[humanser] : Academic/Professional Update and Request for Advice

[Sarah Meyer]

Hi All,
Thank you so very much to each of you for providing feedback,
guidance, and suggestions.  I love hearing different people's
experiences and learning from you all!
Melissa and Carmella, you especially brought up some great points, and
each of you have helped me to really think critically through this
decision.
I did find out that I can defer my start date in my grad program for
up to two years, which was an amazing thing to find out!! I really do
think I need and could benefit from the full training  program at one
of the Centers, and it looks like I won't have to give up my spot in
the grad program to do so!
I am in the process of speaking with the directors and other staff at
each of the centers to learn about what makes each program unique so I
can decide which one will best meet my needs, and I am gathering
supporting documentation for when I present my request to my VR
counselor this Monday.
This may be a battle but it also may not; either way it is refreshing
for me to be figuring out what I need and to know that I may be able
to access the resources and support to get those needs met.  It is
empowering to be making a decision not based on others' opinions of my
skills but based on my own awareness and gut feeling of what I need to
do to be the best version of myself.  Do I think I could go to grad
school and do well this fall? Yes.  Do I think I could do more than
just "get by" and actually be 10 times more confident and
effective/efficient while doing so? Absolutely.  And there's no time
like the present to make that a reality, especially while I'm not
married and don't have family obligations to think about.

Thanks all, and happy Saturday!

Sarah