What Next?

[cbtreks]

I'll be finished with my bachelors degree on June 18. (Graduation is actually May 3; they let us walk then but we still have a class to finish. The last day of class is June 18.) I'm not sure what I'll be doing job-wise at that point - stay where I'm at? Look for something with better pay (and an office!)? A lot of that depends on what I do

Comments

[teresa_c]

Very cool!

I wish I had sage advice, but ...

[cbtreks]

Thanks! Advice is good - but I have to make up my own mind in the end, right?

[delibby]

Good luck!

[cbtreks]

Thank you! Where did you get your MLS? I've always been under the impression you like your job - am I right? What're the drawbacks?

[delibby]

I do like my job. It's like any job though. Partly it depends on the organization and partly depends on the people.

I got my MLS at Emporia State University in Kansas.

The program was ok. It was really theory oriented. The physical classes were mostly on weekends. A three hour class would be Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday morning and meet two times. Online classes were online. Odd how that works.

http://slim.emporia.edu/

[bojojoti]

In this economy, if you have have a good job it might be wise to keep it.

My son is considering pursuing his masters degree this fall. He, too, has many decisions to make.

[cbtreks]

I think you're right; the biggest reason for IUPUI over either of the Michigan schools is because I have a job here. Of course I could look for one in the Detroit area but they're few and far between there right now.

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I'll keep your son in mind and in my prayers. All those decisions can be nerve-wracking!

[curiouswombat]

Hard decisions - but what nice decisions to have to make! Well done you.

[cbtreks]

Thank you! I'm leaning toward the Indiana school just for the sake of expediency and logistics. (Wouldn't it be a laugh on me if I didn't get accepted!)