Higher education
I'm looking over grad school stuff and it's so overwhelming. I always assumed that this is what I'd do; go to undergraduate, work a little, then go to grad school, make contacts and go from there. But now I'm supposed to be getting things in order, and the picture should slowly be coming into focus, but it's getting terrifying because of my sense of uncertainty.
it's entirely backwards, but I of who I am and how I operate, I always assumed I'd go to grad school with the approach of undergrad: go into an area that interests me, work hard, and then focus on an aspect of it I'm good at/enjoy. Hell, going to undergrad was at a height of uncertainty regarding my life and I'm afraid it's no better now. All I know is that I want something to do with communications or marketing. But there are so, so many options within those two and I don't have the precision to hone in on one area, whereas those subjects were sole majors (or with one or two branches within) at undergrad.
But even choosing a degree is difficult: MBA? MA? MS? WTF?
And for all of the marketing/communications/media fields, I am supposed to have a letter of intent?
And for these different degrees, I must take different tests? I thought you just took the GMAT and that was that? Now there's talk of the GRE? AHHH!
That and these places want 2 solid years' worth of work experience. Uhm, guys, it's a, how do you say it, "recession?" I missed both the better time to get employed and the better company with which to do so, thus I'm lacking. I can provide the three requested letters of academic recommendation right now but that's all I'm afraid.
AND because I want to go to a specific town, that limits my choice to 1 1/2 schools (I say 1/2 because one only has a MS in marketing, not nearly the amount of communications based offerings the other, better school has).
....
I always focused on the GPA and the test scores, I never imagined that I need to freak about the above- degree types, programs, intentions and geographical restrictions. I'm indecisive enough anyway, but now I'm having a panic attack about making the absolute right decision because it's all so, so very definite.
This. Is. The. Rest. Of My. Life.
And they want me to know what that is right now.
I'm freaking out.
it's entirely backwards, but I of who I am and how I operate, I always assumed I'd go to grad school with the approach of undergrad: go into an area that interests me, work hard, and then focus on an aspect of it I'm good at/enjoy. Hell, going to undergrad was at a height of uncertainty regarding my life and I'm afraid it's no better now. All I know is that I want something to do with communications or marketing. But there are so, so many options within those two and I don't have the precision to hone in on one area, whereas those subjects were sole majors (or with one or two branches within) at undergrad.
But even choosing a degree is difficult: MBA? MA? MS? WTF?
And for all of the marketing/communications/media fields, I am supposed to have a letter of intent?
And for these different degrees, I must take different tests? I thought you just took the GMAT and that was that? Now there's talk of the GRE? AHHH!
That and these places want 2 solid years' worth of work experience. Uhm, guys, it's a, how do you say it, "recession?" I missed both the better time to get employed and the better company with which to do so, thus I'm lacking. I can provide the three requested letters of academic recommendation right now but that's all I'm afraid.
AND because I want to go to a specific town, that limits my choice to 1 1/2 schools (I say 1/2 because one only has a MS in marketing, not nearly the amount of communications based offerings the other, better school has).
....
I always focused on the GPA and the test scores, I never imagined that I need to freak about the above- degree types, programs, intentions and geographical restrictions. I'm indecisive enough anyway, but now I'm having a panic attack about making the absolute right decision because it's all so, so very definite.
This. Is. The. Rest. Of My. Life.
And they want me to know what that is right now.
I'm freaking out.