My junior year of college I started working full time after I was presented with a position that was too good to turn down. As a result, it pushed back my undergrad completion a semester so I still have yet to walk across the stage. I decided to take the fall semester off to enjoy being a newlywed which was such a good idea!! I thank myself every day! But now, it is time to register for the rest of my classes that I will be taking in the spring and I have my eyes set on a June graduation!
Of course one degree never feels like enough. Now it seems like every position inquires about your desire to complete a masters program. I have my eyes set on one that I think I would really enjoy but like running…the thought of how long it will take me to reach my accomplishment is so exaughsting! It will have taken me four years and a semester to reach my undergrad…the thought of adding 12 more classes makes my head spin!
My other concern is our family plan. If I was to take two classes a semester it would set my sights on a 2011 graduation (if all went as planned!) and that is cutting it really close to when we want to start our family. I do not want my child raised by someone else so we are planning on having me stay at home or working no more than 24 hours a week. I’m crossing my fingers that my parents move back to the area (they moved an hour away) so we will have the extra help. My concern is I do not want to go through all of the effort of getting a masters when I might not even use it…this is such a big dilehma for me!! I am constantly struggling with the idea!! In my mind family comes first and I am not willing to push off our family plan but I would also love to have that higher education checked off my life accomplishments…
Hmmm…What do you think?
