I have been accused of over-thinking things in the
past. Perhaps this is another one of
those times, but I am rethinking my plans to leave Penn
Foster College
after this semester to transfer to another school.
My goal in wanting to earn a BA as quickly as possible was
to have the credential to get another job, and soon. But, some opportunities have opened up for me
at my current job, and frankly it would be quite foolish for me to leave at
this point. Time is really no longer a
factor.
Don’t get me wrong, I still want my BA, but I don’t need it “yesterday”. Also, there are courses still ahead of me in
the Penn Foster College AS in Business/Marketing program that would benefit me
at my job…courses I really want to take.
I suppose I could still transfer to a school like Charter
Oak State College and work on my remaining BA credits and Penn
Foster College
courses at the same time. However, I
learned the hard way over the past two years not to overextend myself. That’s usually when very little gets
accomplished.
So, I have a decision to make, and decision time is coming
up quick. I will be mailing my proctor
form to Penn Foster
College tomorrow, submitting my
next essay sometime this weekend, and working on my final essay and studying
for my final exams next week.
To continue with Penn
Foster College
will cost me roughly $40 per month.
Transferring to another school after this semester and going for my BA
will cost me considerably more, at a time when I can’t really afford it. I would have to take out student loans.
It is not necessary for me to have a BA to continue on with
my current employer, but it is something I would like to have and I would like
to one day have an MBA or another graduate degree hanging on the wall of my
office as I work my way up through the company.
It can only help, and I would like to get this done sooner, rather than
later.
Perhaps I am over-thinking things again. Maybe I need to just finish one task at a
time, but the time is coming soon when I will have to make that decision.