So I just joined this community because, as you may have guessed, I'm interested in applying to grad school, for a variety of reasons. I've basically hit the cap on the salary I can make with the degree I have, in the field I want to work in. I have my BA in psychology and I'm thinking I'd like to stay in the mental health field (I worked for ( Read more... )

I'm having issues. =/ (cross posted in gradstudents )

I'm in the MA English program at Clemson and we have an option of doing a thesis or nonthesis track.  Now the thesis track only involves taking 8 classes which seems shoddy to me, because you can be finished after a year but then have to hang around for orals and thesis dense.

I concentrate in creative ( Read more... )

Hello, everyone! I've been following this community for the past year, and it has been so much help to me as I weighed the pros and cons of going back to school ( Read more... )

Hello all, hopefully some of you may be able to help with this ( Read more... )

I am a dual US/UK citizen, but I've lived most of my life in the US. When I applied to master's programs recently, I looked at UK schools, but in order to qualify for "Home" fees, I had to have lived in the UK for the previous 3 years. Not the case with me, and since "Overseas" fees were steep, I didn't bother applying ( Read more... )

Hello, applyingtograd! I'm a Communications major with an emphasis in teaching prep, which means that my B.A. would allow me to teach both communications and English programs in high schools. But since I'm in California and the budget crisis shows no sign of going away soon, I've decided that I want to get a M.A. in English and then get my credential ( Read more... )

A friend of mine has recently found a program (a terminal MA in sports management) that he would really like to get into. The problem is that he didn't do so hot as an undergrad; he approached it as many do: a means to an end. His GPA is about a 2.7-2.8. He's definitely bright, and has a lot of capability; he just did the bare minimum to get by ( Read more... )

Gulp.

I'm not sure how i did it, but I've glossed over the portion of my Numero Uno's School's application requirement of a brief Personal Achievements/Contributions.

They want a diverse population... and give financial hardship, fluency in other languages, bicultualism, or proof that my research will benefit the disadvantaged.

( Balls! )

            Although Hughes’ article was written over sixty years ago, many minority youth are still in dire need of heroes. In the last year alone, across the country, hundreds of students have been killed due to senseless acts of violence. Such violence could have been assuaged if they had a hero, someone to step in and tell these students they ( Read more... )