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

[Serena Cucco]

Hi Sarah and all,

Good for you!  I'm also happy you were able to defer your place in the
grad program.  Good luck with VR!

Serena

On 4/12/14, Dr. Chappell <mtc5 at cox.net> wrote:
> Sarah,
> The intensity of your empowerment is pulsating within me. Thanks for
> sharing
> this pure energy. Wonderful news that you will be able to maintain your
> spot
> in graduate school as you further develop your skills and proficiency. All
> the best to you.
> Genuinely,
> Mary Tatum Chappell, Psy. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sarah
> Meyer
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 9:33 AM
> To: humanser at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [humanser] : Academic/Professional Update and Request for
> Advice
>
> 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
>
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