Grad school!!

It's official!! I was accepted into Hawaii Pacific University's MSW (Master's in Social Work) program!! Due to that Curt has started the paperwork to put in a request to stay here another tour, because technically we are supposed to leave this December! But since I have been accepted I will suck it up and stay here to complete my MSW. If it means staying in Hawaii longer for me to finish school, so be it. Of course the army has to approve the request to stay so its not guaranteed yet. But still, I am crossing my fingers tight it all works out! If not, well then I guess its not meant to be right now.

I am going through the motions like we are staying here. I have already paid my non refundable deposit to HPU to hold my spot and have talked over the phone with the director of the social work program to go over my first semester classes. I have also submitted my field placement for my first practicum. It will be at the army community service building right here on post, which is perfect! I am so excited thinking about this. Grad school is not easy to get into as it is very competitive and I am so proud of myself that they liked my essay, GPA, letter of intent, and my letters of recommendation from my professors! I'm stoked. In two years I can have my MSW and take the state test to become a licensed social worker. I'm accomplishing my dreams one step at a time! But now we wait on the army to decide our fate. Will my road to grad school start this fall or will it have to wait another year?? Fingers crossed!

I have only three weeks left in my bachelor's program and am looking forward to being done. It's something that I have wanted so bad for so many years and I am sooo close to being done! I'm proud of myself for completing that degree as well. 

Nothing comes easy in life without hard work and dedication and for the past 4 years I have dedicated myself to completing my BA and will spend the next few years accomplishing my MSW! Wish me luck on this path, it won't be an easy one to finish! But I'm definitely up for the challenge!