I’ve had a few thoughts lately about going back to school. Not now, and probably not even in the super near future, since it would require doing a lot of things like a) deciding exactly what I’d study, b) studying for and taking the GRE, and c) getting accepted. Haha. Ha.

Anyway. I’m toying with the idea of social psychology, specifically looking at how people relate online, and how online communities develop and interact. It doesn’t seem like these are things that have been studied extensively yet, and I feel like there’s a lot of good data and case studies out there that haven’t been collected and examined in any systematic way.

There are problems, though. School costs money, especially the types of schools I want to go to. Yes, someday I WILL make it to the Ivies. There’s also the fact that most of the programs are Ph.D programs. Which is cool, because I’ve always wanted to get a Ph.D, but also kind of scary and intimidating. What do you even do with that kind of education?

Also, there’s the fact that I really love what I do. I was the type that a lot of people thought would love college and go right into grad school, but I didn’t. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in when I started, and I really should have taken some time off before I went. I also hadn’t sorted out my health issues and that was a major distraction–the last few semesters, after I had gotten everything under control, really opened my  mind to how awesome school could be when you weren’t feeling ill, unable to concentrate, or dealing with massive anxiety.  So I would like to go back and experience that, but a the same time, I found that I really enjoy working.

It’s a lot to think about, and I’m not really sure where all of this is heading.  If nothing else,  I might swing by the bookstore and grab a GRE study guide.  It’ll inspire me or scare me, one of the two!!

Tarot Card of the Day: The Fool