This past year has been a non-stop challenge for me. I started my MBA program at
Norwich University in December of last year, so I have been pushing forward for a year. In looking back, I am so very glad that the program at Norwich is only a year and a half for me. I was able to get quite a bit of credit based on my undergrad degree and my work history. If I were looking at one more year of school, I think I’d dread it. Instead, I am counting down the last five months until graduation.
At the same time, I don’t want to make 2008 seem like a “down” year for me. It was exciting getting accepted into a very good program. The challenges that have been presented are like no others that I have experienced. I have stuck with it through thick and thin and have enjoyed all of it.
I am debating my next move. Do I continue to go to school after graduation by pursuing another
Masters degree or a
Ph.D program or do I just stop and be happy with what I have accomplished over the last six years of going to school online? These are very hard questions that I don’t have the answers to. To give it up completely would be like abandoning a very important hobby or a job that I’ve had. At the same time, I do need to get on with normal life at some point.
I am looking forward to 2009 and graduation in the second week of June. I am looking forward to the trip to Vermont for my residency and completion of the program. This coming year promises to be filled with challenges and excitement. I can’t wait to see what is around the corner for me.
No New Year’s resolutions for me. I will keep my nose to the ground and keep pushing forward. I’ll take a breath in June when I am done. My brain might very well explode at that point from overuse and abuse, but that’s OK. I will walk away happy.
I hope everyone has a great new year!