Graduate School?

LouisaMay · #1 03-06-2007, 11:12 AM

Congratulations!! You must be feeling great right now

Luz · #2 04-02-2007, 07:09 PM

I posted this in my other thread but I'm off to get my masters in geology and environmental science. Not sure if it works out as 2 seperate ones or just one big one but I'm stoked either way.

BetteDavisEyes · #3 04-11-2007, 12:57 PM

O.K. My first semester of grad school was actually a very good one. I took a class during Winter term and aced it. It was quite a bit of work but nothing I couldn't handle. Now I'm in the spring term and I'm ready to beat my head against the wall. I always have something due or to do. My load is unbelievable and I'm only taking 3 classes. Holy Crap I didn't see this coming. I'm keeping up and really busting my butt like crazy because I have a 4.0 and am determined to maintain it.

Wowzers. I knew grad school was not going to be easy but this semester is really showing me how difficult it can be.

squirrely girl · #4 04-29-2007, 01:05 PM

fun fun - i love my phd program!

christiangirl · #5 04-30-2007, 03:23 AM

I got accepted to my first choice grad school! I'm in the Master's in School/Community Counseling, which is preparation for Christian Counseling. Anybody else go to grad school for a psych degree? I have no clue what to expect!

Drolefille · #6 04-30-2007, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

I got accepted to my first choice grad school! I'm in the Master's in School/Community Counseling, which is preparation for Christian Counseling. Anybody else go to grad school for a psych degree? I have no clue what to expect!

I'm in Grad school for my Masters in Counseling with a focus on Marriage and Family Therapy though I'll also be qualified to practice general community counseling as well.

Classes are, IMO, easier than undergrad. Less busywork and more in depth discussions. I enjoy my classes a LOT

Prepare to have your values questioned. And to question them yourself. If this isn't a school that teaching you Christian based counseling, you're going to butt heads with a lot of your classmates regularly. Part of being a counselor, I'm learning, is acknowledging that even if you disagree with your client's lifestyle, you can't just refuse to see that client because of it. Ethics will blow your mind

I'm certainly not saying that it's impossible to be Christian and counsel, particularly if you intend to work for a faith based organization, but be willing to be challenged a lot on the way toward getting your degree.

/Catholic and a counseling student
//But I'm a rather liberal Catholic I'll admit
///Not that there's anything wrong with that

DZviol · #7 06-08-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'm in Grad school for my Masters in Counseling with a focus on Marriage and Family Therapy though I'll also be qualified to practice general community counseling as well.

Classes are, IMO, easier than undergrad. Less busywork and more in depth discussions. I enjoy my classes a LOT

I've actually been doing some research regarding a Master's in Counseling. My BA is in an unrelated subject, so now I have to take some classes as pre-reqs. But how did you like the program all together? And how long did it take to finish? TIA

cheerfulgreek · #8 04-30-2007, 03:48 AM

I just started a new DVM thread but I should have just posted it on this thread instead. Silly me.

I got accepted to all 4 of the schools I applied to. The one I really, really wanted to go to, I wasn't sure if I would get accepted there, but I did.

I'm going to school to be a DVM. I love animals, so it's something I've always wanted to do. I'm really nervous, I just hope I do well.

KSUViolet06 · #9 08-16-2007, 12:02 PM

I remember a few months back, I made is post about being accepted into my first choice program:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...&postcount=206

Well, yesterday I received an announcement with some pretty surprising news...

I've been selected for a grad assistantship with full tuition and a monthly stipend!

ThetaDancer · #10 08-16-2007, 12:14 PM

^^^ Congratulations!!! That is wonderful news!

nikki1920 · #11 08-28-2007, 09:03 AM

I'm going to an informational for my grad program tonight. I'm a bit nervous and not sure what to expect.

squirrely girl · #12 08-28-2007, 01:06 PM

if its anything like the informational's that i've been to for my grad programs, then prolly a bunch of a random people talking 'bout how great grad school is, okay tasting finger foods, and 'oh yah here's where you get your parking decal'

- m

nikki1920 · #13 08-29-2007, 11:16 AM

No finger foods.

One potential student brought her two kids with her, who could not be quiet during the program. Guess she got tired of the angry looks b/c she left about 15 minutes later. I know how it is when you can't find babysitting, but did you really expect them to sit QUIETLY for over an hour? With only one book to read?

The program sounds competitive, but very good. Big focus on training counselors in advocacy and multicultural issues, which was different. Counseling is not just white, euro men talking to white euro women, to paraphrase. So we shall see. The push to finish my packet starts next week.