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Most apartments by college campuses do work with students. You will have no problem with finding a place if you have a parent to cosign. When I graduated from college, I needed an apartment to live in while I found a job. I currently had zero income coming in, however I knew I was able to pay. My sister cosigned for the apartment and it was no issue.

Are you a native speaker or is Spanish a second language? If you are a native speaker just think of speaking to an introductory Spanish class like you would be talking to a child (not with your tone of voice but with the simplicity of the vocabulary.) Generally repeating simple words over and over again in a way that obivously divulges what the word means helps people understand. Also, over annunciate. If you use a word that nobody understands just write the translation on the board. They will pick it up eventually. There should be fairly direct lessons in whatever is in your textbook that you are using as far as teaching grammar. Start of the class by giving them a few basics frames for how to answer questions such as "que significa..." so you can interact with them in Spanish even though they know very little. Be demonstrative and expressive. I know that is a lot of random information but I studied Spanish for awhile and minored in it as an undergrad and I know what I have seen work.

My specific program never admits more than 3 students a year. So I can imagine I will be in a small cohort. However, I randomly found a guy on a dating website who is in my same exact program two years ahead of me. Somebody I can ask a bunch of random questions. haha

My first apartment I laid a mattress pad and a sheet on the floor until I was able to purchase furniture. Another place to get reasonable furniture is BigLots. They have couches, dressers, etc. and they deliver the same day. Most cities have furniture outlet stores as well. I would agree with most posters that said to wait until you can shop in person, you do not want the first time you sit on your new couch to be after you bought it! It should not be too difficult to find furniture once you get there. You can always call a few stores, inquire what they have in stock, and then go check it out once you are in town.

Agree with the poster above. Three years is a wash. You should look at men as being in your age bracket, not younger/ older. A few years one way or the other does not drastically change a person maturity level. Make your decision based off on personality factors. Older does not necessarily mean wiser. It actually makes more sense from an athropologic standpoint for women to marry younger men since we typically live longer them. haha

That is because if you do strength training without anything aerobic you are just building muscle underneath your fat. That is why you see some football players who are big and strong but chubby looking. Lots of strength conditioning, lots of eating, and little cardio.

The only people that can work out this way are people who actually know what they are doing. haha. I would not recommend this to a novice. That is a workout more along the lines of an athlete, bodybuilder, or someone with an extensive knowledge of fitness. This is how we lifted a few days a week as a collegiate athlete. The other days were reserved for more high intensity stuff. As long as you lift the proper strength training cycles it sounds great. Athletes lift in a cycle that has them peak for the end of their season so they start off the beginning of the year lifting higher reps (sets of 12-15) and after so many weeks decreases the number of reps and increases the weight until the end of the season you are lifting heavy for only 4-5 reps in a set. That builds strength the best over periods of time. If you are not competing in something you can kind of cater it to how you want to. But those people that come in and do 4x8 of bench press every couple of days really aren't going anywhere.

Hmm, let me weigh in (haha) on this issue. I have currently been working for the past few years as a personal trainer, was a college, and all that jazz. I will give you some advice based on what I see most people do wrong in their fitness routine 1). Someone already mentioned this earlier but cardio AND strength training are important. Cardio is for what it sounds like... cardiovascular health which includes your heart and internal organs. You want to keep these things healthy so to avoid things such as heart disease, respiratory problems, and the like. Strength training is for your exterior: mainly muscle to fat ratio. This is your overall fitness level and what is responsible for weight control. Strength training does not mean you will get bulky (women assume this all the time) there are many different types of resistance training you can do to achieve your specific goals. 2). You do not have to spend a long time in the gym. It is actually better if you don't. The training sessions I instruct currently are 30 minutes. It is 30 minutes of continuous exercise with very little rest time. It is better to do something of high intensity for 30 minutes than to spend 2 hours with a lot of breaks inbetween. Keeping your heart rate up will help you get the most out of what you are doing. 3). DO NOT DO THE SAME THING EVERY WEEK. Someone already mentioned this, but it is pertinent. There are people who come into the gym and do the same thing so often I could do their whole routine for them. If you do the same thing, it no longer is a workout. Your body adjusts to things and they get easier and will not have much of an effect on you. Change it up, do different things. 4). Machines are not that useful. Most gyms have a bunch of equipment where you sit down and move one body part. You are not going to get much from just doing these sorts of exercises. You are letting a machine do too much of the work for you. Doing the same motion with free weights will give you a better workout and is more practical. Free weights increase coordination, balance, and body control. Those are all things we can use on a daily basis. 5). Core strength is number one. Core involves not just your abs but also your back, sides, and hip flexors. Your body revolves around your core. Do not neglect it. This is extremely important for us graduate students who spend a lot of time reading and sitting at a desk. Increasing your core strength gives you better posture and prevents a lot of back problems. Get your ab and back exercises going on a daily basis. Abs do not need as much time to recover as other muscles so you can do them 5 days a week. 6). Stretch AFTER you workout, not before. You are going to do weight training do some cardio to warm up your muscles before hand. You don't need to do much static stretching (standing still stuff) before you exercise. It won't do much for you. It is most important to stretch once you are finished working out. When you are exercising, your muscles warm up and expand (you can feel the thermal energy in your body that is what makes us hot and sweaty ) and when you return to a resting state you cool down and your muscles contract. Right after a work out, your muscles are warm and are most elastic, stretching them before the cool down stage will help them remain more elastic when they go into the tightening stage. This prevents muscle injuries and soreness. 7). Exercise doesn't take your energy, it creates it! Keeping active will give you more energy for the rest of the day and increases endorphins released through your body. You are going to need all the energy you can get with studying and school work. 8). Most importantly, do something you enjoy and have fun! Do not think of exercising as some awful chore you have to do. Find something you like to do, work out with someone whose company you enjoy, and mix things up. Best of luck to everyone, and let me know if you have any questions.

Look at state universities with purely online classes. They are more reputable then a purely online school and generally cheaper. I had to take a calculus class before applying for a Master's and I took it online at LSU (Louisiana State University) for something like $250. The school you are applying to may have partner programs for a discounted rate for taking prereq work.

My undergraduate institute went on quarters and 9 hours (approximately 3 classes) was considered full time. Most full time students took 9 or 12 credits.

I will second this. Where I live (Florida) there are quite of few young professionals working in these type of jobs. They seem to be doing quite well for themselves.

I definitely will not starve! I have a good chunk of money saved up. But as time passes the more I realize that you guys are right, I should take a little extra time. There are some adventures in Florida I would like to conquer before moving on to the state.

I am comfortable speaking in front of people. One thing that helped me is that I studied a foreign language through out high school and minored in one in college. I had to do presentations in a foreign language in front of people. After having to do that a few times, it made getting up and speaking English seem so simple. Doing something more difficult than something you are scared makes it much easier in comparison. So do something silly, like try practicing your presentation while standing on one leg in front of a friend, while you are running or swimming, practice it while your eyes are closed and walking backwards. It will seem easy when you are standing still. Also, think about how much you ACTUALLY listen to people who are presenting when you are in class. Are you really hearing every word they say? No, probably not. Your mind is probably elsewhere. The reality is that most people are not even paying attention to you. Don't stress over people who are not stressing over you.

When I read 9 month funding I thought, "oh good, that means I can get a job over the summer." I am in the business field so it is a little different than the arts/ sciences. I feel being successful in the business field requires professional experience in addition to academic research. But I was wondering if it was typical for students to get a full time job over the summer when they are not being paid by their assistantship?

There is nothing wrong with not having work experience through the educational process. However, if you want to have experience or just really feel what it is like to work in your field there are many ways to get it. As mentioned above, over the summer you could get a job working at summer camps/ summer schools. They are almost always looking for young able-bodied people. Another way is to maybe subsitute teach somewhere. Depending on where you are living, you can either go through a school district or a specific school and be on their list. I know from my experience subsitute teaching here in Florida in the states you can easily get on if you have a college degree, you can work whenever you want because you sign up for your own jobs, and they always need people to work in special needs classrooms. Even if it isn't a physical education classroom you will probably find it to be a good learning experience to spend time in classrooms with kids of different disabilities to learn their behaviors. Normally when you sub you are in the with a paraprofessional so it won't be all on your own. Good luck!

I am trying to survive. I have not told either of my places of employment that I am leaving yet. I have two more months left. I was going to try to work up until the last minute before I move to save up as much money as possible but now I am thinking taking a week or two off and having peace of mind is much more valuable than an extra pay check.

Sometimes universities have their own websites for off campus housing that students can list on. You are more likely to get safe information from there. Or you can always get your own place and then post that you are looking for a roommate. Then you can interview people before they move in and be picky about it.

I was always wondering about this. I was debating if it would be a good idea or weird to join a student group on campus that is primarily undergraduate/ masters students. It is good to know somebody has already done it and it is not that weird.

That sounds like a good idea to me

It sounds like YOU need to decide what YOU want to do. If you want to do consulting, MBA is probably the best route. It gives you a more diverse portfolio. If you want to teach graduate level courses, you will probably need a PHD. Ultimately, if you want to do both you could get both. And definitely DO NOT do the online university.

I just recently went online and looked a few old Syllabi for courses I am going to take (it was hard to find much of anything). One of the classes is fairly intense in reading literature pertaining to my field. I decided to order some of the books on the list and maybe get a jump start. Even if the books are different for the class this year, it wouldn't hurt to have extra material especially while I can afford. Other than that, I am counting down the days until I am done with work! I am working two jobs, saving up a good chunk of money so I don't have to stretch my assistantship money too thin once I start. I created a bucket list of places I would like to visit in the city I currently live in until I move away for school. And I am selling everything on Ebay I don't want to take with me!

I have thought about this before. As an undergraduate student, I was an athlete. Often times, I would see coaches and graduate assistants dating student athletes. I always think in my head, if you want to date a student there is a large student body, why did you have to pick someone on the team you are coaching? Some places have policies about it, and some don't. However, I just would not get invovled with someone in your department/ major/ area or whatever. There is too many things that can happen. I have seen people lose jobs over this sort of situation. It is always tricky in college since there is nothing illegal about a teacher or TA dating student only ethical and social considerations. If you feel the need to date an undergraduate student, find someone in a different field!

Hahahahahaha what a strange little man. Internet dating is not that scary!I have actually had a number of positive experiences. It is in many ways easier than meeting people in a lot of other capacities. You can screen. You get to talk to the person before you actually meet them. The best way is to get to know the personal until you are comfortable with them, then agree to meet. That can be different lengths from person to person. Beware that this can happen. While it is not the end of the world (I would not be weirded out if my teacher was on an online dating site, we are all human) make sure you keep what is viewable to the public very PG. Many sites allow you to make certain parts of your profile private. I work at a gym, and therefore a large number of people see me everyday. I have had a few regular members send me messages through an online dating site and I simply tell them, I don't date anybody who works out at my gym. I did, accidently, go out with somebody who was a member one time. I found out later after we were already on a date, and I was saying in my head "damn!" But nothing awful came of it, thankfully.

A lot of schools do not adhere to this deadline. It also depends on the program, when a committe can meet to make admissions decisions, etc. I think I heard from one of three schools before that date. It seems like a lot of the programs in Texas and the south took longer to respond to people. May or later. So, I don't think that April 15th date is set in stone for every institution.

The reason most of us are in graduate school is because we are not good at settling. That is why we will always be a little be on edge because we always feel like we can do more and be better. If you didn't feel like you were hard on yourself, something would be wrong. So, feeling like that is normal. However, do not let that feeling sabotage what you have accomplished. You should reward yourself for small things (i.e. you got an A on a really hard paper, take yourself out to dinner) and make sure you acknowledge what you have achieved so far. As for the things you feel you are not where you want to be, put in a little more effort but do it efficiently so you are not working a lot and producing little. Comparing yourself to other students will never get you anywhere. Everybody's situation and abilities are unique and if you used that time to improve upon yourself you would have no time to compare to others!