Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Junction's Approach

Well, you all know about the latest development with school.  That accredidation is up in the air and I won't really begin until April (or May!) if we are approved.  Which has me in cycles of panic attacks, identity crises, fear, and anxiety.

And once again, I find myself at a junction in life.  Where I have options.  Choices.  Turns.  Decisions to make.  And if you know me at all, you know how much I detest making decisions like this -- they make me so nervous, so fearful that I'll make the wrong decision.

So I've decided to air my laundry and list all my potential choices:
- Take the GRE and attempt to get into a Physical Therapy Doctorate program (which would be incredibly unlikely as I don't have anything on my resume that particularly sets me apart as an excellent candidate for PT school)
- Try to get into another PTA program.  There are programs in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Asheville.  I don't really want to live in any of those cities though.  I grew up in Greensboro and thus have no real desire to return.  Charlotte is nice, but it's entirely too big for me and has a higher cost of living.  Asheville might be nice, but it's in the mountains which I would love, but could potentially be too close to Boone which is where my ex lives and thus where I'd like to avoid.
- Look into an online masters program in health promotion or something.  However, this isn't exactly what I want to do with my life.  I want to go into physical therapy.  So I fear this would be just a waste of time/money.
- Focus on getting certified as a Personal Trainer, Health Fitness Specialist, or Group Exercise Instructor.  This would make me more marketable for gym jobs, but again, I want to be a physical therapist.  Personal training and group fitness is more of my fun job; my extra money job.  So I fear that focusing on this would also be a bit of a waste of time and money (these certifications run about $500 a piece).
- Twiddle my thumbs and wait and see what happens with the PTA program at Craven.  Did I mention how impatient I am?

So yeah... Those are my options.  Ugh.

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