Urgent advice needed
Hi everyone, this is going to be a long one. Brace yourselves.
Yesterday I was accepted after being waitlisted from a very good program. I’m so happy I finally got the “yes” as this was my second application cycle and this is something I’ve been working towards for so long. The problem is, the program starts next month and my husband is active duty military and we are currently abroad (like- very far abroad..). if I would’ve gotten accepted after initially interviewing, we would have had time to plan how the heck to get me back to the states and start school. Not to mention we would have had more time to figure out how we are going to take on the $200,000 price tag.
I don’t know how I would begin to start a rigorous program with nothing but a suitcase full of my clothes and my laptop. I feel I would have a hard time adjusting and getting myself set up for school, along with trying to keep up with the “hit the ground running” type of program PA school inevitably is.
Not to mention, I’m having the time of my life traveling and living abroad and I was content in putting off school until we return next year.
Undergrad me would be screaming to go, but I guess my priorities have changed and I’ve realized there’s more to life than academic achievement.. is it the worst thing in the world to want to get this travel bug out of my system?
So the question is, do I tough it out, figure it out and go? Or do I reapply when we get back to the states? I have until Tuesday to make a decision. Any advice is appreciated.