i didn't expect this
I found out last night that i didn't get in to Wagner (NYU Wagner School of Public Service)
I will not be getting a Masters in Public Administration
I will not be using my tuition remission for grad school
at least not at the moment
rejection sucks
i know i just need to re-group, i know i this is not the end of the world, that it doesn't mean i won't accomplish my goals, or that i won't ever work in a non-profit towards social change, i know wagner was not the be all or the end all, i know this doesn't mean i'll be stuck working at nyu for the rest of my life
but it feels like it a little bit. at least when wagner was an option i was working towards something, i was looking forward, i had a plan, i had hope and a path that made sense, i was only at nyu while i needed a job, and i could use its resources to get where i wanted. and i guess i still can, but now i have to figure out what to do from here, where to go. i could look into other nyu programs, or try to find out what my application was lacking, work towards making my application better, and re-apply in a year or so. or i could look into other programs, but in other programs i wouldn't have tuition remission, and i would have to figure out how to pay for that (i don't think i could take out more loans). and there is always the option of not going to grad school just yet, maybe i don't need another degree to get where i want to be. i do need more education, but there are other kinds of education.
so i know i have options.
but crap. i wanted to go to Wagner. i wanted to be inspired.
maybe i'll move to Portland, Oregon with JP
I will not be getting a Masters in Public Administration
I will not be using my tuition remission for grad school
at least not at the moment
rejection sucks
i know i just need to re-group, i know i this is not the end of the world, that it doesn't mean i won't accomplish my goals, or that i won't ever work in a non-profit towards social change, i know wagner was not the be all or the end all, i know this doesn't mean i'll be stuck working at nyu for the rest of my life
but it feels like it a little bit. at least when wagner was an option i was working towards something, i was looking forward, i had a plan, i had hope and a path that made sense, i was only at nyu while i needed a job, and i could use its resources to get where i wanted. and i guess i still can, but now i have to figure out what to do from here, where to go. i could look into other nyu programs, or try to find out what my application was lacking, work towards making my application better, and re-apply in a year or so. or i could look into other programs, but in other programs i wouldn't have tuition remission, and i would have to figure out how to pay for that (i don't think i could take out more loans). and there is always the option of not going to grad school just yet, maybe i don't need another degree to get where i want to be. i do need more education, but there are other kinds of education.
so i know i have options.
but crap. i wanted to go to Wagner. i wanted to be inspired.
maybe i'll move to Portland, Oregon with JP