Off to Graduate School!!!

I received some very exciting, and unexpected news recently. I have been enrolled in a BPA program in Communication Studies for the last 6 months and recently decided to apply to the Athabasca University MAIS graduate program. My application was late (by only a few hours) and I was told that it likely wouldn't be tabled for review. I figured I would need to re-apply in the Fall. But, unexpectedly, I received confirmation this week that I was accepted into the Sept 2006 intake. I find it so odd how, after high school, I had no interest in anymore schooling of any kind and now I am about to begin my Master's... I can't help but smile.

The beauty is, the MAIS program is flexible enough that I, along with my advisor, will be able to taylor course selection and content to fit my focus of study exactly. It's eleven courses to completion, which at 3 manageable courses a year will hopefully only take me 3-4 years while working full-time. It's pretty exciting - now all I have to do is do it!