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Originally posted by dznat187
for those of you in or have been in grad school:
1. how long did it take you and how many classes a semester?
2. Did you go to grad school directly from undergrad?
3. did you or do you plan to go directly to doctorate work?
4. And how much debt are you in after all of this?
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1. I took 6 classes for my master's thesis in chemistry. 3 my first semester, 2 my second semester, and 1 this semester. The rest of my credits were thesis research hours.
2. Yup, went directly from undergrad to grad...Now that I look back, I should have taken a year off like my friends did. I probably wouldnt have been as burnt out.
3. I was originally a PhD student. Most departments in the sciences won't allow you to apply to the master's program, you can only apply to the PhD program. After my first year, I realized that I didn't want to do chemistry anymore, so I'm leaving with my masters.
4. NONE! There are perks to going to grad school in the sciences, like stipends and tuition waivers.
