Hello all!
I have the most exciting news to share. My life has changed drastically in the last week and I couldn't be more excited about the change. As you can guess from the title of the post.....
I was accepted into the BYU Master's of Social Work Program!!!!!
That's right I get to go back to school! Last April I had been notified that I had made the waiting list for the program but shouldn't count on being accepted because rarely do people drop out of the program. The news was devastating to me. I think I cried off and on through out the whole day. And then in June I found out that ASU had accepted me into their program to begin this Fall. The acceptance brought relief but no real excitement. I didn't feel right about going down there. And though my decision seemed crazy to some I declined the invitation for this Fall and chose to stay in Provo. I planned to just work another year.
And then last week while at Camp Kesem (which I will tell more about in a future post) I got a voicemail from Dr. Limb, the Dean of the Social Work Program at BYU saying he had something to discuss with me. So I ran to the nearest possible location I could get cell phone service and returned his call...only to get his voicemail.....have him get my voicemail again later....and finally a few hours later I got Dr. Limb on the phone. A girl in the program dropped out last minute and I was next on the waiting list and was invited to begin this Fall. Naturally I accepted the wonderful offer!
I had to wait until Camp to be over so I could go home and check my email to get all the needed stuff done. But here I am, one week to go until my first day of classes, nervous & excited. This morning before work I got my student ID card, registered for my classes, and paid my tuition. Now I just need to get all my books. Walking across campus felt like home to me. Which is funny cause I go on campus all the time for various meetings. But now I don't feel like a visitor or an outsider. I am a student there now. I belong there. And it feels so right.
School is my life. Really it is. This last year away from it has been nice and relaxing I admit. But I missed it greatly. I feel like my real self comes out with the stress and busyness of school. I know I'm going to be stressed out of my mind. I can count on having at least one major break down in tears. But I don't care. I love it. I love school. I love learning. I am so thankful that I have this opportunity and count it as a tender mercy from Heavenly Father.
In one week I'll be back in school and in two years I'll graduate with my MSW.
I have the most exciting news to share. My life has changed drastically in the last week and I couldn't be more excited about the change. As you can guess from the title of the post.....
I was accepted into the BYU Master's of Social Work Program!!!!!
That's right I get to go back to school! Last April I had been notified that I had made the waiting list for the program but shouldn't count on being accepted because rarely do people drop out of the program. The news was devastating to me. I think I cried off and on through out the whole day. And then in June I found out that ASU had accepted me into their program to begin this Fall. The acceptance brought relief but no real excitement. I didn't feel right about going down there. And though my decision seemed crazy to some I declined the invitation for this Fall and chose to stay in Provo. I planned to just work another year.
And then last week while at Camp Kesem (which I will tell more about in a future post) I got a voicemail from Dr. Limb, the Dean of the Social Work Program at BYU saying he had something to discuss with me. So I ran to the nearest possible location I could get cell phone service and returned his call...only to get his voicemail.....have him get my voicemail again later....and finally a few hours later I got Dr. Limb on the phone. A girl in the program dropped out last minute and I was next on the waiting list and was invited to begin this Fall. Naturally I accepted the wonderful offer!
I had to wait until Camp to be over so I could go home and check my email to get all the needed stuff done. But here I am, one week to go until my first day of classes, nervous & excited. This morning before work I got my student ID card, registered for my classes, and paid my tuition. Now I just need to get all my books. Walking across campus felt like home to me. Which is funny cause I go on campus all the time for various meetings. But now I don't feel like a visitor or an outsider. I am a student there now. I belong there. And it feels so right.
School is my life. Really it is. This last year away from it has been nice and relaxing I admit. But I missed it greatly. I feel like my real self comes out with the stress and busyness of school. I know I'm going to be stressed out of my mind. I can count on having at least one major break down in tears. But I don't care. I love it. I love school. I love learning. I am so thankful that I have this opportunity and count it as a tender mercy from Heavenly Father.
In one week I'll be back in school and in two years I'll graduate with my MSW.
Hoorraayyy!!!
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