School is over for the semester and I am looking forward to the break. I have lots of things I need to get done before things gear back up in the fall. Actually, my semester was over mid-March as the classes are only 7.5 weeks. But there have been many things going on in life that kept me moving and now I look forward to just relaxing a bit.
One of the things that has been on my mind and a little worrisome school is that will I be able to do anything with this degree? I'm pretty sure I will be able to. One of my managers at work has the same degree and she's doing great! I worry about this because my undergraduate degree was only a piece of paper. I achieved my goal of getting a degree after dropping out decades ago, but that was the only achievement I had with my degree. And I went into a lot of debt for that. That's fine, but when you can't use the degree for its intended purpose that is very disappointing.
And so I'm working that I will not be able to do anything with this degree. In my head, I know I'm being silly and jumping the gun. This is an impressive degree and think I will definitely benefit from it. There is a part of my, though, that is afraid this could be a repeat performance of undergraduate school. This degree tract is different already in that I know I am learning things that I can actually use in the field of gerontology and that's already a few steps above my BSW. I'm not knocking the BSW program I was in, I just didn't realize until after graduation that they were simply getting you ready for graduate school and not employment. Fine, whatever. I still made good connections and life long friends that will, one day, come in handy.
I will work through these feelings and continue to move forward with my education. I'm loving my classes and the professors and fellow students, so I know that I am a part of something special right now and my career will benefit from the steps that I am taking. Every now and then, though, I do worry.
That is all.
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