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I'm, What it entails is you to quit whining and leave your job so I can take your spot.
And if so, what?
I switched careers to become an airline pilot, and for good reason - I enjoyed flying privately (do what you love), the money was good, retirement good and free travel.
Well, there's still free travel.
I'm really concerned about doing this for the next 30 years...and being able to support myself after retirement.
Anyway, I can't be the only one considering a change. Anyone switching careers or going back to school to get another degree?
Also, I'm really not looking for the haters with the "quit, whining...stop complaining...quit if you don't like it" stuff - interested in real discussion and opinions. Thanks!
Right now, if you have decent grades/GRE score, you can slide into just about any upper level math/science/engineering programs and still get a tuition waiver and get paid a reasonable stipend to do it ($26-30k) with health bennies. Only "real" math, science or engineering type folks need apply...and no, "aviation science" or "business" doesn't count.
Nu
Would you mind expanding on this. I've been itching to get my Masters in either psych or soc. somewhere. How would one be able to obtain a tuition waiver and even more, receive a stipend of that much $$$. A couple of yrs ago, I did sit down with the Psych chair at a local school to discuss the program itself, but I didn't hear anything about a free ride.
Come to think of it, I recall meeting a guy who managed to get set up with something like this at NYU. I believe he said it had somethingbto do with his life experiences and that he would be an asset to their dept.
At any rate, I'd appreciate to hear more on how one might go about getting a free ride. I'm in need of a new direction and have been heavily pondering going back to school.
EDIT:
I realize you may only be refering to programs such as engineering/math/science and not social science. Did you mean to exclude the social sciences?
I am pretty sure this guy needs an atomic wedgie followed shortly thereafter by a swirlie.....Heyas ARF,
Yes, as far as I can tell, this deal only pertains to the hard sciences, math, and engineering, and usually only for those on a Phd track. The 'fuzzy' sciences are excluded, as well as almost all professional degrees (MD, JD, etc).
There is a critical shortage of US born researchers. Colleges are croaking for people for their doctoral program where English is their first language, have no immigration issues, and are sticking around after graduation, instead of hightailing it back to the motherland with a $150k education paid for by the US taxpayer.
When I was first told this by a prof I worked for, I thought he was full of luncheon meat, BUT, I got similar deals as above at every place I applied to, including places that wouldn't give me the time of day out of highschool. But here l was, a 40 year old dude with a fresh 2nd undergrad degree, and I practically had to beat top drawer universities off with a stick.
Put simply, they are desperate for smart, responsible people who are in it for the long term.
PM me if you want more info...
Nu