Monday, April 20, 2009

To PhD or not to Phd....

... that is my current question. Ever since I finished my Master's Degree in December, I have been contemplating on what's next in my life. While I have enjoyed not being in school and being able to read whatever I want to, I am tempted to continue my educational endeavors. So I have begun looking at programs to get my PhD, but am still unsure of the program. Do I want to do Organizational Leadership (which I have my Master's in) or do I want to try Higher Education Administration (since that is what I want to do with my life)? The OL program would allow me to do quite a bit more if I ever decide to get out of Higher Education, but the Higher Ed degree would probably allow me to move up higher in my profession. I did find a very intriguing program through Regents University in Virginia which would allow me to get my Doctorate of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership through distance learning. I know I would not be able to do a program like this full time, so a distance program was a priority. So I don't think this is anything that I will attempt in the near future, but I think I have decided that one day I want to have a PhD.

Other thoughts:
- My friend Brent just bought a house and so this weekend I went and helped him fix it up. It was a lot of hard work, but I enjoyed it. I was able to learn a little bit about home repair, spend time with a friend, and help accomplish something.
- I have a job interview this week and am actually kind of nervous about it. It is the first one I have had since I completed my Master's and is for a very good position. Any good thoughts you all could send me on Wednesday would be greatly appreciated.
- I can not believe how fast this year is going by, it's already mid-April! It feels like it was January yesterday.
- The Astros and Express seasons have started and while neither has been off to a great start, I still love baseball. I have been to 2 Express games and they won both of them! Life always seems better when you're at a ballgame.

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