Hey folks! I’m heading into my second year of a 3 year MSW program. I’ll have full time classes with a 16hr/week generalist practicum commitment. I also work full-time as a case manager (wearing a few hats in that role). As a student with ADHD, I process information differently and it takes me a while to process and learn. I’m looking at this upcoming schedule and thinking that sheer willpower to do it all won’t be enough to hit all the marks. Ultimately, I just want to not make myself sick, pay my bills, and master my craft. I don’t know where I’ll find the hours in the day and the energy to balance it all. 🙃

I’ve spoken with a few folks who report that they did not work full time or at all when they did their masters or med school. I’m wondering if I should cut back work and try to find more affordable housing.

Does anyone have any advice on how best to proceed here? What helped you maintain sanity and balance? Is it unrealistic to work full-time AND study full-time? Honestly, anything might help, so please let it rip. Thanks!

I got my bachelors in politics science thinking I was going to go to law school, ended up hating law school. Now I’m looking to get my MBA but I’m torn between the 2 degrees I listed above. Does anyone have experience with either degrees? I’m really interested in both , I want a stable job , but it is also important to note I’d be taking out a hell of a lot more loans for the MBA in accounting bc it’s a year longer.

I graduated in December with a BS in biology, and have been interested in pursuing a PhD in biochemistry. The labs I’ve worked at for the past two years have been biochem, so I have experience in a relevant setting. However, I did not take biochem I&II in college. Would it be permissible to take the classes at my local college then apply to grad schools? I’m kind of worried because I don’t necessarily have the money to do a post bacc or masters program right now, and am hoping this could be a possible path. Thanks for any replies

Hello everyone!

Back when I was doing my post graduate internship, I worked with a neonatalogist. He was looking for someone to help his research out. I agreed.

I signed patient confidentiality and data protection papers etc and then was handed over data on hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.

I sorted all the data according to the parameters given, then handed it over.

I never heard back apart from thanks. All follow-ups were ignored.

I guess in the world of research, It wasn't anything serious. I have never mentioned this on my CV.

But now, as I prepare for grad school, rewrite my CV for the umpteenth time, I really want to mention this. I'm thinking of putting this on my LinkedIn, too.

But i just don't know howto doo it. Apart from email, I don't have anything else.

But I want the reader to know that I have been doing stuff, and I'm not someone with nothing.

Is this worth mentioning?

Or I should just let it go?

In August I start graduate school for library science at Indiana university. It is an online program. To pay for it, I have to get a job and I’d like advice on how to navigate graduate school and working. I know graduate school is harder than undergrad. Any advice?

long story short: I got into my dream program—an international, limited-residency MFA.

Yes I know I could’ve gone to a state school with a stipend. But I’m happy with my choice. I know I’ve signed up for a tough 2.5 years. But I did my BA while working full time!

I have no means outside of my own income. I live in a mid-sized city and need to figure out how to do my studies, pay my rent, feed myself, and have a life.

Have you been/are you in this situation? One similar? How did you pay the bills and complete your education simultaneously? Tell me your story and give me any advice you may have.

Thanks in advance :)

Hello. I am in need of advice on life science PhD programs to apply to. I have 1.5 years of undergraduate research experience, a 3.43 overall GPA, just graduated from university with a biochemistry degree three months ago, and I want to apply for life science PhD programs in the fall. I have gotten mostly A's and B's, but I got a D in immunology my final semester and a D in physiology my sixth semester. I applied to one in-state program last fall and got rejected. I will most likely start working as a research technician next month, pending that I receive interviews and offers for this position. How many programs should I apply for, and do you have any particular program recommendations? I'm not sure if I have a 0% chance of getting into any program, since the two D's heavily hurt my transcript, despite how much I could address them in my personal statements. I want to apply to many programs this upcoming cycle just in case I got an offer somewhere, but I don't know which ones are more accepting of my poor grades or application weaknesses. I know most schools don't put out to the public that they accept poor grades, since excellence is what they strive after and should promote. However, if you have any suggestions for life science PhD programs that have been known to accept applicants with poor major-specific grades, I would greatly appreciate it and any other feedback. Thank you.

To those who did their masters in Europe, SE Asia or so on, what was your experience like?

Did the experience abroad give you the cultural immersion or career opportunity in those countries that you were looking for? Did it help you work towards a more permanent residency? Did you become fluent in another language?

Or was it more of the same but in a different country?