Graduate School!

What a better way to begin my new blog, the new insight and chapter of my life..I have officially began my application into the Graduate Program of Professional Counseling at the University of Utah.

After quite a bit of pondering and internal debating on whether or not it was the right thing to do at this point in my life, I had decided to follow my instincts and submit my application for Fall of 2011. This will be directly following my graduation for my Bachelors Degree of Human Development and Family Studies in May of 2011.

Wish me luck!
I am a little intimidated because of the acceptance rate this program has (they accept 6-10 people out of an average of 75 accepted), and the financial stresses that might come along with continuing my education on a higher level, but I honestly believe it will be worth it in the long run.

It is crazy to think that I have actually began my application into Graduate school-- honestly if you would have asked me two years ago if I saw myself reaching out for such an accomplishment, I would have said no. It is amazing where life can take you, even when you have another idea of where you were going. I never imagined myself to be at such a level of academic pride and confidence to be able to apply for Graduate school, and I am very glad I have reached this point. I just hope I can get a decent score on the GRE test I will be taking Mid-November, and I can pull off a decent Personal Statement for my application.

Thanks to Annie, I think we have a good chance with the GRE test, we'll be studying together and cramming for this whole thing--and celebrating once it is all over! If it wasn't for her, I think I would have been too overwhelmed to continue this whole process for Graduate School and probably gave up because of the fear of doing it all alone. I am so thankful she is going down this trail with me--she has been a huge support.

Anyway, graduate school application is on the way to being completed--signing up for the GRE tomorrow, and still have to complete and stay fully focused and dedicated to the courses I am currently taking to get a good GPA and stay on track for graduation. What a crazy, crazy time this is.

I am thankful I have the ability to throw myself into all of this chaos, for it isn't an ugly chaos.. It is a very exciting, new, challenging situation and I am so excited to be able to get it all finished and feel that I gave it my best shot.