[richter915]

I'm starting this thread while at my rig in the lab constantly checking over my shoulder to see if my advisor will walk by.

Who's in it? who loves it (liar)? Who hates it? Gripes/qualms/complaints all welcome. Any stage of grad school, any type of graduate education (science, law, philo, social science, medicine, masters).

So right now my boss has had no interest in my projects for about three-four months and I'm having horrible nightmares.

Funding sucks and the NIH is pure evil.

[a speedo model]

I plan on it. But it feels so good to be done...

[fishguts182]

currently in grad school working on getting my masters in computer engineering. Deciding whether I want to do the thesis option or non-thesis option

[ShimmerAndSpill]

Hopefully starting a Masters program for Sport Management at FSU in the Fall. Taking the GRE next month.

[richter915]

Originally Posted by ShimmerAndSpill

Hopefully starting a Masters program for Sport Management at FSU in the Fall. Taking the GRE next month.

the GRE is such a weird thing. For most programs it's just a formality but certain PhD programs look for specific scores. For example, my friend enrolled in an astrophys grad program at FSU and they require a perfect score on the math section for acceptance. He prepped for that thing like a beast.

[richter915]

Originally Posted by fishguts182

currently in grad school working on getting my masters in computer engineering. Deciding whether I want to do the thesis option or non-thesis option

Is it often the case that getting a phd in comp sci or comp engineering is really for if you want to teach? Most of the guys who live near me are comp sci masters students looking to go straight into industry afterwards.

[richter915]

it's 9:20 right now and I'm still here. Got some weird experimental results which again causes anxiety. I need to go to target and get ramen before they close...

[ShimmerAndSpill]

Originally Posted by richter915

the GRE is such a weird thing. For most programs it's just a formality but certain PhD programs look for specific scores. For example, my friend enrolled in an astrophys grad program at FSU and they require a perfect score on the math section for acceptance. He prepped for that thing like a beast.

That's crazy, I had no idea programs required that. Only want the best I suppose. It seems to me like you would do well on the reading and writing if you have a good vocabulary.

[fishguts182]

Originally Posted by richter915

Is it often the case that getting a phd in comp sci or comp engineering is really for if you want to teach? Most of the guys who live near me are comp sci masters students looking to go straight into industry afterwards.

yeah everyone I know getting a phd in those areas wants to be a professor/teach or wants to end up doing research the rest of their lives. I just want to get my masters and go out into industry and hopefully make some decent money

[2's&3's]

i have a good thing going right now. classes and health insurance paid for and a stipend for doing 20 hours a week of GRA work. however, the dissertation process is killing me right now. i would love to fast forward 2 years.

[richter915]

Originally Posted by 2's&3's

i have a good thing going right now. classes and health insurance paid for and a stipend for doing 20 hours a week of GRA work. however, the dissertation process is killing me right now. i would love to fast forward 2 years.

phd program?

[richter915]

Originally Posted by fishguts182

yeah everyone I know getting a phd in those areas wants to be a professor/teach or wants to end up doing research the rest of their lives. I just want to get my masters and go out into industry and hopefully make some decent money

prob the better way to go. I know too many guys who went into comp sci phd, realized how shitty the funding situation is, left with the masters and now are making like 70K starter working for computational consulting firms.

[2's&3's]

Originally Posted by richter915

phd program?

Yessir. Thought about doing the MD/PhD program like yourself but then I realized I just couldn't do it. Big ups to you

[richter915]

Originally Posted by 2's&3's

Yessir. Thought about doing the MD/PhD program like yourself but then I realized I just couldn't do it. Big ups to you

oh nice, in what?

Ya MD/PhD isn't all it's cracked up to be haha. It's a long haul but I'm in no rush really, plus I fell in love with research while in undergrad but always wanted to do medicine.

[2's&3's]

I chose something that is very related to medicine--epidemiology. I'm a big fan