Future Plans
I have known for a while what my plans were, I just hadn't got to a point of sharing them. Okay, so to begin, I have been asked frequently what my plans are and to put it simple, I am going to get more of an education, for the moment.
So I graduated in December with a BS in Statistics [there is an emphasis on Statistical Science]. I did know then I wanted to work towards a higher level of education and degree and knew how I wanted to pursue that course of actions. Despite trying to tell people that I had thought it completely out and come to some decisions I had others making suggestions that didnt take into effect the long term goals I had established. I was going to be getting a degree in Statistics at a higher level because that is what I enjoyed doing. In particular, I enjoyed the problem solving and computational aspects of statistics.
So taking advice that was given years ago, I found the exact program I wanted to do, and then began planning based on their requirements. Some people made the suggestion of going straight into a PhD program [which is valid sort of] but was hindered when I decided the programs that most interested me were overseas, and it meant something different to be in the graduate programs.
I gained information and suggestions from overseas about what it would take to be excepted. One of these is a professional degree [read masters] was almost a prerequisite. I sat down and evaluated my options and decided to pursue my goal, I needed to side step and get a masters degree in order to study overseas. This lead to searching for programs that offered terminal masters in statistics [or a couple of the related fields] that would allow for me to apply for schools overseas but also prepare me better in statistics.
BYU was one of the few schools that had a program that really ended up being a terminal masters in statistics. I evaluated my options and thought long and hard, in conclusion I decided to apply to certain schools. I did. I have been receiving rejection notices, but had a strong notion that BYU would be where I would end up going. Last week the statistics department met and decided who they would want to accept into the program, I unofficially found out that I had made it into the program. Today I got the official notification. So I know what I am doing come next fall, and have a huge clue as to require load that will be placed on me.
What this means, after much pondering and prayer, I will be in Provo for a few more years.
Wahoo!!
~u