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

[Denise Shaible]

Sara,

Congratulations on your decision and news about your graduate program.  I 
wish I had gone to an NFB training center before going to graduate school. 
Believe me, you'll come out very confident.  I attended the Louisiana Center 
for the Blind and graduated in 2009.  It was definitely a highlight in my 
journey in blindness.  I've changed my opinion about lots of things about 
blindness and what blind persons can do. I'm certain that will happen for 
you as well.  You can't be around that many confident blind people without 
it rubbing off.  Good luck and please keep us on the list posted on your 
decision on what center to attend.  Any of the three centers are good but, 
of course, I'm biased toward LCB.

Regards,

Denise Shaible

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dr. Chappell
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 8:40 AM
To: 'Human Services Mailing List'
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [humanser] : Academic/Professional Update and Request 
for Advice

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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