Starting to figure it out
Things are finally starting to be clear to me now...
First, an update. I found out on the first day of Spring Break that I was not accepted into BYU. At first, I was kinda upset and confused, especially since I had received such a strong confirmation that I was supposed to go out there. I was able to meet with an admissions adviser the Friday that I was out there, and found out that the main reason that my application was denied was because my GPA wasn't high enough. It's a 3.11 right now and it needs to be at least 3.65 before they'll even consider me. Also, once I hit 90 credit hours, they won't look at my application at all. I was able to persuade them to ignore the "test-out" credits, which would leave me with like 54 hours. They told me that if I could boost my GPA without going over 90 credits, I'd most likely be admitted. Up until recently, that was the plan...
Now, however, after meeting with two of my French professors regarding changing my major to just French, I now have a new plan. I will be applying for two different French teaching assistantship positions - one at the university in Nancy and the other could be at an elementary, middle, or high school anywhere in France - for the fall of 2010. Hopefully, I'll be able to graduate from Ball State at the end of the spring 2010 semester. For that summer, though, I haven't decided if I'm gonna do study abroad in France or just work to save money for France in the fall. The teaching programs both pay well and offer benefits from the French government, and they'd be great opportunities for me to get experience in French. Oh, I forgot to mention that I'd be teaching English classes during this assistantship program.
Now, I still don't know why the Lord told me that I needed to go out West if I wasn't gonna get into BYU. Maybe it's for something I'm supposed to do later. Maybe I'm supposed to go to grad school out there. I don't know. But I do know that if I had transferred to BYU and left Ball State, I would more than likely not be able to do either one of these teaching programs (the one in Nancy is only offered to Ball State students because of a special agreement between the two schools). I know everything happens for a reason, and the Lord will let me know when/if he wants me to move out west (be it to Utah or somewhere else).
Part of what's helped me to really rely on His timing is my new and improved habit of daily scripture study. For the past couple of days, I've studied faith in depth, and it's proved to be very helpful to me. I'm just making sure that I keep myself on the right path that way the Lord can bless me and the Spirit can guide me in what I need to do.
Until next time,
~David~
Current Media Experience: "Boys of Summer" by The Ataris
Trenton R. Foust Memorial Quote of the Day: "That's irrelevant! You don't serve the ball with your junk!" - Me, last night, when Michelle said that Jacob deserved a do-over on his serve because he had gotten trashed in the crotch about 10 minutes earlier by the volleyball.
First, an update. I found out on the first day of Spring Break that I was not accepted into BYU. At first, I was kinda upset and confused, especially since I had received such a strong confirmation that I was supposed to go out there. I was able to meet with an admissions adviser the Friday that I was out there, and found out that the main reason that my application was denied was because my GPA wasn't high enough. It's a 3.11 right now and it needs to be at least 3.65 before they'll even consider me. Also, once I hit 90 credit hours, they won't look at my application at all. I was able to persuade them to ignore the "test-out" credits, which would leave me with like 54 hours. They told me that if I could boost my GPA without going over 90 credits, I'd most likely be admitted. Up until recently, that was the plan...
Now, however, after meeting with two of my French professors regarding changing my major to just French, I now have a new plan. I will be applying for two different French teaching assistantship positions - one at the university in Nancy and the other could be at an elementary, middle, or high school anywhere in France - for the fall of 2010. Hopefully, I'll be able to graduate from Ball State at the end of the spring 2010 semester. For that summer, though, I haven't decided if I'm gonna do study abroad in France or just work to save money for France in the fall. The teaching programs both pay well and offer benefits from the French government, and they'd be great opportunities for me to get experience in French. Oh, I forgot to mention that I'd be teaching English classes during this assistantship program.
Now, I still don't know why the Lord told me that I needed to go out West if I wasn't gonna get into BYU. Maybe it's for something I'm supposed to do later. Maybe I'm supposed to go to grad school out there. I don't know. But I do know that if I had transferred to BYU and left Ball State, I would more than likely not be able to do either one of these teaching programs (the one in Nancy is only offered to Ball State students because of a special agreement between the two schools). I know everything happens for a reason, and the Lord will let me know when/if he wants me to move out west (be it to Utah or somewhere else).
Part of what's helped me to really rely on His timing is my new and improved habit of daily scripture study. For the past couple of days, I've studied faith in depth, and it's proved to be very helpful to me. I'm just making sure that I keep myself on the right path that way the Lord can bless me and the Spirit can guide me in what I need to do.
Until next time,
~David~
Current Media Experience: "Boys of Summer" by The Ataris
Trenton R. Foust Memorial Quote of the Day: "That's irrelevant! You don't serve the ball with your junk!" - Me, last night, when Michelle said that Jacob deserved a do-over on his serve because he had gotten trashed in the crotch about 10 minutes earlier by the volleyball.
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