TropicalCharlie

I told my boss back in January that June would be my last month at work. I have been open with him throughout the whole grad school process, so he knew since last summer that I would be leaving at some point. Contrary to common perception, working at a school does not mean that everybody has summers off. Admin folks work year round, and summer is our busiest time since we are scheduling classes/students and preparing for the next school year. Because of this, I made sure that my boss knew as early as possible, so that we can prepare for the new hire and hopefully a smooth transition.

Like you said, course load depends on the program. For my 2-yr MS toxicology program, I've been advised to take no more than 3 classes a semester. This still leaves plenty of time to conduct research or TA. Friends in comparable 2-yr MS programs took 2-3 classes per semester/quarter depending on the unit requirements in their program. With that said, this only applies to science programs though. I can't speak for non-science fields. Your advisor should be able to make a recommendation in this area. Since you've mentioned experiencing difficulties with your advisor, ask current students in the program about their course load. I did this by asking the grad coordinator of my dept for contact info of current students and was given several contacts. All of them have been candid and helpful.

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I'm at my job until June 22nd. While I'm really excited about starting grad school in August, my job is too busy for me not give a crap. Lol. I'm a school registrar and I have to build the master schedule and schedule all of the students at my school before I leave plus train my replacement at the same time. Even though I'm a scientist at heart, I do find aspects of my job interesting. I'm definitely looking forward to the 6 weeks of relaxation after this job. I will be spending it as a beach bum in Waikiki.

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Congratulations! Now just go with the flow. Don't sweat the small details until they send you the info. Like you said, one thing at a time. Again, congrats!

I left my analytical chemistry job 5 years ago after feeling burnt out in the field and have dabbled in admin work since then. Once I started in admin, i knew right away that i couldn't do this forever, even though i enjoy certain aspects of it. Knowing that i will be wrapping up my job in June is very invigorating. I have too much pride in my work to totally slack off and dispense the 'i don't give a crap - what are you going to do, fire me' attitude. Until the end of June, i will be a busy bee here and enjoy the last 2 months. So excited and looking forward to starting school in August. Yippee!

My name is fairly straight forward and boring. Tropical because i live in the tropics. Charlie is what my family calls me - i think my mom and dad were hoping for a boy but they got me and stuck with the name anyway. I used to despise it growing up because other kids teased me about having a boy's name, but I don't mind it so much now. The avatar is a picture of me snorkeling in the middle of the Pacific.

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The article only talks about grad cafe from perspectives of people who did not find the forum helpful and omits the point of view from those who have found it useful. You take what you want from the forum and ignore the rest. It doesn't take anything more than common sense to figure out which threads are bs and unhelpful.

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I love ramen! I add cabbage, mushroom, whatever protein I have (usually egg, tofu or lunch meat), and a spoonful of rooster brand chili paste or sriracha.

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Ennue - female tarantulas can live up to 15-20 years, males about 2-5 years.

I finished my undergrad ten years ago and got accepted to my top MS choice for this fall. The LOR requirements vary by school, so you may want to look into this first. Some programs require at least one academic LOR, while others don't really care if they are all academic or professional. If the programs you are applying to don't have specific requirements, I don't see anything wrong with having only professional LOR's. Your resume/cv will be self explanatory in terms of why you do not have any academic LOR's. In my case, I worked in my academic LOR writer's lab and took his class as an undergrad. I maintained contact with him throughout the years, so it was easy to get a letter. All of the programs I applied to required only one academic LOR, so it worked out since I don't have any other academic references.

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habanero is right. Go with the one that best suits you. I did my undergrad at ucsb and worked in research there for five years afterward. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions about santa barbara.

From my experience, obtaining individual health insurance with pre-existing conditions is like asking insurance companies to slap you in the face, then point and laugh. I've had one insurance company tell me that having rhinitis was a risk factor and that they would accept me but at a higher premium. Needless to say I didn't go with them. I've been denied by two other major insurers for pre-existing conditions. I don't have asthma, diabetes, cancer, or anything horrible. My conditions are benign in comparison to the aforementioned and rarely require dr visits or prescribed medications. But to insurance companies, as soon as they see these conditions on the application, they just put a big fat DENIED stamp on it. When I lived in Ca, I even called the state insurance commissioner's office to ask about such rejections and was told that no one can force insurers to insure people. And that I would have to learn to get by on my own. The state offers its own plan to people deemed uninsurable, which in my mind was the furthest thing from my case. But their plan has a wait list and is not affordable. My previous employer didn't offer health benefits, and after being denied twice, I resorted to omitting certain information on my health insurance application in order get on a plan. I don't advise anyone doing so unless you are left with no other options. I had no problems with the plan but was under constant fear of being caught and dropped. If you have pre-existing conditions, I wouldn't say that it's hopeless to get an individual plan. Some insurance companies will take you but charge a high premium, while others will simply deny your application. There is one good clause in Obamacare which would protect people with pre-existing conditions, but who knows where that will end up.

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You should consider schools with POI's who have mutual interests/specialty and funding offers, if any. All 3 schools are in major cities and have large hospitals which are great for clinical rotation sites. Which one(s) are your leaning toward?