Patience is virture. . .

I'm not feeling so virtuous at the moment.


Well, you all know that I have been applying to graduate school for a Ph.D. in Sociology. Good thing is, I'm all done applying, have been for a while now. I applied to 4 schools and since February I have been rejected from three of them. In all honesty, I was rather relieved. Why? Because maybe, just maybe i'm not ready to get my Ph.D. at this moment in my life. Maybe i'm not ready for such a long and arduous task. To obtain a Ph.D. in sociology requires a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 6 (although I don't think there is a maximum because I've heard as much as 9 years). Knowing myself, it would probably take me 6 years to do it. With one of my rejections came a little surprise. Although the University of Chicago did not accept me into their Sociology Ph.D. program, they did accept me into their one year Masters in the Social Sciences Program. I was happy to have one option. Currently, I am waiting to hear back from Wayne State. Wane State only offers admittance into their Ph.D. program if you already have a M.A. degree, so I had no choice but to apply to their M.A. in Sociology program, but I chose the M.A. as a preliminary to the Ph.D. I think this was a great move on my part, applying to Wayne State, because I honestly can't see my self living away from home (in another state). I had a friend that was going with me I would do it in a second because I would already have someone that I knew in Chicago. You're probably wondering why the H I would apply to schools in Chicago if I'm not ready to leave the nest?? Truthfully, I don't know the answer to that. I guess a part of me was hoping that I would be forced to learn how to fly on my own. So now, I'm waiting for WSU's decision and I honestly don't know what I will do if I don't get accepted into their program. Will I "force" myself to go to Chicago? I DON'T KNOW! My patience has been shot, and I've been an emotional mess but my friends and family and God have been their for me and I'm thankful for that. I wish God would just be like "Cindy, THIS is what you gotta do and THIS is where you will go, and THIS is how your life will turn out" but, unless I start seeing visions soon, that's not gonna happen LOL. The only thing I can do is wait and see what unfolds before me.


peace, love and music.

P.S. Please enjoy this nice, relaxing instrumental called "Leraine" by Secede