Grad School

So first I would like to ponder for a moment about whether or not yesterday was part of the weekend. I hope it was, because I didn't post anything on here. This is one of those situations where it would have been sooooo much easier to ask for permission than forgiveness. It's rare that it doesn't happen the other way around, but it does happen on occasion.

Anywho, the subject of today's blog: Grad School.

Here's my dilemma. I want to go to grad school for something basically unrelated to what I am receiving my undergrad degree in. There are some similarities, but they are pretty different degrees, regardless. Even bigger than the dilemma of trying to go to school for something that I don't have a lot of classroom experience in, is trying to find an institution that will be a good fit for me and my aspirations.

So far I am pretty set on either attending Kent State or Michigan State. Both schools have a sports administration program, but Kent also has a sports and leisure management option. And Kent doesn't require the GRE for those with an undergrad GPA higher than 3.0... something I definitely have and plan to keep. So here's my deal, Kent State is 7 hours (give or take) away from home for me. I've never even gone to summer camp that far away from home, much less just picked up and moved! I mean, it's Ohio, so it's not going to be a huge culture shock or anything, but it still scares me to think about going far away from friends and family and everything I know.

I guess this is something a lot of people go through even thinking about where to get their undergrad degree. I was lucky that Aquinas was a great school with programs I wanted and only 20 minutes from my hometown. Now I have to put my big girl pants on and try to get into a University that's not only nowhere near my hometown, but nowhere near anything familiar. I'm just hoping this is what I'm meant to do and where I'm meant to be!

Peace.