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Question for OT'ers who went to grad school.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:43 pm
I'm gonna be going for my masters in Sports Management soon. What was your experience with grad school? How different is it than undergrad? (Besides the obvious increase in difficulty of work).
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:44 pm to Mattwells90
Everyone is older
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:45 pm to Mattwells90
Got a masters in Sport Management, was required to do a 6-9 month internship. I did it with LSU athletic department, took classes at LSU while doing the internship.
The classes were more specialized but there were interesting.
The classes were more specialized but there were interesting.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:46 pm to Mattwells90
You will be unemployed with that degree.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:46 pm to Mattwells90
Grad school is awesome! You get to take classes that you are actually interested in. I went to night school full time and had the days to myself to study or do whatever I wanted to. Great experience! Finished in a year and a half.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:47 pm to Mattwells90
Classes are better
Profs are cooler
Research is cool
I'm getting paid
It's still acceptable for me to go to Freds (main reason I went)
Profs are cooler
Research is cool
I'm getting paid
It's still acceptable for me to go to Freds (main reason I went)
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:48 pm to Mattwells90
Significantly more reading and writing than undergrad.
I treated grad school like a job (8 hours per day, 5 days a week) and had no problems.
It was fun being back on a college campus after 10+ years.
I treated grad school like a job (8 hours per day, 5 days a week) and had no problems.
It was fun being back on a college campus after 10+ years.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:48 pm to Mattwells90
More focused classes and teaching, better relationships with professors, and more teamwork with peers.
I found it to be easier than undergrad but I was on the science/research side and not business/management.
I found it to be easier than undergrad but I was on the science/research side and not business/management.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:48 pm to TigerHam85
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You will be unemployed with that degree.
Good luck.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:53 pm to oVo
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You will be unemployed with that degree.
Good luck.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:55 pm to Mattwells90
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masters in Sports Management
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:55 pm to jimbeam
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Classes are better Profs are cooler Research is cool
This is accurate for me as well
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:05 pm to Mattwells90
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I'm gonna be going for my masters in Sports Management soon
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Besides the obvious increase in difficulty of work
seriously though, what job do you need this degree for? I can't imagine that it would help all that much.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:07 pm to Mattwells90
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I'm gonna be going for my masters in Sports Management soon
Just curious, what do you want to do with this degree? If you want to manage a youth T-Ball league. I'd say go for it. If you want to be GM of the Colts you may want to rethink your position.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:13 pm to Mattwells90
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What was your experience with grad school? How different is it than undergrad? (Besides the obvious increase in difficulty of work).
Didn't realize my program was a PhD feeder program until I started. My class was pretty awful, I hung out w/2nd years and the MBA's so your social activity will depend on the quality of your class and your ability to make friends.
My program tried to throw me out on some BS cheating allegation once my dissatisfaction with the program became known. Took them and Student Accountability before the hearing and crushed them both
Then went out and got a higher paying job than 98% of my class
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:24 pm to TigerHam85
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You will be unemployed with that degree.
Good luck.
This.
Don't waste your time and money with that degree.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:36 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
I went to ole miss for graduate school. Easiest level of schooling I've ever done. And so was the trim.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:38 pm to Boomtown
undergrad - large size classes (50 - 300 ppl) that you rarely had to attend. I remember tests being every 2-3 weeks covering several chapters from a text book. Tests from previous years passed around as you could cram the night before.
Graduate school - on average 15-20 ppl per class that required your attendance and participation. Exams spread out twice per semester, usually a mid-term, then a comprehensive final. You had to read 1-2 chapters and do homework each week or you were screwed. Research papers were 20-30 pages typed minimum. Two or three mandatory internships that lasted an entire semester
Granted all curriculums and professors are different but that's what I remember from back in the day . 1992 BS , 1994 MS
Graduate school - on average 15-20 ppl per class that required your attendance and participation. Exams spread out twice per semester, usually a mid-term, then a comprehensive final. You had to read 1-2 chapters and do homework each week or you were screwed. Research papers were 20-30 pages typed minimum. Two or three mandatory internships that lasted an entire semester
Granted all curriculums and professors are different but that's what I remember from back in the day . 1992 BS , 1994 MS
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:40 pm to Mattwells90
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I'm gonna be going for my masters in Sports Management soon. What was your experience with grad school? How different is it than undergrad? (Besides the obvious increase in difficulty of work).
I was 34 years old, married with one kid on the ground and another on the way when I entered Grad School. I was pretty worried to be honest.
In retrospect, I thought college was much easier the second time around. I was there doing something that I wanted to do which helped. The workload is certainly heavier but as others mentioned the Profs are generally much better too. The big change I saw was the amount of group work in Grad which I didnt encounter much of in Undergrad.
My only issue with Grad School was the apparent unwillingness of the University/Profs to deal with well documented slackers particularly in courses where group work made up a large portion if not all of the final grade. A lot of folks would make the grade without any measurable contribution to the projects. This saddled a few people with the bulk of the work. I dealt with slackers in Undergrad but really didnt expect to run into that in Grad School too.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:56 pm to Mattwells90
Good luck with a masters in sports management.
That being said, I enjoyed graduate school, received a monthly stipend, not much but it paid what few bills I had and allowed for beer and fishing money. I was also able to get all of my tuition waived by working, doing research and teaching, you should look into that, I wouldn't take out another loan to get the degree you want.
Classes are smaller, I took one or two a semester, professors become actual people and treat you like a person. Going to conferences and hooking up with girls from other colleges is also a nice perk. I also treated it like a job, I worked/studied from 9-5 every day, when I got home I was done, no studying after 5. You also have to stay on top of your work, if you get behind you are fricked. Undergrads think you are the greatest thing since sliced bread. That's pretty much my experience for my two graduate degrees.
That being said, I enjoyed graduate school, received a monthly stipend, not much but it paid what few bills I had and allowed for beer and fishing money. I was also able to get all of my tuition waived by working, doing research and teaching, you should look into that, I wouldn't take out another loan to get the degree you want.
Classes are smaller, I took one or two a semester, professors become actual people and treat you like a person. Going to conferences and hooking up with girls from other colleges is also a nice perk. I also treated it like a job, I worked/studied from 9-5 every day, when I got home I was done, no studying after 5. You also have to stay on top of your work, if you get behind you are fricked. Undergrads think you are the greatest thing since sliced bread. That's pretty much my experience for my two graduate degrees.
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