cookderosa Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Hello! I am new to the gradcafe and have a few questions. My background- I have a BA in Social Sciences pending conferral. I would like to understand the grad school process a little better. Can someone give me their opinion on the paths of MA vs PhD and also the issue of stipend? Do I understand that some programs provide free tuition and a stipend? Please advise. Thanks!! Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgk Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Hello! I am new to the gradcafe and have a few questions. My background- I have a BA in Social Sciences pending conferral. I would like to understand the grad school process a little better. Can someone give me their opinion on the paths of MA vs PhD and also the issue of stipend? Do I understand that some programs provide free tuition and a stipend? Please advise. Thanks!! Jennifer Hi Jennifer, It looks like nobody had any thoughts. I'm not in the social sciences, but I can tell you how it works for me as an engineer. Almost all of the programs to which I applied offer some sort of financial support. Usually the deal was, in return for some TA duties, you get tuition and a stipend to live on. The TA duty varies from class to class, some TAs work very hard, others less so. Some give sections/recitations, others grade homeworks. It really depends on the professor. Another option was RA (research assistant), where a professor takes you on from day one to do some research in his group. There are a few risks with this, since you are tied to the professor and if you don't get along with them and/or your interests change.... you'd be in a predicament. Finally, if your academics are excellent there are fellowships (either offered by the department/university or external ones). These give you ultimate freedom to take as many classes as you like and get to know exactly what you want to do. I can't really comment on MA/PhD in your area... I hope someone else can? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingwalrus Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 What kind of social science? The field as a whole is pretty broad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Grad school is in no shape or form for dummies. If you are making a topic this immature you are clearly not ready for the rigors of graduate school. If you misspell "social" in your profile and resurrect a thread that was dead for over three years, then "you are clearly not ready for the rigors of graduate school." LJK, med latte, lainua and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggspc Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Grad school is in no shape or form for dummies. If you are making a topic this immature you are clearly not ready for the rigors of graduate school. Wow, arrogant much? the OP just came here trying to get information. If anything, you'll scare him/her away from grad school because he/she doesn't want to interact with people like you. biggspc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saik Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 This thread made me laugh Andsowego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeYourself Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Grad school is in no shape or form for dummies. If you are making a topic this immature you are clearly not ready for the rigors of graduate school. This post is a good example of some of the pretentiousness that you will encounter in graduate school. Learning to ignore these people will help you tons. Andsowego and LaBrunaFurba 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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