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Graduate students?
Hi all,
I was wondering if there were any other graduate students out there? I know it's not quite a 9-5 job (lol) but I thought I might find some of you on here.
Re: Graduate students?
Engineering.
You?
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Not so far, but I'm happiest when I'm ridiculously busy. I'm getting my Masters both because it's something I wanted to do for myself, and also because I could potentially teach at the community college level once I'm done. Who knows if I ever will, but it's an option I'd like to have available. Plus, I get a fairly hefty yearly raise for having an MA.
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LittleL 8/10/07
Baby E 11/27/10
Check out my makeup and reading blog:
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This is my first semester of my masters in educational counseling. I am a high school teacher, so I'm just taking 6 hours per semester. I like the classes so far, but we're only two weeks in!
I can see how it might appear awful, but I'm pretty fond of it.
I never took any bio stuff in my undergrad (just engineering) so I had to take all kinds of bio and biochem courses when I first started. It was kind of hideous, because I had no choice but to start with the graduate level courses (I didn't want to spend an extra year or two taking pre-reqs), but that part is done.
I think that I'm probably headed for industry, although I'd take a post-doc in the right circumstances. I worked for several years before grad school, so I was 30 when I started and will be 34 when I graduate. In light of that and the current job market, I don't think that following the normal academic path is for me - I don't want to be pushing 40 and struggling to find my first tenure-track position.
How about you?
Do you want to teach?
MBA student here. I'm working while going to school as well! It's tough, but I'm hoping it will be worth it when I'm done. Although, I've been looking at posistions while in school and it doesn't appear that many people are hiring MBAs as of late. I'll be finished in November and can't wait!!!!!
That's exciting! You're only 2 months away!
I know! I am thrilled. I can't wait to have a career instead of just a job!!!
To be honest, I haven't really decided. I really like the idea of working in a school setting, but there's a children's hospital and school in my hometown that I would love to work at. I love the idea of working with kids with severe disabilities. Then I think that working at a hospital setting with people with TBIs would be great too. There's also the idea of going for my doctorate and being a professor at a university eventually. We'll see what happens.
Lol. Don't do it! I so regret going to school to get my doctorate. I feel like this is 6 years of my life I could actually be living, instead of holed up in a lab all day.