Grad School is really happening!

 I got my classes all sorted out today - and I have to say, I'm pretty thrilled at how my first semester is shaping up.

Here's what's on the docket:

Economics for Policy Analysis 1
Introduction to Financial Analysis
Empirical Analysis (+lab)
Science and Technology Policy

I'm on the wait list for Intro to Policy Analysis. That and Intro to Financial Analysis are both half-semester classes, and the particular session I'm on the waitlist for would start mid-October, and I think I'm number two on the waitlist. Which means that it's actually pretty likely I'll get added to Intro to Policy Analysis, which would be GREAT.

The only thing that isn't nailed down: I would LOVE to pick up another language. I particularly want to learn Spanish (I have regretted not learning Spanish for years), but there aren't any sections of Spanish that are offered when I can take it around my degree courses.

I could always start that up next semester, but languages really aren't my strong suit so it would be best for me to go for as many semesters as possible while I'm a full-time student. I've found it's incredibly difficult to audit classes when I'm working full-time, besides, I don't know where I'll be after grad school is done - I might be moving to another city/state.

The way I see it, I have three options:

Option 1: Audit Spanish next semester
Option 2: Audit a French course this semester
Option 3: Audit a different language (options: Hindi (I've already had one semester ages ago) or Swedish)

Also to keep in mind: I don't yet know how intense grad school will be. Adding language studies on top of a master's that doesn't explicitly require language studies might be Very Bad Thing. But for now, while I feel like I don't have enough going on, I like to entertain possibilities.

This will take some more thought ...