I think this was discussed recently, but I suppose anyone contemplating
higher education should beware of the student loan trap. Search and ye shall
find, e.g.,
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/23/student-loan-debt-payment-deferral-personal-finance-career-change_print.html
http://blogs.forbes.com/moneybuilder/2010/01/29/income-based-student-loan-repayment-what-you-need-to-know/
Some students end up with a bigger obligation than they can pay off and
can't walk away from. Then there's The Economy, the "job market," and the
plethora of graduates . . .
Then there's the issue of fulfilling one's passion and/or getting a
first-rate education and "a job." Occasionally one finds a small college
with an impassioned staff that enjoys delivering skills and facilitating
one's Quest where the cost will be minimal, but then there is the specter of
the Big Universities where one just runs the gauntlet along with the rest of
the herd unless one is glib enough, charming enough, and willing to take it
enough to "make it."
How many recent Ph.D's are there out there who have the job of their dreams
and how many are flipping burgers or telemarketing or are otherwise far
short of them?
I suspect that Karen's case is not atypical. But what does she WANT? Good
Lord, what do students WANT? And what are they likely to get at what cost?
Will they be victims or the recipients of a rosy future?
Precisely--PRECISELY--how do they PREDICT this?
WT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Fowler" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 1:30 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Masters of Professional Science
Hello all,
I graduated with several B.S. degrees several years ago, and I have been
unable to get a permanent job, so I have been considering continuing on in
my studies to attain a PhD. While researching programs, I have come
across
several "Masters of Professional Science" programs that are geared more
towards teaching you skills and getting you internships to prepare you for
work than preparing you to continue on towards a PhD.
What, if any, are the general opinions on these programs versus a standard
Masters program?
I worry about completing one of these programs, still not being able to
get
a job, and being unable to continue on for a PhD.
Thank you for any advice,
Karen
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