Well, the weekend is ending, thank goodness. I can only be so productive on Sunday apparently because I've designated Saturday as "College Football Only" day. Therefore, my Sundays are productive - even though I have NFL on the TV and am not actively watching it. I never thought I would turn into a "sports guy" but it just sort-of happened. First step, watching football; next step drinking a beer I suppose (ha ha). In all honestly, I've always preferred college sports over professional one. For me, it is where the real talent is and it is more about playing for fun instead of a paycheck.
To give an update on the whole graduate school process, I am still waiting on my official scores from the GRE. The funny thing is, I completely switched my reason for going to graduate school. Let's just say that I'll be following the English degree I earned instead of the Political Science degree. I am considering the education field and am very certain that is what I'm suppose to do with my time. The only thing I wish I had of done differently, but I'll never regret, is that my English concentration should have been literature and not professional writing. (Let me clarify, professional writing is AWESOME, but Literature is so... interpretative.) I have switched up graduate schools to account for my new developments with graduate school. Some schools include the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Appalachian State University, Western Carolina University (GO CATS!!!), San Diego State University, and a couple of schools on the west coast and in the southeastern part of the U.S.
I don't feel like I'm wasting my degree in Political Science. On the contrary, I use it every day in one way or another. I still help out friends and former co-workers with issues that may not be their realm of expertise (and just happens to be mine ha ha), fact-check certain statements made by members of Congress, "discuss" the debates as they happen on TV - and afterwards...sometimes into the long hours of the night via Facebook and Twitter, I monitor the dealings of the UN since I still hold a passion for it, and I provide campaign advice or assistance across the U.S. For me, I have come to realize that politics for me is more of a wonderful hobby and there is more I could be doing to impact the world. Who knows, maybe one day I'll be able to serve in some position of the political realm whether it is the Secretary of Education, Ambassador to a country, or even a member of Congress (or their chief of state).
In the meantime, I will continue writing my application essays and get them sent off and, hopefully, I'll be accepted into a program that focuses on the same things I do: a great education, a cornerstone of learning as much as possible, and the ability to impact the future generations in a positive manner.
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