Dilemma!

Sunday was a long day - first, it was the La Trobe Uni Open Day and second, it was straight to work. Well, on Sunday morning, when I went to La Trobe for the introduction to Speech Pathology, I found out (and I stress - just that morning) that the course I wanted to do is no longer offered for 2008. The reason they gave was because NUS bought their course structure (as some of you might know, NUS is going to have the MA in Speech Pathology, a new intake next year) and apparently, La Trobe Uni is assisting. For the whole of next year, La Trobe Uni will be revising their syllabus in the MA Speech Pathology course and it will be again available in 2009. No way would I want to do it back in Singapore - one, because it's the first intake. And second, because you'll be the "guinea pigs" of that course that year.

So now the questions are:
Should I go up to Sydney instead to study the course? Afterall, the Masters course is offered in two universities - University of Sydney or Macquarie University. There isn't really any other uni in Melbourne to do it, so I guess Sydney was the next option. I could go to Adelaide, Queensland or Perth, but if I do it up in Sydney, I'm also guaranteed to keep my current job and go part-time.

IF I DO GO - PROS:

• I still have a job and can go part-time/casual and can work at more television sites and on more programs.
• I get to work at the new headquarters in Sydney.
• I will have Christina as a housemate.
• I will finish the course by 2009.

CONS:

• I have to do prerequisite subjects or qualifying subjects in linguistics/phonetics in order to be an eligible applicant - probably in summer, end Dec to early Feb.
• I have to look for a church/church group.
• Living expenses will be huge because generally, Sydney is a more expensive city and the moving will cost a fair bit.
• I have to transfer everything from bank accounts, etc...
• I have to drive up.
• I might have to sell Cuddles - not sure if rental accomm will allow pets - I think they're quite strict in certain places in Aust. Apparently some places consider rabbits pests.
• TY and I will most probably split up.

2) Do I want to wait for La Trobe Uni to start its Masters course in 2009? That's a whole year to wait for something and I was so keen to do the course next year (2008).

IF I DO WAIT - PROS:

• I get to work full-time for another year and save more.
• I get to move in with Mary and her Sushi (her rabbit).

CONS:

• I have to get two academic references but I have only got one at the moment.
• I have to write a short 500 word report on PBL learning - should be OK to do I'm thinking.
• I will finish the course in 2010 - that's Beijing Olympics and I actually would love to work a little bit on it.
• Can't really think of any more, except... Do I want to continue working in my job for the next year when I really could be studying something I truly enjoy?

Let me know what you guys think? You guys can comment on it on my Facebook if you wish or in here, as a comment, or on the chatbox...

So see my confusion?
Of course, a move is always exciting. I've done it before and things seemed to have panned out well. It's very deja vu... I left everything in Perth, kept a few close friends, and broke up with a guy there who I went out with for two years because of the long distance. A recurring thing? Dunno. But I guess you'll never really know if you do make the right decision or the wrong one - it's just a step of faith right?