I flove Gina Kolata.
She came down pretty hard on the Good Calories, Bad Calories book that was being discussed in Bitches.
Spike: Taking up smoking, are you? Harmony: I am a villain, Spike. Hello!
Spike/Harm ,'Help'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Jan 14, 2008 8:59:35 am PST #3014 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Cashmere - Jan 14, 2008 9:04:40 am PST #3015 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Would it be good or bad to feed Owen some chicken pot pie?
He says, "I don't want to be a pie!"
Aims - Jan 14, 2008 9:06:25 am PST #3016 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
"I don't like gravy!"
Allyson - Jan 14, 2008 9:07:11 am PST #3017 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I need friendly pros/cons advice. I'm looking at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism. They have a Master's with an Online Journalism concentration:
It'll cost me about 50k. I'm 34 years old. Is this craxy? Also, can I send my book as my writing sample? Or is that snotty?
I have almost a whole year to do my GREs, work out the financials (please please can I get a grant?), and apply.
Aims - Jan 14, 2008 9:08:59 am PST #3018 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It'll cost me about 50k. I'm 34 years old. Is this craxy?
Totally not crazy. I figure I'll be 35 when I finally go to do my graduate degree.
Sue - Jan 14, 2008 9:13:12 am PST #3019 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I started my masters degree when I was 32 and finished when I was 36. i say, go Allyson!
Susan W. - Jan 14, 2008 9:13:27 am PST #3020 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Not crazy at all. If you go, in six years you can be 40 and doing what you want to do. If you don't go, you'll still be 40 in six years, but possibly still doing what you're doing now, which isn't making you happy.
Signed,
Can Solve OTHER People's Problems But Still Stuck With Her Own
megan walker - Jan 14, 2008 9:15:25 am PST #3021 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It'll cost me about 50k. I'm 34 years old. Is this craxy?
As someone who has that much in student loans, I'd say think about it very seriously. If there is any way you could do much of the coursework as part of a PhD program (and then stop at a Master's) apply that way. I don't know about USC specifically, but, in general, you are much more likely to get funding as a PhD student. MAs are the bread and butter of grad schools. PhD students these days are usually fully funded (if you're not worth funding, they often won't accept you).
Jesse - Jan 14, 2008 9:19:23 am PST #3022 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't think the age part is crazy, but I would definitely look at if you think having the master's degree will get you a bigger salary, and if so, by how much. I think my MS was worthwhile financially, but the loan payments are still a huge chunk of money.
SuziQ - Jan 14, 2008 9:21:56 am PST #3023 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
It may not be a master's, but I brought my diploma to work today so I could admire it and validate all the hard work I went through the last 4 years. And I'm turning 40 in less than a month.