Do you gals work full time? Do you go to school full time? Do you have student loans? I'm trying to figure out the best way to get my masters while still being able to make a life with FH and FSD.
JAAMS ah you must be entering the lovely world of psychology???????? i think i am right lol because you sound exactly like me...i got my masters and now that i am engaged and everything started happening with planning a wedding and then finding a home i need to be saving with FH right now..I want to go back for my PhD so badly at some point but that requires GREs as you know and a lot of dedication....i dont know when im gonna be able to do all of that again. PLUS i need a break from school i am such a perfectionist with my grades that i am finally exhausted from all the anxiety and stress i put on myself with always making sure i had straight As...good luck with school i wish you luck when applying into phd programs!! cuz they are tough! =)
im going to school for my masters and right now im doing my student teaching. i dont work at all. but FH and i prepared for this semester and put a lot of money to the side so i wouldnt have to work. going to school and working for free is enough- and i still have like NO TIME!
I worked full time....I started going to school full time in the beginning but it was just too much. So I ended up the last year going part time and still working full time. I graduated in December with my MBA and I am so happy to be done!
I work full time and go to school part-time. My masters program is expensive so I needed all loans to cover it. I will have to pay it all back once im done, but i heard loan payments aren't terrible. I am very busy during the week because on top of working and classes I have to intern twice a week for 14 hours total. I am pretty free on weekends so thats when I spend time with FH and friends and family.
i just finished my masters this summer....i was working full time and going to school full-time. It wasn't easy but it is def possible.
Posted by MichelleT
JAAMS ah you must be entering the lovely world of psychology???????? i think i am right lol because you sound exactly like me...i got my masters and now that i am engaged and everything started happening with planning a wedding and then finding a home i need to be saving with FH right now..I want to go back for my PhD so badly at some point but that requires GREs as you know and a lot of dedication....i dont know when im gonna be able to do all of that again. PLUS i need a break from school i am such a perfectionist with my grades that i am finally exhausted from all the anxiety and stress i put on myself with always making sure i had straight As...good luck with school i wish you luck when applying into phd programs!! cuz they are tough! =)
Posted by MichelleT
JAAMS ah you must be entering the lovely world of psychology???????? i think i am right lol because you sound exactly like me...i got my masters and now that i am engaged and everything started happening with planning a wedding and then finding a home i need to be saving with FH right now..I want to go back for my PhD so badly at some point but that requires GREs as you know and a lot of dedication....i dont know when im gonna be able to do all of that again. PLUS i need a break from school i am such a perfectionist with my grades that i am finally exhausted from all the anxiety and stress i put on myself with always making sure i had straight As...good luck with school i wish you luck when applying into phd programs!! cuz they are tough! =)
Posted by AdriandSteve
Posted by MichelleT
JAAMS ah you must be entering the lovely world of psychology???????? i think i am right lol because you sound exactly like me...i got my masters and now that i am engaged and everything started happening with planning a wedding and then finding a home i need to be saving with FH right now..I want to go back for my PhD so badly at some point but that requires GREs as you know and a lot of dedication....i dont know when im gonna be able to do all of that again. PLUS i need a break from school i am such a perfectionist with my grades that i am finally exhausted from all the anxiety and stress i put on myself with always making sure i had straight As...good luck with school i wish you luck when applying into phd programs!! cuz they are tough! =)
same here. A MA in psych is freaking useless unless it's in school or i/o. Intelligent me got mine in forensic psych so now i'm going to go back for my MA in Mental Health Counseling so i can at least get licensed lol. Psychology SUUUCKS!
When i was going to school for my Masters, i worked full time and part of the year i had a part time job, so i was working two jobs and going to grad school and seeing FH, i have no idea how i managed all of it, but i did-thankfully school is done for me
it will take me almost 4 years when it should have taken only 3. I have my BA in a different field and so the the program I am in is longer. The usual education program is usually completed within 2 years. I have worked full time and went to school part time since I started only bc I chose to move out on my own and I need money for rent. I will tell you that it's alot and my weekends depending on the classes I had, were mostly devoted to school work. Also, my job is flexible with letting me leave early for classes sicne I work an hour away from where my school is. I'm getting married in May of 2010 and actually decided to take that semester off of school as it would have been way too much for me. This now means I won't be graduating until the following Jan. If I had to do over again I would have just switched my major during my undergrad and went the extra year. I don't have a career right now so am lookin forward to that when I graduate. I do have student loans but I'm not really that worried about paying them back. I plan on having kids pretty soon after we get married so when I'll actually get use of this degree I don't know lol.
Posted by dreamerchic33
I am going to be VERY honest here...
for the 1st year of my masters i was working full time and interning full time (21 hours) and taking on a full time grad school work load....it was ALOT...i feel like i lost a year of my life...i was never around, always stressed, and working my butt off...i feel like i missed out on ALOT...
this year..i had to rearrange my school sch and therefore had to rearrange my work sch..it was part time work, full time internship and full grad school work load...it still felt the same to me...
then in december i quit my job! wahoooooo(that an entirely different story) and to be honest its still a lot of work..i stilll feel like im missing out...i havent seen fh or some of my girls for that matter...and you know...we are trying to plan a wedding here...
my advice....go to grad school part time....if i could do over these two years...i would have done it part time..yes of course i got it done quickly and what not...but i havent felt an iota of relaxation in 2 years...im constantly stressed....
I give sooooooooooo much credit to anyone getting a masters degree! in any capacity for that matter! working full time, part time, planning a wedding or not....anyone...GO YOU! haha
ok sorry this was so long!!!
good luck and let us know what you decide!! xo
ETA: i took out fullllll student loans! i had to..its a bit pricey (a little over $20k/yr)...and put money aside for books...(anywhere from 800-1200 per semester)
I'm looking at getting an M.S.Ed. in Rehabilitation Couseling in Mental Health...certifies you to take the NYS licenscing exam which I'm assuming will help me get a job easier.
Posted by MikesBride2B
I'm looking at getting an M.S.Ed. in Rehabilitation Couseling in Mental Health...certifies you to take the NYS licenscing exam which I'm assuming will help me get a job easier.
