I’ve been keeping this some what under wraps for a while. At first because I didn’t want to jinx myself. Then it’s because it doesn’t seem quite real yet.
For those who friended me on facebook has been seeing some updates, and of course, I have told people in person. But for the official announcement to the world, it’s come.
I have signed up for my classes this morning and I start graduate school in September. I decided to go back to my Alma Mater partly due to cost, to the accreditation of their program, the fact that I live here once again, and that G and I will once again graduate in the same year. (Okay, the last one is just funny, not really a reason.)
The title of this post has two meaning of course, one, I will have to hit the library for studying; but also, my masters is in Library and Information Science. It’s very cool that the school has now changed it’s name to ischool. But a bummer still that the degree name is still unchanged, I think I’m just annoyed that while it’s equivient to, it’s not exactly, and MLIS degree. I want that “Library” in the name! What are the chances that’ll change in the next two years before I graduate?
It’s been over 10 years since I last went to school, so it feels surreal and strange. The whole concept of preparing for school is very different now. I’m looking forward to the experience.
I’ve been working on and contemplating a career change for a long time now. It’s taken a while to figure out what I liked and didn’t like about what I do currently (and previously), and then move the pros to another profession. I believe that this is a direction that I’m going to be happy going in. I hope that, this time around, I’ll have more self awareness to know when things are not going so well, to reassess and make changes earlier before I burn out.
My blog has always reflected my interests, this will not change. I will probably talk about my courses if I feel like it, and might be getting a couple of new categories and discussion more of a library nature over time. The only thing is, will I get too busy to knit? Only time will tell, but I hope not!
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wow, glad to hear you will go back to school. Hope you enjoy it.
Welcome back to School = )
I went to a library school a long time ago but the one that I did wasn’t a Masters program (although it’s supposed to be equivalent). Anyhow, hope you will enjoy it. Which discipline are you interested in? Information systems or library science?
Good luck!
Found out there’s a microfiche section of the bank! I’ll try to follow up on that.
But now the big question is: Have you picked out your schoolbag?