Unexpected Good News...
Faithful readers, please accept my apologies for not updating in a while. Isn't that one of the cardinal sins of the blogosphere? Now, on to the post...
I have always viewed graduation from my master's program as one of those tenuous things that is "out there" somewhere. After other recent events and developing situations in my life, I started doing a little thinking (always a dangerous thing) and decided that graduating in April of 2007 was a doable thing. As a matter of fact I was a little overwhelmed that the end was that close, after all that is just one more school year. Last week, the class schedules for the Summer and Fall terms became available, and I was able to look at what classes would be available and what I would need to do in order to graduate in April 2007. After looking things over, it became apparent to me that it was actually possible to make some real progress during the summer and the possibility of a December 2006 graduation began to present itself. I tried not to become too excited or overwhelmed, so I waited to discuss things with my academic advisor. A quick email led to a phone conference, and my advisor confirmed that a plan to graduate in December is not only possible, but realistic. It looks like the rest of this year is going to be busy. I will do a 100 hour practicum in May and early June, take 2 classes in July, and in the fall I will take one actual classroom class and complete a 600 hour internship. A phone call to one of my contacts from my former life as a social worker has landed me a tentative work site for my practicum and internship, with hopefully a job offer to follow. Strap in folks, this year is going to be a fast ride.
I have always viewed graduation from my master's program as one of those tenuous things that is "out there" somewhere. After other recent events and developing situations in my life, I started doing a little thinking (always a dangerous thing) and decided that graduating in April of 2007 was a doable thing. As a matter of fact I was a little overwhelmed that the end was that close, after all that is just one more school year. Last week, the class schedules for the Summer and Fall terms became available, and I was able to look at what classes would be available and what I would need to do in order to graduate in April 2007. After looking things over, it became apparent to me that it was actually possible to make some real progress during the summer and the possibility of a December 2006 graduation began to present itself. I tried not to become too excited or overwhelmed, so I waited to discuss things with my academic advisor. A quick email led to a phone conference, and my advisor confirmed that a plan to graduate in December is not only possible, but realistic. It looks like the rest of this year is going to be busy. I will do a 100 hour practicum in May and early June, take 2 classes in July, and in the fall I will take one actual classroom class and complete a 600 hour internship. A phone call to one of my contacts from my former life as a social worker has landed me a tentative work site for my practicum and internship, with hopefully a job offer to follow. Strap in folks, this year is going to be a fast ride.
posted by Steven at 11:40 AM
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