Qualms
Tuition alone at UNC for graduate school in Social Work this coming academic year (which I am not attending) is nearly $5000 a semester and will likely go up in 2012 when I start. The good news is that the School of Social Work offers research assistantships that pay $5000 a semester (including health insurance) as well as a waiver of in-state tuition. Fees and books are not as high, but still unless I get an RA position, paying for grad school is going to be very difficult. I hate making a move knowing that everything is so iffy. North Carolina State is starting to look a bit more attractive as the cost is less there, though it is not a Top10 program like Carolina is.
In addition, the job hunt prior to moving is at a standstill I was trying to find something, even entry level, in the field and most NC county DSS offices have a hiring freeze on. I have sent resumes for openings I am qualified for (mostly assistant positions in health care and elder care), but am not even getting even an initial phone interview. I think it is likely that I will have better luck once I have my feet in the state. The funny thing is, I can probably fairly easily get a job doing basically what I do now in NC. Though I cringe at the thought of continuing on in my current field until graduate school, it would be a job and pay bills. I hope that I do not have to resort to that option.
Also, I am leaning toward making the Raleigh/Durham area my final destination since that really is where I will likely wind up in school. It puts me a bit further away from my parents, but still able to get to them in around 3 hours. The bonus is I would be much closer to my brother and his family. I love my parents, but I know I would far more enjoy time with the niece as she grows up than with Mom and Dad. Plus I have more friends there locally than I do in the Triad area.
Now if I could just stop that nagging voice in my head that keeps worrying me saying, "You are going to fail - utterly..."
I guess it is just nerves about it all.
In addition, the job hunt prior to moving is at a standstill I was trying to find something, even entry level, in the field and most NC county DSS offices have a hiring freeze on. I have sent resumes for openings I am qualified for (mostly assistant positions in health care and elder care), but am not even getting even an initial phone interview. I think it is likely that I will have better luck once I have my feet in the state. The funny thing is, I can probably fairly easily get a job doing basically what I do now in NC. Though I cringe at the thought of continuing on in my current field until graduate school, it would be a job and pay bills. I hope that I do not have to resort to that option.
Also, I am leaning toward making the Raleigh/Durham area my final destination since that really is where I will likely wind up in school. It puts me a bit further away from my parents, but still able to get to them in around 3 hours. The bonus is I would be much closer to my brother and his family. I love my parents, but I know I would far more enjoy time with the niece as she grows up than with Mom and Dad. Plus I have more friends there locally than I do in the Triad area.
Now if I could just stop that nagging voice in my head that keeps worrying me saying, "You are going to fail - utterly..."
I guess it is just nerves about it all.