The adventures of a self-declared permanent student

New University, new acronyms, new faces, same procrastination...

I'm now a proud (sort of) member of the Carleton University community, where I'm currently pursuing a masters of Economics. It's a short program, only 8 months if I take a full course load, which I am, and then comes more decisions - do I re-apply to law school, do I start a PhD, do I get a job? It's difficult and I'm a little confused at what needs to be going on now. Sure, I'm doing my work, taking my notes, making friends, but I again feel that uncertainty that this will be over in 7 months and a bit and then I don't know where I will be. I'm actually leaning towards the workforce, I know my family wants me to take a professional degree, but I'm not sure that's the direction that I'd like to go in yet. Well, I can always apply and see where accepts me as an employee or as a student and that should narrow down my choices.
On a happier note, grad school hasn't been as dire as some have led me to believe. Maybe that's because I don't have to write a thesis, which I can see as being a larger problem in such a corporately-driven world. People are finding it hard to find funding and supervisors unless there are immediate and obvious applications to their research. I'm still new to this argument, so please feel free to correct me, but I think I've found a program that is trying to be responsive to student needs and desires. I, for now, am content.

posted by Jenn @ 9:51 a.m.