Today, after work, I went to the Grad School Open House at the University of San Francisco. I wasn't sure what to expect. I've been thinking about grad school for the last couple of months -- ever since I started going back to school. Basically, my thought is that as long as I am accomplishing something, I'm moving toward something. Since I'm going to school now, I figure I might as well be working towards a degree as well. Going to the open house answered a lot of the questions I've been having about grad school, and really asked me some very hard questions about why I should go to grad school.
At the open house, I sat down with the director of the program, and we talked for about an hour. We talked about my life, my goals, my education, what I wanted out of the program, and what the program was like.
After speaking with the director at length about the program and the various facets about the program, I've decided to apply. The director really took a big interest in me (there were 2 other potential candidates with me talking to him). I think part of it may have been the array of languages I can speak, and my goals and motivations are very much in tune with the program. I'm going to apply there and see how it works out. Oh, and the best part? Applying will be free for me -- He's sending me an application fee voucher just for going to the open house and talking to him.
I'm looking at other grad schools too -- Stanford and Haas offer MBAs that I might be interested in, and I'll check around to see if there are other places I'd be interested in going too.
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