jorats said:
CongRATS!!!!!! That is so totally awesome.
Will you be pursuing a phd?
The original plan was to get a phd, but I have decided against it, at least for now. Nice thing is, by stopping now I have closed no doors. I still can get a phd later on, but if I had transferred to the phd program, I would have been stuck there and would not have gotten the masters had I not succeeded at getting the phd.
Right now, I just want to get a job, and DO something. I love lab work and bench work, and usually when you get into phd and higher status, a lot of that is taken away. Plus, I would kind of like to get on with my life. School is great, but I feel I have reached a point where I need to start building a career of my own. I really have no crazy aspirations, I just want a job with security that I enjoy and don't hate going to every day. HAHA although this does seem rare based upon what people have told me >.<.
Plus the income of a grad student does NOT support my rattie addiction. Its not all about money or anything, but when you are only making a fraction of the amount you should be given your working full time, and you aren't allowed to get a second job (unless you jump through hoops to get approval and it is under a certain amount of hours each week - and its a small amount making it not worth while), it can get difficult. Luckily I have savings, but having a FULL income would be wonderful!
Thank you everyone for the congrats
I feel much happier and less on edge this morning.
It was a strange feeling last night. I went from having to constantly study and DO something to having to do nothing at all! I mean, I have a list of things that "need to get done" such as cage cleans and whatnot, but none of that was getting done yesterday - although it probably would have done some good to actually just do it... but o well
