Now I just have to actually read it. And figure out what to do about grad school. Ugh. This is the challenge that keeps on challenging.
Showing posts with label GRE and MA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GRE and MA. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2009
SKate challenge #1 - Done!
Got my GRE book on Wednesday - finally got some photo evidence today.
Now I just have to actually read it. And figure out what to do about grad school. Ugh. This is the challenge that keeps on challenging.
Now I just have to actually read it. And figure out what to do about grad school. Ugh. This is the challenge that keeps on challenging.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
I am a b*tch slapped potential grad student.
So here's where I stand on my January challenge:
1) I have ordered my GRE prep book, and it will be here by Saturday (hurray! I slip in under the line!)
2) No colleges in my general area offer a master's program in Economics.
The closest place that offers my preferred program is Gainesville (about 60-80 minutes drive), but they have this hideous, ivory-tower prep program that feeds straight into a PhD. and accepts only about one person a year. I don't have the time, the motivation, or the GPA for that. My other option for an advanced Economics degree is University of Central Florida (two and a half hours drive). Their program actually looks great, but seriously - five hours in the car? If I feel I can't simultaneously hold down a full time job and take care of my daughter, how the heck can I justify that?
So it's back to the drawing board for me. Right now the plan is to pass the GRE, and then I'll either find another subject to study or try to work something out with UCF. Either way, I'll make it happen. It will just take some evil plotting.
1) I have ordered my GRE prep book, and it will be here by Saturday (hurray! I slip in under the line!)
2) No colleges in my general area offer a master's program in Economics.
The closest place that offers my preferred program is Gainesville (about 60-80 minutes drive), but they have this hideous, ivory-tower prep program that feeds straight into a PhD. and accepts only about one person a year. I don't have the time, the motivation, or the GPA for that. My other option for an advanced Economics degree is University of Central Florida (two and a half hours drive). Their program actually looks great, but seriously - five hours in the car? If I feel I can't simultaneously hold down a full time job and take care of my daughter, how the heck can I justify that?
So it's back to the drawing board for me. Right now the plan is to pass the GRE, and then I'll either find another subject to study or try to work something out with UCF. Either way, I'll make it happen. It will just take some evil plotting.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Challenge # 1: SKate
I have a feeling that your end product is going to be much more decorative than mine, Inky (for anyone who doesn't already know, Inky is an incredible artist).
My January project is a lot simpler and less labor-intensive: I'm going to order a GRE prep book and finally check the prerequisites for a Master's degree in Economics. Since I've been talking about grad school since Bean* was about five months old, this is a long overdue step. But better late than never!
I'll report back in a couple of days with my findings. Since I already have a BA in Econ, I'm hoping that I won't have to take too many crappy courses to qualify for an advanced program. However, I did get that sucker through the business school at my college, and I'll have to go through Arts and Science for the master's program. This could signify the coming of my doom.
Wish me luck!
*= my daughter, who was born March of last year. This is just a nickname, I did not christen my daughter after the common word for a legume.
My January project is a lot simpler and less labor-intensive: I'm going to order a GRE prep book and finally check the prerequisites for a Master's degree in Economics. Since I've been talking about grad school since Bean* was about five months old, this is a long overdue step. But better late than never!
I'll report back in a couple of days with my findings. Since I already have a BA in Econ, I'm hoping that I won't have to take too many crappy courses to qualify for an advanced program. However, I did get that sucker through the business school at my college, and I'll have to go through Arts and Science for the master's program. This could signify the coming of my doom.
Wish me luck!
*= my daughter, who was born March of last year. This is just a nickname, I did not christen my daughter after the common word for a legume.
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