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Originally Posted by letmeknow0210
Thank you for such a quick response!
May I ask, do you work in higher education? If so, do you think it's better to get a job first and then get a Masters or go straight to graduate school?
I tend to agree with your response. After graduation, I have an internship working with academic advisors, yet, at this moment, they do not know if it will be paid or not. Unfortunately, I believe if it is an unpaid internship, I might not be able to do it.
I should have probably rephrased being "cut off" as you said so. It's just a bit scary, but I know many people that do it and have no problems. I guess it's because I honestly don't know what I will be doing after graduation.
I'm leaning towards getting a job at a university that will then eventually pay for my masters program, if this is the field I end up wanting to stay in.
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I don't work in higher ed. I used to work in the Development/Alumni office of my alma mater - it was my first job after graduation. So I can't give you a precise answer on whether you should get a job or the schooling first, but most of my acquaintances seem to have gotten at least a handful of years of higher ed job experience.