It always happens this time of year. I ache for grad school. My friends go back to finish their Master's degrees or Ph.D's. I hear their plans for graduation. I hear about loads and loads of tests and school work... and I am insanely jealous. Yet, despite this jealousy, I wait. I don't know why. Last year, I felt it wasn't time. It just seemed like there was something else in the mix, and I believe it is the awesome internship I am doing now. What a blessing.
A few weeks ago, the burning desire returned, even stronger this time. My friend came over today and we discussed her recently-completed Master's degree. I couldn't resist. I had to go online and do some research. I have debated getting an advanced degree in what I studied for my undergraduate -- communication -- but it has never settled right. For a couple years now, I have known that when I do go to graduate school, I will study Marriage and Family Therapy. I don't know why, but many things seem to pull me in that direction, including a fierce desire to defend and strengthen marriages and families.
Although unsure of where I wanted to get my degree, I have long tracked Liberty University, a Christian school in Lynchburg, VA. They seem to have a pretty impressive online MFT program, and that would give me the freedom to get my degree from wherever I end up next. Today as I was again researching the program, I realized that they do not require a GRE score (I have not yet taken the GRE), so it dawned on me that there isn't a single thing stopping me... so I applied. Today. We'll see what happens. And maybe, just maybe, this is my next step in life, the one that I have hoped was coming for a very, very long time. I'll keep you updated.
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Love it! you go girl, one of the most rewarding and confidence building things I have done.
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