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"Start with the library, that's free" The library doesn't reset your resume. This does. You don't actually need to finish the degree, find a job while in schoo

by barik 15y ago

"Start with the library, that's free" The library doesn't reset your resume. This does. You don't actually need to finish the degree, find a job while in school.

dave_sullivan 15y ago
Ok, fair enough, I'm talking about getting another degree often being a bad investment, you're talking about going to school simply to prevent or fill a gap in your resume. If that's the goal, let's say you only go back to school for a year. What does grad school cost these days? 28k for public, 38k for private? So you're paying $30,000 for someone to essentially vouch that you're doing something with your days while looking for a job? Seriously, I'm just not seeing where this makes practical financial sense?
- burgerbrain 15y ago
  If you are in desperate need of a job, then don't go to grad school for a year to reset yourself, take a handful (at most) of classes at a community college. Paying a handful of thousand (at the most) so that you can find any work in particular is well worth it if that is what you need to do.
barik 15y ago
I can only speak personally of the individuals I know who have done this at NC State. The cost per semester is $1,802.17 for one class. The average time that I've seen for the people who've tried this approach has been between 1 and 2 semesters, maybe 3. Of course, I don't know that many people in the first place, so my sample size is limited. http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/cashier/tuition/gradtuition.asp http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/cashier/tuition/gradtuition.asp Plus, as a student, you get access to the career fair as well as the internship program.
javaecc123 15y ago
Perhaps this is the strategy he was pursuing when he took on a second masters in acoustical engineering. Getting more degrees will probably not solve his problems, especially for a 55 yr old man.

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"Start with the library, that's free" The library doesn't reset your resume. This does. You don't actually need to finish the degree, find a job while in schoo

by barik 15y ago

"Start with the library, that's free" The library doesn't reset your resume. This does. You don't actually need to finish the degree, find a job while in school.

dave_sullivan 15y ago
Ok, fair enough, I'm talking about getting another degree often being a bad investment, you're talking about going to school simply to prevent or fill a gap in your resume. If that's the goal, let's say you only go back to school for a year. What does grad school cost these days? 28k for public, 38k for private? So you're paying $30,000 for someone to essentially vouch that you're doing something with your days while looking for a job? Seriously, I'm just not seeing where this makes practical financial sense?
- burgerbrain 15y ago
  If you are in desperate need of a job, then don't go to grad school for a year to reset yourself, take a handful (at most) of classes at a community college. Paying a handful of thousand (at the most) so that you can find any work in particular is well worth it if that is what you need to do.
barik 15y ago
I can only speak personally of the individuals I know who have done this at NC State. The cost per semester is $1,802.17 for one class. The average time that I've seen for the people who've tried this approach has been between 1 and 2 semesters, maybe 3. Of course, I don't know that many people in the first place, so my sample size is limited. http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/cashier/tuition/gradtuition.asp http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/cashier/tuition/gradtuition.asp Plus, as a student, you get access to the career fair as well as the internship program.
javaecc123 15y ago
Perhaps this is the strategy he was pursuing when he took on a second masters in acoustical engineering. Getting more degrees will probably not solve his problems, especially for a 55 yr old man.