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

That's why I said might...I have a few friends who went to Harvard Business School who spent some time at LSE. It extended their time at HBS, but it was something that worked out for them.

So my GRE is out of the way now, which is awesome. I'm definately applying to the schools where I got my score reports sent:

Columbia
Berkeley
Stanford
UNC-Chapel Hill

I'm still debating... I think I'm going to apply to at least four more... I'm thinking maybe UT-Austin as another safety... Then UPenn, probably, and maybe NYU. AHH!! I'll probably apply to Cornell because my advisor went there. Maybe UCLA too?

I'm also trying to do some fellowship applications. I basically waited around too long to apply for the Marshall, but I'm working on Rhodes right now. Which is a long shot. We'll see.

I bs'd for 2.5 years after I got my degree.. I took a Masters program, and didnt like it, so I withdrew. I'm now looking at Howard's Human Development master's program, with a concentration on Infancy, childhood and adolescence, then segueing into a Ph.d in developmental psychology. I'm still deciding on if i want to do private practice or a community based setting.

My vote for you, breathesgelatin, is UNC. They have a GREAT history program and a great campus.. :):p

Yeah but the problem is that the two really well known and renowned people UNC had in my period have both just retired. So at this point it's not clear who would be advising me. Also I'm from North Carolina and it might be a little too close to home. I grew up on a farm and I go to school in the middle of nowhere, so I really want to be in/near a major metropolitan area. I'm not sure the Triangle qualifies as that for me. :p

At this point UNC is definately my safety school... It's a great program, it's just that their middle-period continental people are in transition right now. I have a friend from W&L who just started his Ph.D work there, so I'm hoping to get back in touch with him and see what he's feeling. He's doing Italian Renaissance though, and that's not my thing either.

I see. Well, I think that chapel hill is city enough to not overwhelm you. You could always hop on 40 and go to Raleigh or Greensboro if you have a need for city life.. lol. Best of luck.. (can you tell Im a Carolina girl, lol? And i live in Maryland..ha ha!)


:p :D

Chapel Hill is definitely a town for certain people. you have to feel the scene. i hate that town......it's too much for me. the campus - gorgeous. the academic factor - great. BUT if it's not what you're thinking is right for you, it probably isn't. i wish i felt the other way about UNC because i would die to go there but i know if i pushed myself there, i would hate it and count down the days until i leave

and why live in a place where you're going to have to go elsewhere for things to do. there's lots to do in Chapel Hill and although Raleigh isn't that far (Greensboro is farther and sucks donkey you know what) i dont understand going to a school where you're going to have to leave to have fun.

ok application has been sent over a week ago.....UNCC has it and is reviewing it.....i'll keep yall updated! :)

I intend to apply for grad school but haven't yet. I have a question. Is it better to get a masters in the same program that you get your bachelors in? I'm a Computer Information Systems major and one of the schools I'm looking at I would be getting a masters in Indormation Systems and the other I would be getting a masters in Information Technology so I was wondering what ya'll thought.

I sent in my application today for Spring semester 2005. So if I get in I'll start in January! Here's hoping!

I'm going to Florida Tech right now for my M.S. in Space Systems. I got my B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from there, but this is sort of at a different campus. All my classes are at Patrick AFB or KSC, instead of at the main campus.

I'm liking it so far. If I don't like it, I'm going to go back to AE. I know it's supposedly bad to get your M.S. and B.S. from the same school, but I'm really limited in my choices of schools around here. It'll be between Florida Tech and UCF... it just depends on what program I like better. Boeing just pays for it all anyway. ;)

Does anyone know how hard it is to take 2 classes/semester while working 40 hours a week? Once we return to flight, we aren't going to be allowed to do overtime anymore (unless it's weekend support, and that's only if we need it), so I know I won't be putting in 50+ hours a week. Right now I'm only taking one class and it's not too bad, but it's the Intro class and the biggest challenge is all the reading (100 pages a week approximately).