Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Personal success
The decision to start school again can be challenging for anyone, and the adult graduate student faces their unique set of challenges. The adult student is, usually, facing an act of balancing academic life and personal life responsibilities. In addition to that, the online learner has different challenges compared to the traditional student. I’m now starting to learn about these challenges such as time management, self-motivation and what it truly means to be an online student. I’m starting to develop my strategies for success through better communication, time management and realistic goals.
Personal and Professional Goals
The concept of a goal for me is a unique ambition that I’m striving to achieve. Goals can start to build from personal values. As a child, I grew up with parents with no strong formal education. My mother pushed her children and herself out of project housing to reach her goals. She instilled education in me to be a tool that no one could take away from me, and a means to move forward in life. She showed me with strong work ethic success is possible. My personal goal is to achieve my master’s degree to set a strong example for my children the same as my mother did for me. My professional goals for perusing master’s degrees are to become more established in my career. In nursing, there is a glass ceiling without furthering my education I feel I have met that ceiling. Education can only add to my professional value and further success in my career.
Reasons for Pursuing Graduate Studies. The reason to pursue graduate study took me a long time to reach. I graduated ten years ago and struggled with the idea of going back to school. The nursing profession presents a unique opportunity to make a significant paycheck after graduation. As a young adult, I found it hard to be motivated to return