Graduates are grumbling- their degree didn’t get them what they’d hoped. No longer will a degree guarantee a shiny lucrative career with enough income to pay off those precarious student loans. To get noticed you must stand out. Your degree is nothing more than a piece of paper that states you’ve done the BARE
I’m Going to (stay in) Grad School! WOO!
I asked the question, perhaps too late, “What can I do with a graduate degree in sociology,” and the timing was such that I really had to ask, “What can I do with half a graduate degree in sociology.” Truth be told- nothing. I spoke to two of my professors last week, and neither really
Should You Go to Grad School? Part Two
Okay, so you’ve read part one of “Should You Go to Grad School?” and you’ve evaluated your reasons and you’re sure you’re doing it for the right reasons- but what now? -Evaluate where you will get funding from. If you’re going for a Master’s Degree it can be a “no-man’s land” for funding- you no
Information Overload: Should I Quit Grad School?
Confession time! 1.5 years ago, I sat in my undergrad advisor’s office and had a “moment.” I realized that I was all set for graduation that next spring and I thought to myself: “That’s it?” I felt I hadn’t learned nearly enough as an undergrad and thought the remedy for my ignorance was more education-
Should You Go to Grad School? Part One
No. You Absolutely Should NOT go to grad school…at least until you read this article. I am a grad student now, and wish someone would have had this talk with me in a way that was comprehensible a year and a half ago. I’m not even going to get into the cost of applying to
