Life Happens

So I have been doing a LOT of thinking about this grad school thing. I think this just made me take a step back and look at my plans. I chose Western Kentucky because the classes were not "live", meaning I could work on them whenever I wanted. Live classes are not an option for me right now with working a full time job. So I did some checking on the University of Southern Mississippi, University of Tennessee Knoxville and the University of Alabama. All of these have online programs, but 2 of the 3 have live classes only, and possibly all 3 do. (Haven't heard from UT yet.) This is not the kind of grad school I can do right now. We depend on my income too much for that.

So. I have 2 choices. I can stick with Western and try to transfer the credits later or not at all and be satisfied with a non-accredited program OR I can take some time off until I can do the live classes. But here's my issue with that. Andrew and I are getting married next summer. That won't matter so much but...I do not forsee us being stable enough to lean on only one income for a LONG time. Plus, I want to have kids eventually. Live classes won't be an option for sure then. So. My final decision is still being made, but it looks like I will be a Western Kentucky girl after all. And it's going to start in August.

I feel like if I take 'time off' of school right now...even if it's only for a semester, I won't go back. It's stressful, it takes up time, and my life is moving a hundred miles an hour now. I can only imagine what it will be like a few years from now. I also don't want to take any time off because I want my degree soon! I want to get in a library. Even if that means it's going to be in a school or a public library. I am ok with that. Yes, my ultimate goal was to be in a university. BUT. I still may have a shot at that if I have several years of experience somehwhere else. Like a school. :)

I don't feel so bad about this now. I worried and worried for a couple of days. But now I feel like this is just another minor obstacle that I am going to get past. I'm going to get this degree and I am going to end up in a library somewhere. I know it. <3