Headaches come with dilemmas

I know it's been a while since I've blogged, but I didn't really have much to say... Same stuff that I'm pondering about. The decision whether to move interstate or not.

I just confirmed with Macquarie Uni in Sydney, that if I get in, I would most likely need to do the summer program because I didn't graduate from a related field in my undergraduate. Also the summer program is actually catered for prospective students who want to do the MA Speech Path course in 2009. Defeats all purpose really if I want to do the course in 2008.

As for Sydney Uni, they also have a summer program but they're not very reliable with their responses. They hardly respond and you have to send them multiple emails and they don't put you through to one person, they pass on your message to others.., a bit like playing the telephone game.

People are also advising me against Sydney - congested, messy, people not as helpful, people are very abrupt, difficult to drive around, mad taxi drivers on the roads, living costs is very expensive, uni fees are more ex as well... etc...

If I move up, at least I already know a few people in Sydney, I get to keep my job and I'll already have a housemate - a gal who's gonna do the same course as me. She'll prob be able to get in though because she's been doing some subjects already and has a psych major background.

As for Flinders Uni in Adelaide, since the interview... I've heard nothing. If I get in, it'll be a whole new change and I would imagine it would be tough as I don't know anyone in Adelaide. The good thing is I can start the course immediately - next year 2008.
The bad thing is I can only support myself for a year - uni fees and accomm. Hopefully I'll be able to get a job by then but I really don't want to be working in my final year. One, because it's my final and important year. And two, lots of clinical placements and internships. There's a placement subject as well that allows you to do a 10-month internship with any hospital - even overseas. I might consider Europe (London to be exact) and Singapore - the two places where I can be close to fam and friends and don't have to really worry about getting around or acomm.

If I don't get into any of the unis... I might just stay on in Melb. La Trobe Uni is the only uni offering the course in Melb, but not offering the Masters program next year - the main reason I was looking interstate. Well, they offered me to do two undergraduate speech pathology subjects and if I pass them with a certain grade, I'll be able to credit those subjects for their MA Speech Path course which will be up and running in 2009. So that's another option. That is probably a good thing about staying in Melb - I'll get to stay on in my job and earn more to save up for uni for another year.

Big decisions, lots of choices... it's a head load.

Accommodation is also a big issue. I have a deadline to tell my future housemates here - 7 Dec - whether I am staying on in Melb. But I can only let me know once uni knows... And the unis will prob let me know the first week to second week of Dec. I think if I do not have an answer from the unis by 7 Dec, it's probably fair to tell my future housemates to go ahead with their plans.

I'll still have to move out though... because TY's bro is gonna be staying with him from next year. And if I get accepted into one of the uni courses, then I'll just do my moving end Dec. If I don't get into the unis and decide to stay on in Melb, I might move into my sister's place for a while. I don't think she'd want me to stay on for long either... but anyhow I'll respect her privacy and I'll have to find another housemate.