Stress.

It's getting to be that time of year--school work is flowing at full force and it's time to start thinking about the future yet again. I had my advising appointment on Friday. As far as being able to complete the courses necessary for graduating on time, I am in good shape. However, there are a few extra courses that my advisor recommends that I take in order to better my chances of getting accepted into PT school. The problem is, every PT school seems to have different pre-requisites for admission. In reality, I have no idea where I want to go to grad school. I plan on applying to a large number of schools in hopes to keep my options open and possibly get financial help from one. Advising appointments are supposed to be a relief, as you are typically pointed in the right direction and reassured that everything is going to work out as planned. Friday's appointment, however, increased my level of stress. As a result, I began to research PT schools online this weekend. There are so many to chose from, and very few that I actually know something about. Being from Pennsylvania, it would be realistic to go back up north for grad school, as there are numerous PT schools in Pennsylvania. On the other hand, I really like it down south and think I may want to stay in North Carolina or possibly head further south. Basically, I'll go anywhere on the east coast that can offer me money. With that being said, I am going to try to be as open-minded as possible, take as many extra courses as possible, and work really hard to keep my GPA up in order to keep my options open for the future.