Althea, if you're in the NYC area, you should check out Fordham, Pace, Farleigh Dickinson, St. John's, or Rutgers. My friend who is starting her Psych PhD in the fall applied to all of those, and they have decent programs (according to her...I have no opinion, since it isn't my field). She was a very good student in undergrad—graduated summa cum laude—if that gives you any indication.



As for the topic at hand, I'm currently going for a master's part-time and working full-time. I haven't had a problem (yet), but I haven't taken many classes so far.

Re: psych grad schools?
 

Are you hoping to work as a counselor/psychologist or in more of a research capacity? Are you looking to stay in your general area or is relocation okay?

Now, when you all are talking about graduate school, is it for a Master's or Doctorate degree? Also, what program? That could make the difference in trying to balance work and school.

I personally am working full-time, working towards a Masters in Guidance Counseling (I will complete my first year this June, will graduate May 2005), volunteer in a organization, and is a full-time Mommy. I make things work for me b/c this is what I want to do (get professional degree, change careers). I also enjoy my program very much and I am making very good grades too. :) :)

Of course, if you're planning on being in NYC, consider NYU or Columbia. Both have highly regarded psychology programs. If you're going to go for a PhD, it makes sense to go to the best programs possible since, with a PhD in the sciences, funding shouldn't be a concern at all.

But, I'm a school snob of the highest degree.

As I said before, being able to work full-time depends on the program. There is no way in hell that one can pursue full-time employment at a good architecture school, unless it's a place that specifically does co-op. There's a reason they call it architorture. :p It would be like going to law or med school full-time and trying to work. Good freaking luck. Doing well was a little more important to me than making a lot of money.

I am working on my Masters in Secondary Education at Vanderbilt. I just finished my first semester and will graduate in May 2005. I'm not working and have no kids, so major thumbs up to you for doing it all!! And doing it well! :)

Thank you!!! :)

As you can tell by my location, I'm waiting for this to be over with.

oh really? What kind of grad school program are you in? I want to go to Med School, but if I don't get in I was interested in going for an MPH, or just taking more classes in Biostatistics, and stat software.

Do you have a large inheritance coming from your family?

-Rudey

No, they have no savings to speak of. Why do you ask?

Then make sure you get into med school because the other options will leave you with "no savings to speak of" as well.

-Rudey

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oh really? What kind of grad school program are you in? I want to go to Med School, but if I don't get in I was interested in going for an MPH, or just taking more classes in Biostatistics, and stat software.
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I'm in the MS in Environmental Management program. It's actually designed to be part-time, which apart from it being at Hopkins, is why I chose it.

Re: Re: psych grad schools?
 

i think i want to work as a psychologist but maybe specializing in certain disorders..... (as you can see i'm still very broad) i'm not too interested in research though but i'm definately interested in relocating- not sure where though...

i was an english major for my first three years- and was pretty miserable- i got OK grades- but i really wasn't focusing- the bars caught my attention more unfortunately- and after awhile i realized that i don't want to to teach english

so i switched to psychology.... i'm pretty scared- i'm going to try to finish my degree in a year and a half... with possibly a minor in english since i already have a lot of credits

i'd like to go someplace amazing since i didn't pick the most reputable college the first time around- but honestly i didn't think too many places would take me- which i guess was smart since i had like an 89 average out of high school....

i've heard columbia and stanford have amazing psych programs... but i'm still researching and thinking so any suggestions are welcome:) ... but i'm a bit worried about the money issue- is there usually a lot of funding available?

oh and congratulations to those of you who got into their choices- thats so awesome- the best of luck!!!

That's great! I've been thinking about graduate school a lot lately, and what all my options might be in case the MD gods reject me again. Night classes are very attractive becasue I don't have to quit my job.

Our masters level biostatisticians hire in at about $60K per year. Not a bad entry level job. They then pay for you to get your PhD and you bump up to around $120K per year with bonuses for getting grants and publishing. Pharmaceutical companies pay even more. You won't be super rich, but you'll be quite comfortable. Our masters level Epidemiologists make about the same, with the same bonuses, and tend to get more grants. SAS programmers in stats start at around $50K and do most of the grunt work (cleaning up the data) for the statisticians.

Our PhD's also get 6 weeks vacation, unlimited sick time and get to travel a lot to various conferences, especially if they present.

Dee

Thanks for your "advice". If you read, I am thinking of options if I am not admitted. Try again, asshole.

I know, but it's always good to have someone push you in the right direction. You don't want to be poor so study. You can also go to med school in the caribbean.

-Rudey
--Rob is going to be my doctor not you so it doesn't matter what you think of me

One day I want to practice part time and work on public health research and/or health policy research the other part time. I've met people who do that, or else practice for a while and then transition into policy. That's my ideal career. So, practicing is essential, as is the research/policy component of my career. I guess if I don't get inot Med School, I'll go right away into policy and public health (which I'm kind of doing at the moment).

The same thing happened to me that happened to you friend, only when the wait ended, there wasn't a spot for me. I'm a little worried since I haven't done anything cool like go to Africa, or even work in a hospital. I do research, I re-took my MCAT and I work a second job so I can afford to apply. That's all I have time for.

I was actually looking into this field. Mind if I ask what school you are attending for your MS?
The only two schools I could find were Mass Institute of Tech and Unv of the Sciences in Philly

Dee, you are a wealth of information!!

$120 is about what a GP makes in a year. ER makes a bit more ($140). I'd like to make over 100, and that's about it!

Eww what doctors do you know that only make that much? That's not even enough for sailing and golf lessons for the kids.

-Rudey
--My friend is buying a new Antrim and we can't wait to sail that.

update
 

I was officially accepted. I can't get any assistantships in the spring, but starting next fall I should have something hooked up. Probably will be a tuition waiver and a stipend.

Re: update
 

Congratulations! :D What are you studying again?

I am joining this topic late, but I'll be at law school at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Library school rocks!

well, may be not, but librarians sure do :)

(I'm doing my MLIS at UWO)

Sorry, I didn't see this post until now. I'm going to USP (University of the Sciences in Phila). If you have any questions about the program, let me know and I'll do my best to answer them. :)

Good luck to you. I'm in the process of applying to grad school for the exact same thing

i'm applying for a masters program in Sociology in the spring at UNC-Charlotte

i take the GMAT in one week, and school starts on august 19th :eek: :eek: :eek:

I'm applying to grad school this fall for History Ph.D. programs, hoping to concentrate in late medieval/early modern European history (specifically on women's religious experience).

Here's my long list of places I'm applying:

UT-Austin
UNC-Chapel Hill
Rutgers
Cornell
UPenn
UC-Berkeley
Stanford
UCLA
Northwestern
Columbia
NYU
University of Chicago
Georgetown
George Washington

I have to cut those down to seven places by the end of the month. And I'm taking my GRE this coming Friday. So hopefully my scores will back up what I'm hoping to do. I'm also probably going to apply for a couple of fellowships abroad, but I think those are pretty big stretches.

I have to say also that where I want to go is being strongly influenced by where I want to live. The DC, NYC, and Chicago schools are looking pretty good right now. The western schools would actually be really good for my specific research interests, but I really don't wanna go West Coast. sad.

Where is everyone else applying?

I don't know if you know this or not, but you can send a certain number of scores to schools free of charge on the day that you take GRE. It's a one time offer. After that you have to pay an outrageous fee to send your scores to school. Do you have any top school choices you know now so you can send your scores on Friday free of charge?

(Now that I'm thinking about it I realize that the "end of the month" would be this upcoming Friday. I decided to go ahead and post this just in case some new GRE test takers are unaware of this option. :p)

I start my MBA a week from Monday! I had orientation yesterday, and it was so boring that I can only hope classes are not like that.

Good luck to you. The graduate schools I'm appying to are:

LSU
University of North Texas
Simmons
Syacuse
UNC-Greensboro

I would really like to go to any of the last 3. They all have very good library science programs and I really want to live on the East Coast. But more then likely, I'll end up going to either UNT or LSU. I really want to live on the East Coast,but don't want to wait year to establish residency before applying to school

i took the GRE today and made a 940......which for me is great (i made the same exact score 3 times on the SATs). especially with my learning disability and the fact i can't sit still for more than a few minutes

i'm applying to the University of North Carolina - Charlotte and North Carolina State University for Sociology :)

I go to UNCC for grad school in Health Admin and tonight I had a professor who specilizes in Sociology....I only got a 940 on my GRE too....good luck, UNCC is aight if you don't want a school with any school spirit. ( went to UGA for undergrad)

i'm working on my master's in psychology at western kentucky university (just had my first day - woohoo to being a GA for a class of 130 intro to psych students)

i like the school so far. i get a little less than 8000 over 9 months and an out of state tuition waiver for my GA position.

in regards to the GRE's i got a 1230 (Q+V) and a 5.5 on the written

marissa

I am a GA too....and an Alpha Gam....you are lucky you get an out of state waiver, I have an easy job in a computer lab ....7200 for 10 monthes but I also graduate in MAy with 30,000 in debt

graduate abroad
 

One thing i really regret about my undergrad days is that i never got the chance to go abroad to study. Now I'm thinking about going back to grad school for a masters in business and was wondering if there are any sort of abroad programs anywhere.
i dont want to merely vacation somewhere, but really be fully immerse in their culture. I guess i could just apply to a school abroad, but how would that look to future employers (because, of course, i'm only going to school for a bigger paycheck)?

anyone done this or know of anyone who has?

I got my preliminary acceptance letter from graduate school a couple of weeks ago. I still have to have my interview, 2 letters of recommendation, 1000 hrs in the hospitality industry, and final grades. I will be attending Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI fall of 2005.

Getting my MBA in Hospitality & Tourism Global Business Leadership with a concentration in Event Leadership.

I want to be an event planner.

NO GMAT for me!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!
:D

Re: graduate abroad
 

I don't know of too many non-research based grad programs that will sponsor major time abroad. The requirements of those programs are so stringent that it's probably next to impossible to go abroad for anything more than a vacation. My program sponsors summer internships abroad, and pays for us to go anywhere in the world as long as we'll be doing something architectural in nature (hence an air ticket to Thailand sitting on my desk).

I do know people who were in business school who went on smallish trips (2-3 weeks) sponsored by their school, to see how international business standards differ from our own. The best MBA programs (Harvard, Columbia, Stanford) might have some sort of exchange with LSE...but, those are limited to the best of the best.

Yes, MBA programs do provide opportunities to study abroad. There are also programs that are joint programs, etc. with other partner schools. And if that isn't enough, you can always intern at a company abroad.

LSE is an economics school, not an MBA type school. The only offering it has that's similar is that it's part of something called the TRIUM exec MBA with 2 other schools. It's an exec program and not a good one at that anyway.

-Rudey