I went to a graduate school fair organized by the non-profit network, Idealist.org.
I really appreciate their effort to bring together more than 100 school representatives who recruit people who work in the social services.
It definitely saved my travel cost that I would have spent otherwise to hunt down the fit I should look for at my next level of education.
I got to talk to almost all I had questions about, and was able to sense the culture of the admission representatives, what they look for, and what kind of options I get after graduation.
My perspective changes everyday, maybe I will be very different 5 years from now. Who knows? I'm still browsing lots of options.
However, I keep questioning this. Or, like my friend said, my future is being questioned.
How come these people who want to do good for society usually do not get paid for their education and remain poor?
And, why should they (and me) think that we deserve to get paid or funded by someone else?
Confusing signals
from Flickr user: lrargerich
No one in the world owes me anything. No one deserves to pay me because I have a passion to do the good. Oh really?
I was looking forward to speaking to one of the doctoral programs I was interested in, but they did not come, wasn't present at this huge event, even though they're local. Even their social work, public policy colleges came, but the education school I looked for could not set a table at the fair because this year they did not get the recruitment fund.
Am I clearly seeing what I'm getting myself into in 5 years?
What can this education bring to these people?
- Savvy criticism and skills to look for other people's money, if not funded, oh well. Too bad. We get into 100K student loans.
- Then, let's say if I don't bring money to the table later with some sort of grant or funding, what's the end of my life?
I am going to browse more info but I am clearly-- too clearly-- rethinking the important choices I should make.
Hang in there.
