"In New York!!!!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
There's nothing you can’t do,
Now you're in New York!!!
These streets will make you feel brand new,
the lights will inspire you,
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York"
Empire State of Mind Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
June 15, 2010 will mark 1 year I have been working for Big Oil full time in my profession. I'm now starting to re-evaluate what I want out of life and the next step for me is to go back to further my education. I want an MBA. I want to live in NYC. I also want to own a home. I remember last summer sitting on my couch as CNN Black in America 2 premiered hosted by Soledad O'Brian. My stepfather was like you need to watch they are showing a female Chemical Engineer on the show tonight. I was like cool I'm a black female Chemical Engineer. We already have something in common. The sister featured worked for Pepsi in Atlanta and was re-evaulating her options as well. She applied to Management Leadership for Tomorrow a program that focused on developing minorities to become the next CEOs of corporations. Thus, also helping prepare them for a top ten MBA school. All who were admitted to the program like this female achieved high GMAT scores, preparation for business school, writing skills courses, and most of all the resources needed to succeed at Harvard, Wharton, or Columbia. She ended up getting into many of her top choices and went to Duke. I like her, want to be the next CEO of a Fortune 500 company and realize that furthering my education will keep my options open as well as give me the credibility to go further with my dreams (starting my own non-profit, opening my own Spa/Natural Hair business, etc...). The hardest decision now for me is when? I still have homeownership on the brain. I've been saving and planning. I also have been praying, praying to God to order my steps, take the wheel, and let me know when is the right time. I plan to apply for the ML4T program this summer with the hopes of admission into MBA school in Fall 2012. If I take a leave of absence at work, I fork the bill of MBA school. Do you know how much that is? Yea Harvard runs about $80K a year, two years thats $160K. WHEW! Alot of money. Remember I'm trying to purchase a home right? If I stay at Big Oil and let them fork the bill, I could start sooner like Spring 2011 and finish in about the same time 2 years, but the catch is I will be going to school part time on nights/weekends and working full time. :/ Decisions, decisions, decisions. Those bright lights and date city is calling my name. Columbia MBA is saying EMF we want you. My little studio apartment in Harlem is beckoning for me to decorate it in all shades of Pink and Red! I dreamt a dream of living and making it in the Empire State. Now, that this dream is becoming reality, I don't know if its a dream I want anymore. Time to go to my prayer closet and fast and pray and fast and pray. God knows the desires of my heart, and I know that I want to further my education. "I'm gonna make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams"
Keep the Faith!
Until next time,
~E
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