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[magicekim]

In case you missed it in my last post: I got into Syracuse. I'm not exactly jumping up and down about this development. I got my letters about a week and a half ago and the feeling I experienced as I retrieved the envelopes could best be described as "dread

Comments

[epeolatry]

Staying in Oberlin is a legitimate option, but going to Syracuse is also a legitimate option.

Whichever direction you choose, things will change in your life. Even though change can be difficult, wonderful things can come from it. When we were trying to decide whether to stay in Cinci or move to Minnesota, I chose MN because even though I knew it would be hard to go away from home, make new friends, forge a new life in a weird place, I knew that I would always wonder what would have happened if we didn't move.

Don't end up wondering what could have happened if you went to grad school; just go.

[iliketorun]

Seems to me that you're freaking out because now you have a real choice about what you should do. It's so easy to go through life without having to make a decision, and just taking whatever jobs will sustain you financially. That's what I was doing up until I finally decided to become a personal trainer. I've been plenty freaked out before and during this entire process, and there are still moments where I have doubts about it and am terrified that I'm gonna suck at this. It's natural to feel apprehension about such a big life change.

But I agree with the above person that you'll probably regret it if you don't at least give it a shot. I gave grad school a shot and it turned out it wasn't for me...sure, it cost a few thousand dollars to learn that lesson, but it's better than wondering "what if?" for the rest of your life. Remember that you wanted to go to grad school for a reason, and remember what those reasons are. If they're compelling enough, I say give it a shot.

[komcaast]

Merely on a practical level... With the Fed slashing interest rates left and right, if you're going to take on $40K in debt, you couldn't pick a better time.

[danibannani]

Im really unhappy with my program, my degree and my decision. If you're not entirely sure, don't put yourself in a corner. I think you're young enough to wait a bit. Defer the program you like best a year, and take a nice long time to think about it.

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