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Thursday, March 27, 2014

It's been a year

It's been a year since my last post! Wow! Anyway, our baby girl just had her 2nd birthday two weeks ago. I can't imagine that she just turned two! She is such a big girl now.

Some updates:
I have decided to switch my major to economics, and I have growing interest in statistics. I have been looking around and doing some research in graduate programs in statistics. My stats teacher recommend me to apply for the byu master of applied statistic. I am not quite sure if I can get in. My gpa isn't very good. Since I had my baby, I don't seem to be able to concentrate with my schooling. Anyway, I had a long talk with my stats teacher, and he said that I shouldn't let my baby be a distraction, but rather a motivation. I should be motivated by the goal that I want to provide a better life for her to work hard and study hard. I agree. I need to work harder. I sometime feel like such a fraud. I am graduating next april, but I feel like I haven't learn anything, I just do not know anything at all. However, my stats teacher told me that is how the undergraduate degree works, after you finish the degree, you will know a little bit of everything, just very basic stuff. To gain better knowledge, a master degree is essential. A lot of people think that they know everything after they get a bachelor degree, but it is just a beginning. Many many people have a bachelor degree, and you are just one of the million. To stand out, you need to pursuit higher education. He told me, only 1 % out of all the people who have a bachelor degree obtain a PhD, and when you get to that level, you would automatically stand out of the crowd. I am not sure if I would ever get to that level, but a master degree is a must for the profession I want to go into. Meidan pay of a statstian is 79000, which mean 50 % get pay less than 79000, and 50% get pay more than 79000. I would be happy if I am at least in the middle. I guess, I am talking too far. It might just be a dream that I can never reach. One thing worth mentioning is that my stats teacher is a statistic consular for the United Nation, and charge them $600 per hour!


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