tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343087092555064121.post8246157458146494916..comments2024-03-07T18:43:08.773-05:00Comments on When Life Gives You Rubi: Why I Hated Every Minute of Earning My MastersRubihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14402931345248478585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343087092555064121.post-10309249538178487152017-08-20T10:52:57.243-04:002017-08-20T10:52:57.243-04:00It really does feel like a Master's is the new...It really does feel like a Master's is the new Bachelor's degree. I really enjoyed undergrad and I thought a 1 year Master's program would be more of the same - but I was wrong. Being in a smaller class size magnified the fact that I was also "very much a minority", which was pretty uncomfortable. Luckily I did make friends in other graduate programs. Also since our program was new, some of the advisory staff was not clear on what classes we would count for our degree. I'm glad I completed my Master's because it got me the job & pay I have now, but I have no interest in going back to school.Style and Savingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614978633569499314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343087092555064121.post-21192031631047001502017-08-02T17:47:09.739-04:002017-08-02T17:47:09.739-04:00I was in the same boat in terms of I needed a mast...I was in the same boat in terms of I needed a masters degree to pursue the career I wanted. My program was very short and by the time I got to my last semester I was completely over the coursework, grades, going to class, etc. etc. Luckily for me I found community in my program and formed bonds with mostly everyone in my classes since there were less than 15 of us in a classroom. There are so many things to take into consideration before heading off to grad school, so having posts like this will definitely help LOTS of people!<br /><br />www.insearchofsheila.comSheila Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120636614880114858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343087092555064121.post-49642872715581851102017-08-02T16:33:11.867-04:002017-08-02T16:33:11.867-04:00Love the honesty! I WANT my masters, but yet still...Love the honesty! I WANT my masters, but yet still not sure I "need" it for my career and I know the money would be the biggest deterring factor for me, it's just not there.Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725776718601145890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343087092555064121.post-79777664809377813302017-08-02T09:19:33.749-04:002017-08-02T09:19:33.749-04:00More than anything I think I wish I knew that ther...More than anything I think I wish I knew that there is way more drama than meets the eye in some departments. In undergrad you don't really notice the drama because you are sort of shielded from it, but once you really get to know professors and work with them through things like graduate and research assistantships, all the daily drama really comes out. It was really hard for me to focus on my assistantship and school work often because of that drama. Getting a deeper understanding off my professors was great because I got to know a lot of cool people, but it also ended up causing unnecessary drama in my life in the end because of the professors I got to know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907659567941389172noreply@blogger.com