job? I could always just go and try it out... i'm a US citizen now so i could always come back here if it doesnt work out. But then again i shouldnt have this attitude in the first place!
On the other hand, i discovered this amazing MSA/MBA program at NEU specifically for students without business/finance undergraduate degrees. This program starts in June, and i have a remarkably high chance to be accepted to it. It's a 15 months program that will give me a masters degree in accountancy AND an MBA, and will qualify and give me all the tools necessary to pass the CPA exam!!! (eh, i wonder if i'll be close to the youngest CPA ever)
The program is relatively cheap, as far as graduate school goes, and there is a 100% job placement after graduation with a 50k starting salary.
I don't know what to do. The responsible, logical decision would be NEU. I guess staying here for a few more years won't be terrible. I could always go back afterwards.... but then again that's what keeps ppl here for ever....
"I'll go after college";
naw "i'll go after grad school";
but wait, "now i have a really good job, how can i possibly turn it down? I'll stay just a year longer";
"Oooh, there's this really cute guy"... and then they stay and raise a freakin family here.
FOREVER
I wish i could say that i wouldn't want to change a thing if given the chance; that i made the most out of my experience.
These last 2.5 years have gone by so fast - too fast, almost. I wish i would have done something more memorable so i could look back at this experience in a positive light. Instead, I pretty much watched the time fly high and went along with it. I can honestly say that I did not do nearly enough as i should have - maybe if i did i would have been able to transfer into accounting and wouldn't have this problem of what to do next.
My problem is that I really want to go back to Israel. I want to make Aliyah, go to a University (as an undergrad... again), meet friends and start my life over there. But how can i know that I'll be successful there? It's not like here... I can't just be the lazy mofo i am and just slack off. I think i'm prepared for it, but then again how can i be sure? How can i be sure that i'll find friends? How can i know that i'll find a job? I could always just go and try it out... i'm a US citizen now so i could always come back here if it doesnt work out. But then again i shouldnt have this attitude in the first place!
On the other hand, i discovered this amazing MSA/MBA program at NEU specifically for students without business/finance undergraduate degrees. This program starts in June, and i have a remarkably high chance to be accepted to it. It's a 15 months program that will give me a masters degree in accountancy AND an MBA, and will qualify and give me all the tools necessary to pass the CPA exam!!! (eh, i wonder if i'll be close to the youngest CPA ever)
The program is relatively cheap, as far as graduate school goes, and there is a 100% job placement after graduation with a 50k starting salary.
I don't know what to do. The responsible, logical decision would be NEU. I guess staying here for a few more years won't be terrible. I could always go back afterwards.... but then again that's what keeps ppl here for ever....
"I'll go after college";
naw "i'll go after grad school";
but wait, "now i have a really good job, how can i possibly turn it down? I'll stay just a year longer";
"Oooh, there's this really cute guy"... and then they stay and raise a freakin family here.
FOREVER