A New Revelation… Of Sorts.

Over the past few days, and after reading J. Dakar’s ‘Open Up’ post on his Write State of Mind blog, I’ve been doing a great deal of thinking about what I want to do after I graduate from Morgan State. My mind usually oscillates between going to grad school and entering the workforce sans Master’s Degree. After some serious thinking, I’ve decided that my next step will be grad school. My ultimate goal? A Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. At this point, I’m researching these grad schools:

Georgia Tech

Howard University

Morgan State University

City College of New York

University of Maryland, College Park

Johns Hopkins University

University of Miami

Florida International University

Polytechnic University

For some strange reason, Georgia Tech was the first school I thought about when I decided I wanted to tackle the beast that is Graduate School. I’ve been saying for the longest that relocating to Atlanta was in the cards for me. Going to Georgia Tech will definitely give me the opportunity to plant roots in The Peachtree State. Now that I think about it, knowing how much of an introvert I am, I’d be virtually alone in Atlanta if I just moved down there after completing my B.S. Degree. Anyways, between cooking earlier and being on the phone with 3 of the 5 Best Friends today at various times, I found myself checking out GA Tech’s website. The only think that I wasn’t feeling was the price of tuition lol. But hey that’s a given (seeing as how I’d be an out of state student that first year or so.)

I have two years left until my undergraduate matriculation concludes at Morgan State University. In order for me to get into graduate school, I definitely need to improve upon some of the areas of my undergraduate career (lack of participation in extracurriculars, socially flying under the radar, not knowing any of the faculty in my dept, etc.). At this point, GA Tech is my first choice school, but you never know. I may discover another school in a mid to large sized city that has my major.

If you noticed, of the schools in 6 of the 9 schools in that list are not local schools. At this point, I’d say that after living home for almost 22 years, it’s time to flex that independence muscle. Plus, living on my own in a new city will give me a chance to really see if I could actually survive on my own. I’d hate to leave all of my friends, family and haunts behind, but at the same time, no one is gonna be going anywhere. I’ve been saying for the longest that I wanted to get the hell out of Baltimore and going to school in another state will definitely help to accomplish that goal.

Knowing how selective (and freaking expensive) schools like Hopkins, U of Miami, and College Park are, I’m definitely gonna have to start busting my ass so that I can receive acceptance letters from all 9 schools. Time, determination and hard work will tell how all this unfolds.

*Side Note: If any one remembers, I’ve talked about internships in the past. I have yet to hear back from any of them. Granted, some of their deadlines were within the past week or two but I’m starting to get anxious.*

Shouts out to J. Dakar for the inspiration for this post

Random Thought of the Moment: “I need to call Best Friend E, I haven’t heard from her since last week.”

The Song of the Moment: “The Life” by Alicia Keys