Grad Schooling
Lately I’ve been reading a lot about grad schools and weighing the costs and benefits of school versus work. All of my friends are either applying, attending, or have graduated grad school and I feel kind of behind. I found one that would be an absolute dream. The only downside is that they want 3 years of college French, whereas I only have one year. And I’ve already forgotten 75% of that one year.
My mom said that it’ll just be another useless degree like my econonics one and she’s right. She said, “If you want to throw away $40,000 then go ahead,” and I replied, “OK.” I think my mother has always wanted me to study something more practical like my brothers. To me, it makes sense to study something that I wouldn’t learn on my own or at work, like French studies, but most people return to grad school as a step towards getting a better job or a PhD. She always tells me to go back for my MBA, but when I remind her that people in business need social skills, she’ll then suggest becoming an accountant.
Honestly, a big part of why I want to attend that program is so I can live in Paris. I mentioned to my brother that it’s very difficult to do unless you can find a job or a husband and he said he would help me since he has a few European friends. I don’t need a ring or money or attention— I just need EU citizenship.
