Well today I am meeting with my advisor to find out WTF I need to do to get this grad school bit rolling or whether to just go to work or what. I know, pretty much for sure, that I can go here at TN Tech for free, and earn a stipend... but Im not so sure that's what I want to do because some other opportunities are popping up all the time...and there's some other neat schools across the land that would most definitely accept me. In places with better riding where the population has > 3.5 average teeth/mouth.
Heading that list right now is the Univeristy of Mass. b/c they have some neat "non-thesis" Masters' programs that sound interesting as well as many cool research projects...I'd of course take whichever paid more, but hell, if I found some neat Fish Tech job up that way, I'd take that too.
One of the main issues is that the wife hates it out here in the hillbilly sticks, and there's not much riding. Yeah, I just bought a house, but this city is booming and places sell relatively quick, so that doesnt worry me so much.
Anyway, Im visiting Mass. in May, at this point I believe. I PM'd Narlus about the area and he gave me some advice, but I suppose my scope isnt as limited as "should I got to Umass" it's more, WTF should I do? Not that I expect to find an answer here or anything, more looking for personal experiences.
Who here went directly to grad school after graduating?
Who went to the same grad school as undergrad? Is that viewed as a negative?
What if I earn my masters and Ph.D. at the same school, is that a negative?
I'm rambling...
Heading that list right now is the Univeristy of Mass. b/c they have some neat "non-thesis" Masters' programs that sound interesting as well as many cool research projects...I'd of course take whichever paid more, but hell, if I found some neat Fish Tech job up that way, I'd take that too.
One of the main issues is that the wife hates it out here in the hillbilly sticks, and there's not much riding. Yeah, I just bought a house, but this city is booming and places sell relatively quick, so that doesnt worry me so much.
Anyway, Im visiting Mass. in May, at this point I believe. I PM'd Narlus about the area and he gave me some advice, but I suppose my scope isnt as limited as "should I got to Umass" it's more, WTF should I do? Not that I expect to find an answer here or anything, more looking for personal experiences.
Who here went directly to grad school after graduating?
Who went to the same grad school as undergrad? Is that viewed as a negative?
What if I earn my masters and Ph.D. at the same school, is that a negative?
I'm rambling...