I need advice
It's my second year in Japan and for a while there I was almost certain that it would be my last year in Japan. The reason I decided it would be my last year is because I know what I want to do. I want to go back to school and get a degree in Special Education. Now, when I first thought of this I wanted to just get a Masters degree and then eventually go back to school and get my Ed.d. Now, however, I think that it would be a better option for me to just PLOW all the way through and get my Ed.d. as soon as possible. There is way more funding for people who go to school to get their doctorates than for people who go back to school to get their masters.
Now, though, looking through schools and the application process for getting my Ed.d. means that I will have to study for the GRE and have something professionally written for the university. Which means that I will have to do all this studying, taking the test, bla bla bla in 7 months. I feel like if I go home in August and end my time with JET, I will be looking for a job first and living with my parents and just studying and applying to things for a while. However, if I stay a third year, I will have a decent steady job, and I can really just save my money in my last year. I can also take my sweet time to study and not have to worry about moving and all the things that go with it in the next year. I can even take the GRE in Japan I believe. I can stay another year with my friends and get to know them even better. I can get better at Japanese.
There are so many pros and cons and I just don't know what I should do. I'm thinking the trip home will be a make it or break it deal for me. Hopefully I can get my thoughts and feelings together over the holidays.
Now, though, looking through schools and the application process for getting my Ed.d. means that I will have to study for the GRE and have something professionally written for the university. Which means that I will have to do all this studying, taking the test, bla bla bla in 7 months. I feel like if I go home in August and end my time with JET, I will be looking for a job first and living with my parents and just studying and applying to things for a while. However, if I stay a third year, I will have a decent steady job, and I can really just save my money in my last year. I can also take my sweet time to study and not have to worry about moving and all the things that go with it in the next year. I can even take the GRE in Japan I believe. I can stay another year with my friends and get to know them even better. I can get better at Japanese.
There are so many pros and cons and I just don't know what I should do. I'm thinking the trip home will be a make it or break it deal for me. Hopefully I can get my thoughts and feelings together over the holidays.