Comments | garbledee_gook: English, school, jorbs

garbledee_gook

English, school, jorbs

Jan 08, 2009 19:59

Now that it's 2009 and the end of my AmeriCorps term doesn't seem so far away anymore, I've started thinking about grad school again. It's going to be an interesting month because of Josh's job situation; his hours have already been cut and his company is announcing layoffs on the 19th. And obviously higher education is pretty hard on our wallets, ( Read more... )

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katalaya January 9 2009, 16:35:36 UTC

Financial aid for grad school works a little differently than for undergrad ( ... )

garbledee_gook January 9 2009, 17:47:40 UTC

The main problem is we are pretty geographically limited right now as long as Josh has a decent-paying job that is paying off his student loans. I'm pretty frustrated by public transportation in general though.

One of the teachers I mentioned is completing her PhD in Arizona right now and she told me about the stipends available for students who teach or do research for the university. But unless something changes and it starts looking like moving is necessary for lack of jobs here, I probably won't pursue a PhD right now, mostly because the nearest program I'd be interested in is at MSU. That commute isn't feasible, and WMU is even a stretch, but seems like a more viable option for the time being.