The second thing that has happen is that I'm watching friends and family move forward with the "real world". And I didn't think it would be this hard to watch but I'm starting to feel really stuck now. For the first time in a long time, my long distance relationship is really taking a toll on me. There's a big part of me that wants to get the job and the house and the family (tho with cats and not kids at the moment). I'm worried that these feelings are happening to me so early in the masters process maybe I did make the wrong choice. Can I sit comfortably in poverty for the next two years while most people I know will be buying houses and fancy cars? or other fancy things (like a TV that isn't too small). I'm hoping I have the right dedication for academia to get me through.
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It's a different path for sure, but keep in mind that those others are probably looking to you and wondering if they made the right choice but not everyone has the brains and talent (and masochistic streak) for grad school. If they're not second guessing themselves now they will be when they're getting laid off, can't pay their mortgages, and are over their heads in debt for the big tvs. And are getting divorced -- or pregnant. Again.
I strongly believe that you're never wrong when you choose education. I regret dropping out my first time around at age 17.
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