Mi Amore

I’m taking a year off before grad school. I’m NOT doing this just for me and Terra’s relationship. I have wanted to do this for a while. I want to take a year to rejuvenate myself before diving head first into a rigorous PhD program. I want to work for a year, be able to actually have a little bit of a normal life, save up some money, buy a car, and actually ENJOY life before grad school. And maybe my job experience will be good enough to get me into a good grad school in California, and then me and Terra could move back to California together. I know it is a risk to move to Texas, but I think I have pretty good chances of getting a research assistant job. I just need a bachelor’s degree and some lab experience, which I will have both by the end of next year. I’m going to try networking when I go visit her in August. There are plenty of hospitals in her town and neighboring towns that have neuroscience centers that I can maybe get a research assistant job in. Plus, those jobs have benefits and I would be utilizing my degree and knowledge I have gained in college.

I feel like this is the right decision. I will be happy for once. I will finally be happy, I will get to have a normal year with my fiance, and I will be able to prepare for the GREs the right way. I think this will be good. :)