Graduate School?
 

Who out there is going/ wants to apply to graduate school? What program are you interested in?

I just took the MCAT and am going to apply to medical school.

I took the GRE this past saturday

i'm looking into a College Student personnel or student life administrator program

I have applied and been provisionally accepted to the M.M. musicology program at UA. I'm so excited!

Hey that's awesome! :D

I'm going to grad school, but I don't have a clue where. I will major in Saxophone Performance, that's all I know.

Hey come here to UA. Dr. Noffsinger is awesome and he swears like a sailor. :) Good luck finding a great program that will be make the most of your talents!

How is the GRE, anyway? I have to take it, and I'm wondering what it's like. Is there any way to prepare? I didn't study for the ACTs or anything like that because you really can't, so I'm hoping this test is like that so I won't get all worked up over it.

Yes, I am looking to apply to a Master's program of Nurse Anesthesia once I have a couple of years of ICU nursing under my belt.

Good Luck 1savvydiva in your quest to be a CRNA! CRNAs are in demand across the country and the opportunities are great. Competition for admission is very, very competitive because of the limited clinical sites and you will be going against folks with 10+ years of nursing experience/ paramedic or military medic experience. Your chances will be enhanced if you get an ICU job in a major teaching hospital where CRNAs train. If you can get a reference from the anesthesiologists or clinical preceptors, you'll have a leg up!

Karen, CNNP (certified neonatal nurse practitioner... I support all types of advanced nursing practice ambitions and firmly believe we need to stop eating our young in nursing)

Thanks Karen! :D The hospital I currently work for is the level 1 trauma center for the area, and they also house the CRNA program (in conjunction with the medical school in the area). Although this is obviously my first choice program, I am looking into about 7 or 8 programs. It will be a while before I apply because I am aware of just what kind of task is before me, and I want to make myself as attractive a candidate as possible! :D Thanks for the words of encouragement!

Can I pm you if I have any questions in the future?

The GRE is kind of like the SAT, but harder. I worked for Kaplan for a while, and from observing the students, I reccommend that you do buy books or take a class to study. The first thing you should do it get ahold of a practice test, and see where you stand. After that, the best way to study for the GRE is to work on your vocabulary, and take practice tests. If your score is much lower than you want it to be, extra help might be in order.

I didn't study at all for it and did well. I think a lot of it depends on how well you test, though. If I wanted, with a little bit of test prep, I know I could bring my score up, but it's just not a real priority, as I have exceeded all of the average scores for the schools I am interested in attending.


Best of luck, though, as you prepare to take it! :)

What about taking the GMAT has anyone taken it? Do you have to study with that also..
thanks

No you don't need to study.

-Rudey

I took the one on the GRE website and did really well on the vocabulary but not so hot on the math part (which I expected). I think I'll just a buy a book instead of taking one of those expensive courses...some people at my high school took an ACT prep course, and it didn't really seem to help. Thanks for the info. :)

Congrats on your verbal section! At least buy a book if you want to try and imporve your math score. Also, if you don't want to buy a course, you can look into online self tutorials (which is helpful since the test is computer based), or even finding a math tutor (a few hours of a math tutor can be a lot less than a full course, and help you out withthe concepts you find most dificult).

Not studying works for some people, and doesn't work for others. It really depends on who you are (personally, I need to study!)

Good luck!!

Mullet- good luck. I am starting FSU's Higher Education Admin program in the fall and I'm very excited about it- where all are you applying?

Sara

I would consider taking courses for the GRE if you're in a field where the department offers fellowships based on academic performance (read: GRE scores and GPA). In performance-based or vocational fields, it's not that important, and some don't require it at all.

I'm kinda in a melancholy mood about grad school. I got a letter back from my first choice school and I was put on the waiting list. Ugh. So I won't hear if I have received a position until summer. I feel so defeated, even though my husband keeps reminding me I haven't been eliminated from consideration. I'm upset about the wait, 3 months until I find out!!! I really need a masters degree to advance in my field. If I don't get in this year, I don't know if I want to reapply because applying is such a hassle.

I just don't know how to feel about all this. :confused:

I'm going to IU (Indiana University) for grad school. My advice for anyone applying is to 1: take the GRE early on 2: double check the school to make sure they have ALL of your materials, even GRE scores (some schools never received mine) 3: don't sweat the GRE's (I barely broke 1000 but still got into 4 of 6 schools I applied to), and 4: don't give up if you're on a wait list. I was put on a wait list and a spot opened up. Also, two of my friends have just come off of wait lists to schools they really wanted to go to. Don't give up hope.

I'm trying to figure out if I want to go away to graduate school or not. I received word this afternoon that I was accepted with an assistantship at one of the schools I applied to.

What to do... what to do...

Congratulations! What did they offer you?

I would receive full tuition remission for my classes, as well as a little stipend for working 20 hours a week in one of the offices on campus.

This is for a student affairs / college student personnel masters program, btw.

That's a really good deal. I would probably snatch it up! Is there a problem with the school or are you thinking you'll get a better offer someplace else?

I am very interested in the opportunity :)

My only hesitancies are that the university is so far away and that I am afraid of being a poor graduate student. I am leaning toward just biting the bullet and taking a chance, though :)

Cluey,
Go for it! I am in my first semester of grad school studying Beef Cattle Nutrition. I am attending Texas A&M, which is 13 hours away from my home in Tennessee. I was hesistant at first because it is a long way from home, plus I didn't know anyone here, but in no time at all I had met a ton of people. I know I would have regretted not coming because of being a little afraid. I'm on assistantship, however here at A&M, tuition is not waived for ANYONE... the key is budgeting- you'll be fine! Don't let a little fear get in the way. You'd be suprised at how much stronger and capable you really are compared to what you think you are. Good Luck!!

That's awesome! I know that at some schools, student affairs positions also come with an apartment (for assisting with residential life).

Sometimes, I really miss Res Life and would want to go into Student Affairs.

I applied for GAs with an assigned living place, but I'm kind of glad I didn't get it. I would prefer to live off campus, where I can legally have my cat and have my own washer and dryer. I hate lugging boatloads of laundry to the laundrymat. I've done it one time in my life and I don't plan to do it again anytime soon.

Yes, I am a brat. You may all laugh now :)

Ohh Cluey! Congratulations!! What school are you debating over...?

As for me, I am taking a year off before i actually start my student affairs program, but i am thinking IU (my current school), bowling green, iowa state, western illinois, ohio state, loyola in chicago, university of tenessee, and grand valley state in michigan - i need to narrow down that list!

I'll be starting grad school at UNC-Greensboro in the fall for Library Information Science.

Thanks mullet for the congrats! I thought about several of those schools that you listed (Iowa State, Western Illinois, U of Tenn), but I ended up applying to only two programs. I haven't made up my mind definitely, but I've sent out emails for apartment info. I think that has to be a good sign :)

I'm in the midst of applying to matriculate for a MS in Biomedical Writing. I already took a few classes and did well in them, so I was able to skip the GRE's (my program has a policy that if you get a B+ or better in 2 classes as a non-matric student, you don't have to take the GRE's).

Good luck to everyone else applying for/pursuing grad school! :)

That's funny...I applied for one at my school, after years of residential life work. I guess it's easier to decide not to do it when your rent's not $1,500/month, on top of tuition. :eek: Plus, I would have gotten cleaning service in my kitchen and bathroom.

I may be a brat, but I'm a (somewhat) frugal one. :p

I think you're right! It makes it easier to justify, at least in my mind, the splurge on an apartment when I don't have to think about paying my graduate school tuition.

BTW, I have decided to go to graduate school. I am accepting their offer. I am planning to move at the end of May and will be starting my classes at Baylor University in the fall.

Grad School?
 

What do the people in it think of it? How much work is there compared to undergrad? Can you still hold a full-time job without juggling too much?

I am thinking of going back to get a masters in Business. Now that I have a BA in Interior Design, I need something with Business and I thought maybe Business Administration or something.

I'm currently in grad school. It's quite a bit more challenging than my undergrad program was, but I'm at a more challenging university. There's no way I could work full-time, keep up with the reading and papers, and keep my sanity. However, I know a LOT of people who do. I think it depends on the individual person, the program, and how rigorous their undergrad program was. Good luck with your decision!

There's no way in HELL I would have been able to work a full-time job during my first year of grad school, and I'm really organized. I had a 10 hr gig where I read texts in Italian...it was flexible with my school work, but it was really more than enough. I'm in architecture school--and there's so much emphasis on being in studio all of the time, even though I thought the work wasn't harder than undergrad--there was just more of it.

But, aren't there Executive MBA programs that will allow you to work full-time while taking classes? That might be a good path for you.

Actually, I've found it pretty easy to be in grad school part-time in the evenings and work full time. I'm in grad school at Johns Hopkins so it's not exactly as if they allow you to slack for a grad degree from here. I would try and find a program that's part-time.

i had two part time jobs....and free school with a stipend.

psych grad schools?
 

yea- what about good grad schools for psychology- i want to get into clinical- but it needs to have a wide program since i'm still not sure- i just picked up a kaplan book and i'm researching but any suggestions?

Just re-posting because I got into my program. :) How is everyone else doing with their academic pursuits?