Sunday, February 12, 2006

Library school

I've applied to get a Masters of Library and Information Science. If I'm accepted, I'd be taking classes in pretty new building:

It's the management building, so mostly business students go there. I'd get a briefcase and walk around with a trench coat trying to look all professional. My friend will be taking classes across the street so we could study together.

Despite feeling trapped in school all my life, I'm actually looking forward to this, hoping I'll be accepted, fearing I won't be. Maybe because for the first time it was my choice entirely. I know I want a secure job, I know I don't want to spend one whole more year doing what I'm currently doing, so now I think I'm ready. I'm scared it will be a lot of work, I'm terrified that I'm going to procrastinate and slack off like I always did, and then spend tortuous hours writing a paper all night long at the last minute. If that does happen, I'll have nobody to blame but myself, I knew what I was getting myself into. I'll probably expect more of myself. But still, I'm anxious to get started with something that will hopefully lead to a secure, reasonably paying job. I'm trying my best to be realistic. If it doesn't work out, I'm running away to be Cinderella at Disney World.

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