Keep finding more motivation to quit!
Cat Lady
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 164
Keep finding more motivation to quit!
I graduate undergrad this fall... December 14th to be exact! :-)
I'm 26... Took a long time off of school. But I'm happy it's finally going to be over! Surprisingly, I maintained a relatively good GPA (3 44) even when I was drinking a ton. When I first left college when I was 19 my GPA was 1 91. Meaning... I got straight As since I came back to my college career. Again... How I did it consuming all that alcohol is beyond me!!
Well... It has come time to begin applying to grad schools. I still have to take the GRE also. I have 4 that I am applying for.
I realized that without the alcohol I can be even better academically than I was! Plus... Grad school is a ton of work and I know there's no way I can skate by drinking as much as I was!
I want to go into grad school with more than a year sober and ready to hit the ground running!
I NEED to stay sober for myself and my health. But my passion as well. I am going for a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. I want to work on research involving cognitive disorders, specifically dementia.
There is no way I can reach my goal drinking. NO WAY! That's just more motivation for me to sober up!
:-)
Yay!
Happy Wednesday everyone!
I'm 26... Took a long time off of school. But I'm happy it's finally going to be over! Surprisingly, I maintained a relatively good GPA (3 44) even when I was drinking a ton. When I first left college when I was 19 my GPA was 1 91. Meaning... I got straight As since I came back to my college career. Again... How I did it consuming all that alcohol is beyond me!!
Well... It has come time to begin applying to grad schools. I still have to take the GRE also. I have 4 that I am applying for.
I realized that without the alcohol I can be even better academically than I was! Plus... Grad school is a ton of work and I know there's no way I can skate by drinking as much as I was!
I want to go into grad school with more than a year sober and ready to hit the ground running!
I NEED to stay sober for myself and my health. But my passion as well. I am going for a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. I want to work on research involving cognitive disorders, specifically dementia.
There is no way I can reach my goal drinking. NO WAY! That's just more motivation for me to sober up!
:-)
Yay!
Happy Wednesday everyone!
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SLC, UT
Posts: 141
Congrats! Going back to school has helped me with my motivation to stay sober too, though I find my brain is fuzzier now then when I was drinking. Go figure that one! Probably just need to heal more... :/ keep up the good work!
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