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118: Union Theological Seminary—Reflections on My First Month of Grad School
Episode 118

118: Union Theological Seminary—Reflections on My First Month of Grad School

The rush of adrenaline and momentum to follow from the big drop

Pivot with Jenny Blake

October 9, 201830m 3s

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Show Notes

“Welcome to Holy Hogwarts,” my fellow first-year Ariel said to me with a smile, as I walked through the Union campus entrance into the school’s small courtyard for my first day of orientation. I was grateful for his warmth and levity, a brief reprieve from my nerves about what to expect from my classes and fellow students.

After those three days of orientation I felt like I was on a rickety, upward-climbing rollercoaster, ticking up toward a crescendo before the rush of adrenaline and momentum to follow from the big drop. Am I making a huge mistake? I wondered. Will I fit in here? What if I can’t juggle school, work, speaking travel, and the new commute? Did I really think this through enough?

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