Quater-life Crisis
So my 25th birthday came and went. Had loads of celebrations, presents and love from all around.
And I also had a quarter-life crisis (!). Trust me, it seemed mandatory at that time…hahahaha
Anyway, what happened was that I was growing dissatisfied with my current uni. Don’t get me wrong; I’m learning a lot from my current course though something seems to be missing. Plus, there were a few things going on as well at that time.
Soooooo, I somehow managed to get my lazy bum around to apply for a few Australian Universities to do their Masters. At that time, I wasn’t really expecting to get into the Unis, simply because getting into a Postgraduate program in my area is competitive. There’s an initial screening where they look through all the applicants, short-list between 50 to 80 from there to interview, and then choose about 10 to 20 students from there to admit. I mean, looking at the statistics, I was really just having the apply-just-for-the-heck-of-it attitude.
So what are the chances that I got an offer for an interview from all the universities that I applied for? And, after the interview, I got offers for admission into the program for half of them.
So yes, now itchy backside me has got a dilemma on hand - to go or not to go? Trust me, I was alternating between the 2 options like nobody’s business. 1 day I’ll be like “I’m going man!” and the next I’ll be like “No, I should stay”. And it doesn’t help that I’ve got a deadline to adhere to, as the universities will offer my place to the next person on the waitlist.
So I spoke to everyone that I can, my classmates, my ex-colleagues, my lecturers…basically everyone who I can grab hold of who knows what I’m going through. And I’ve come to a conclusion.
I won’t be going to Australia to continue my Masters. Instead, I’ll complete it here and then go overseas to do my Doctorate, which is kinda my initial plan anyway. Whilst a part of me know that I’m letting a golden opportunity slip by, a large part of me know that this is a more sensible option.
And yes, that was my quarter-life crisis that I went through, which a lot of you guys don’t know about. Sorry I didn’t share with all of you, but it was just something that I had to go through without voices/opinions from more people as I was already so confused about what I had to do.
And so I’m now at peace with my decision.
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On another note, Happy holidays everyone!! Will be going away on a mini trip for 5 days from tomorrow onwards. Don’t know whether to be excited about it or not as I’ll be going to Bundung, Indonesia. Hopefully the shopping will be as good as my aunt described it to be!!
And I also had a quarter-life crisis (!). Trust me, it seemed mandatory at that time…hahahaha
Anyway, what happened was that I was growing dissatisfied with my current uni. Don’t get me wrong; I’m learning a lot from my current course though something seems to be missing. Plus, there were a few things going on as well at that time.
Soooooo, I somehow managed to get my lazy bum around to apply for a few Australian Universities to do their Masters. At that time, I wasn’t really expecting to get into the Unis, simply because getting into a Postgraduate program in my area is competitive. There’s an initial screening where they look through all the applicants, short-list between 50 to 80 from there to interview, and then choose about 10 to 20 students from there to admit. I mean, looking at the statistics, I was really just having the apply-just-for-the-heck-of-it attitude.
So what are the chances that I got an offer for an interview from all the universities that I applied for? And, after the interview, I got offers for admission into the program for half of them.
So yes, now itchy backside me has got a dilemma on hand - to go or not to go? Trust me, I was alternating between the 2 options like nobody’s business. 1 day I’ll be like “I’m going man!” and the next I’ll be like “No, I should stay”. And it doesn’t help that I’ve got a deadline to adhere to, as the universities will offer my place to the next person on the waitlist.
So I spoke to everyone that I can, my classmates, my ex-colleagues, my lecturers…basically everyone who I can grab hold of who knows what I’m going through. And I’ve come to a conclusion.
I won’t be going to Australia to continue my Masters. Instead, I’ll complete it here and then go overseas to do my Doctorate, which is kinda my initial plan anyway. Whilst a part of me know that I’m letting a golden opportunity slip by, a large part of me know that this is a more sensible option.
And yes, that was my quarter-life crisis that I went through, which a lot of you guys don’t know about. Sorry I didn’t share with all of you, but it was just something that I had to go through without voices/opinions from more people as I was already so confused about what I had to do.
And so I’m now at peace with my decision.
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On another note, Happy holidays everyone!! Will be going away on a mini trip for 5 days from tomorrow onwards. Don’t know whether to be excited about it or not as I’ll be going to Bundung, Indonesia. Hopefully the shopping will be as good as my aunt described it to be!!