standing at the crossroads...
I have it all worked out (I think). Over the summer I will be working, taking a class, and studying for the GREs. In the fall, I will be working, taking classes, and sending in my graduate school applications. In the spring, who would have thought, I'll be working, taking classes, and waiting anxiously for acceptance letters. Next summer I'll be making arrangements to move to the school I'll be going to. And then, like butter, everything will work out.
I'm still waiting to hear back from this genetics lab at UC Davis. They'll be paying $10/hour for the lab assistants they take on. However, there is another job I'm going to apply for. So, here it is:
It is a federal job at the DOJ. If hired I will be investigating SSI claimants who have mental illness claims. This sounds like a very horrible job. I can only imagine - reviewing someone's claim, speaking with doctors and psychiatrists, and interviewing the claimants only to determine if they are truly in need of the governments money: "I'm sorry Mr. SoandSo, even though you are supporting your wife and two kids on the government’s money, I'm afraid that your disorder is not sever enough to merit federal assistance." Ah, the true evil in this world. However, this job will pay $47,000 a year. If I held that job for one year before grad school, I could realistically save up about $10,000. Hum, what to do, what to do?
My fear is that I could start to enjoy the 'money' and put off grad school for another year, and then another, and then another. Next thing I know I'm 45 thinking back, "Oh, I could have been a doctor..."
Anyway, I'm hoping for the lab assistance job. Though it's only $10/hour, I'll maintain my soul and I'll gain experience necessary for what I truly wish to do in life....
I'm still waiting to hear back from this genetics lab at UC Davis. They'll be paying $10/hour for the lab assistants they take on. However, there is another job I'm going to apply for. So, here it is:
It is a federal job at the DOJ. If hired I will be investigating SSI claimants who have mental illness claims. This sounds like a very horrible job. I can only imagine - reviewing someone's claim, speaking with doctors and psychiatrists, and interviewing the claimants only to determine if they are truly in need of the governments money: "I'm sorry Mr. SoandSo, even though you are supporting your wife and two kids on the government’s money, I'm afraid that your disorder is not sever enough to merit federal assistance." Ah, the true evil in this world. However, this job will pay $47,000 a year. If I held that job for one year before grad school, I could realistically save up about $10,000. Hum, what to do, what to do?
My fear is that I could start to enjoy the 'money' and put off grad school for another year, and then another, and then another. Next thing I know I'm 45 thinking back, "Oh, I could have been a doctor..."
Anyway, I'm hoping for the lab assistance job. Though it's only $10/hour, I'll maintain my soul and I'll gain experience necessary for what I truly wish to do in life....