Application Overload

“You will make a great teacher,” said everyone I have ever met. This saying just kept playing on repeat in my mind during the entire application process for my Bachelor of Education. I never wanted to become a teacher before my trip to Italy. I had no particular reason why this was the case. However, I felt I was destined for something else. It was during my time teaching in Italy that my perception was that teaching was what I was destined for all along I just simply was not ready for it before.

The application process for me occurred over three steps:

Step One: Pure Shock

Step one was coming down from the high of teaching overseas and starting to realize that, that opportunity was not enough. I needed to work for this. So I started to research. I research what programs (I later discovered they were streams) that were offered at different schools. This is when I realized that my new found path of becoming a teacher might take a derailment before it even begun. You see my undergrad was in Theatre, which sadly translates to very little in the education world. This meant that applying for the IS (High School) stream went quickly flying out the window.
Step Two: Pure Panic

Why did the Panic set in? Well, there were a thousand decisions that I needed to make! Choosing which schools, and the right program. Who would I get to write my reference letters? Should I do an electronic or hardcopy portfolio? If I do hardcopy what happens when it gets lost in the mail…. because you know it will! Or what if I made the wrong choice?  So started just making decisions. You see I when I panic I make decisions quickly normally following what my gut indicates. So far this has not to lead me too astray. In the end, I choose to apply to Queens University for their Arts in the Community stream (PJ) and The University of Windsor for their JI stream with my teachable being Theatre.

Step Three: The Never-ending Patience:

Now is when ALL I had to do is wait…..simple right? NOPE! This time period was the most nerve-racking time ever! And I have taken the LSAT twice.  This is when the magic started to happen. The magic was that the wait was so painful. This was a good thing because this is when I knew that this what I wanted more than anything before.

In the end, it all worked out. I was accepted into both programs. I decided to attend the University of Windsor and I have never looked back.

Advice? Take your time! Do your research. And it is ok to be scared we are all human.