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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jul 18, 2011 21:57:00 GMT -5
You need to make sure grad school is REALLY what you want to do and that it will benefit you in the job market. Some professions don't like hiring people with MAs or higher because it obligates them to pay you more. For example: teachers. Really? Cause my school loves to brag about all the MAs and PhDs they've got. I guess you should do your research. I think Dodger meant that it's hard to get a job as a K-12 public school teacher with an MA or above -- for college professors, on the other hand, it's expected. For private K-12 schools, there are no hard rules. |
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Post by tosney on Jul 18, 2011 23:04:18 GMT -5
Whoa, sorry for the misunderstanding. I owe an apology to all of you: Really? Cause my school loves to brag about all the MAs and PhDs they've got. I guess you should do your research. Research doesn't show that some professions are reluctant to hire people with a Master's or higher. It can happen depending on the profession you want to go into, like Dodger said. Really? Cause my school loves to brag about all the MAs and PhDs they've got. I guess you should do your research. I think Dodger meant that it's hard to get a job as a K-12 public school teacher with an MA or above -- for college professors, on the other hand, it's expected. For private K-12 schools, there are no hard rules. Really? Cause my school loves to brag about all the MAs and PhDs they've got. I guess you should do your research. lololololololol must be nice to go to a privileged high school. Maybe you should look at the more underfunded, barely scraping by, schools that make up the majority of the public school system. Lemme know what you find. I'm sorry my statement came off badly and rather arrogant (I realize, rereading it, that I could have phrased it a lot better). It's my fault there was a misunderstanding. I wasn't telling dodger they didn't do their research. I just wanted to state a difference in observation with genuine surprise this wasn't the norm and suggest to the OP that looking into it further in her own area where she wants to work or the particular line of work she wants to pursue could help in making a decision. I realize now I should have explained that more clearly. Sometimes I neglect to do so, and I apologize. (Seriously, I have accidentally offended people before when I say stuff without thinking about the best way to explain it and it comes out all wrong. I forget sometimes that people who don't know me as well as my friends can't finish my sentences and that everything looks different on the internet. Sorry.) Also, @eternal lobster, my state has a reputation for a poor public education system (I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of the worst) and my public high school is suffering from the millions being cut from our system right now, just like all the other schools. |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jul 19, 2011 20:32:12 GMT -5
I wasn't telling dodger they didn't do their research. I just wanted to state a difference in observation with genuine surprise this wasn't the norm and suggest to the OP that looking into it further in her own area where she wants to work or the particular line of work she wants to pursue could help in making a decision. I realize now I should have explained that more clearly. Sometimes I neglect to do so, and I apologize. (Seriously, I have accidentally offended people before when I say stuff without thinking about the best way to explain it and it comes out all wrong. I forget sometimes that people who don't know me as well as my friends can't finish my sentences and that everything looks different on the internet. Sorry.) Let me state this first: You do not owe me an apology. At first, I was like "...But I know this for a fact." and then I realized what you had to have meant. So yes, you do not owe me an apology, so don't be too hard on yourself. Now, let me explain how I know about teachers: When I was in high school, I opted to take summer school for my Social Studies credits. There, I met my science teacher from seventh grade. He told me that he was teaching summer school while studying for his Master's Degree and explained that schools don't like to hire teachers with an MA, PhD, etc. because it requires the district to pay that teacher more money. Many teachers wait until they receive tenure before getting their Master's and the like because then they have tenure and the district is required to pay them more money. So yes, some professions do not like you to have a Master's degree. I know that in publishing, for example, many houses don't require you to have a graduate degree, but a lot prefer it; however, it isn't always necessary, so in that case, you'd have to do the research to make sure you know what's preferred by the various companies, professions, etc. As for the rest of this stuff: Is the GRE like the SAT/ACT of being accepted into a grad program? Kind of... except, where the SAT is testing your learning "aptitude," the GRE tests what you've actually learned and is divided into academic subjects and you need to study your ass off and remember shit you haven't done since high school. Basically, it's the mother of all standardized tests. Fear it. The GRE is divided into two types: standard and study. The standard GRE is for all students planning on attending graduate school in America whereas the study is restricted to what area of study you have (aka Literature, Math, Physics, etc.). |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jul 19, 2011 20:36:06 GMT -5
In regards to the GRE, you can find out more information here: www.ets.org/gre/Just remember that you need to sign up for the GRE ahead of time. They are also changing the format of the GRE to a computer-based test-taking experience, instead of the written. I've also heard that it is more difficult than the old version of the exam. Information on preparing for the subject exams: www.ets.org/gre/subject/prepare/If you are taking the Literature subject exam, you're in for a wild ride. It's ridiculously difficult. You need to basically read everything that the literary world thinks is important to read, memorize the author, era, and all the other bullshit info concerning it, and then be tested on it. I...you need at least a year to prep for it. |
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Post by tosney on Jul 19, 2011 21:31:23 GMT -5
I wasn't telling dodger they didn't do their research. I just wanted to state a difference in observation with genuine surprise this wasn't the norm and suggest to the OP that looking into it further in her own area where she wants to work or the particular line of work she wants to pursue could help in making a decision. I realize now I should have explained that more clearly. Sometimes I neglect to do so, and I apologize. (Seriously, I have accidentally offended people before when I say stuff without thinking about the best way to explain it and it comes out all wrong. I forget sometimes that people who don't know me as well as my friends can't finish my sentences and that everything looks different on the internet. Sorry.) Let me state this first: You do not owe me an apology. At first, I was like "...But I know this for a fact." and then I realized what you had to have meant. So yes, you do not owe me an apology, so don't be too hard on yourself. Okay! *is glad I didn't offend anyone* |
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jul 20, 2011 1:59:38 GMT -5
In regards to the GRE, you can find out more information here: www.ets.org/gre/Just remember that you need to sign up for the GRE ahead of time. They are also changing the format of the GRE to a computer-based test-taking experience, instead of the written. I've also heard that it is more difficult than the old version of the exam. Information on preparing for the subject exams: www.ets.org/gre/subject/prepare/If you are taking the Literature subject exam, you're in for a wild ride. It's ridiculously difficult. You need to basically read everything that the literary world thinks is important to read, memorize the author, era, and all the other bullshit info concerning it, and then be tested on it. I...you need at least a year to prep for it. I was looking over the website the other day and noticed the change. But I've always been a pretty good test-taker, so it might be to my advantage...but who knows. I have a year or two before I can finish my bachelor's anyway, so I still have time to prepare. The Literature exam sounds like the AP exams you take in high school. My head is hurting just thinking about it. Crap. |
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