MSalemka

Hi everyone, I'm a frequent lurker, first time poster... I've just been accepted to Columbia's Applied Linguistics Master's with a good scholarship. I'm thrilled, but I've got some reservations, namely with what I'll be able to do with the degree on the other side that I can't do now (I've got my CELTA and 4 years' teaching experience and lots of contacts outside the states). So my question is - what do people do with ApLing degrees, what do you hope to do if you're applying or currently enrolled in a program, and what do you do if you've graduated with a degree like this? When I applied, I was in a very different financial situation from now and I'm just worried that I'm going to invest in this expensive program and uproot my life (again. I just moved back from 4 years abroad.) and not be able to get any sort of "real job" to show for it after all the effort. I'm sure this is a negative way of looking at things so please! Thrill me with the possibilities!