Forget about the age stuff. I just turned 40. 40. And I haven't yet completed my Bachelor's. I'm going to be that much older by the time I finish my master's.
And, no, you are not letting us down, not at all, not ever. We saved your rec so we can recycle it for us all, it'll be just that easy to print off a new one next year.
To be honest, waiting a year really does sound like a good plan to me. The TX resident tuition would be a big help, it would allow you to have a car and save money, and anyone who tells you that isn't a big deal right now is lying. And who cares if you're taking time off right now. You deserve it. Do some volunteer work if it makes you feel good--you're right, that will help with your applications, too.
If you put this off, I don't think it will be slacking. I think it will be for wise reasons.
What are we thinking with these underpaid careers? Simona's going to have to support us. *g*
Thank you Tammy, always a voice of reason. I could use some tarot right about now. Last time I hung out with Simona, she was outraged at all the people in her program that wanted to help others. Quote "what's wrong with everyone? Doesnt anyone want to make money anymore" - Simona. Very wise. I don't know what's wrong with us.
jenya, i can attest firsthand that you're the ultimate master of procrastination--but i don't think that's the problem in this situation, at all. resident tuition is nothing to sneeze at. & you, maybe more than anyone i know, deserve to spend some time taking up space & thinking only of yourself. also, if you're "practically 30" (*gasp*) when you get your masters, i promise no one will think less of your intelligence :) be happy. follow your own path, rather than the one you believe you should follow. oh yeah, & spend lots of time writing long catch-up e-mails to your friend jess, who loves & admires & misses you.
Go for in-state tuition if you can do it. It would take you far more than a year to pay back the difference loan-wise. Find some volunteering or pay work that's going to provide you with satisfaction and/or experience that will reflect well on you. Here are some suggestions: soup kitchen, CPA work (be willing to wipe someone else's ass), Special Olympics, Volunteering to help/visit the old or infirm, an HIV/AIDS organization, an organization that provides harm-reduction aid to sex workers, a needle exchange or similar place providing counseling/testing/referrals/judgement-free help for injection drug users, tutoring inner-city kids, teaching adults to read, teaching ESL
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And, no, you are not letting us down, not at all, not ever. We saved your rec so we can recycle it for us all, it'll be just that easy to print off a new one next year.
To be honest, waiting a year really does sound like a good plan to me. The TX resident tuition would be a big help, it would allow you to have a car and save money, and anyone who tells you that isn't a big deal right now is lying. And who cares if you're taking time off right now. You deserve it. Do some volunteer work if it makes you feel good--you're right, that will help with your applications, too.
If you put this off, I don't think it will be slacking. I think it will be for wise reasons.
What are we thinking with these underpaid careers? Simona's going to have to support us. *g*
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Last time I hung out with Simona, she was outraged at all the people in her program that wanted to help others. Quote "what's wrong with everyone? Doesnt anyone want to make money anymore" - Simona. Very wise. I don't know what's wrong with us.
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