So I have been working in an entirely different field for the last years and was never entirely sure about what I wanted to do with my life. I am certain at this point that I want to work in a field which involves, you know, nervous systems. Unsurprisingly, I am thinking of academia.
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posted by epibatidine
on May 26, 2013 -
18 answers
I'm graduating college, but it hasn't gone 100% how it should have. I struggled both academically and mentally (have been getting help for both, but it's a process without any "magic bullet"). I have had a lot of pressure from all sides of the family to go into medicine, but I have to see how it is first (through an internship). How do I confidently defuse their nagging questions and bring them back to reality?
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posted by anonymous
on May 7, 2013 -
19 answers
I am utterly, terrifyingly directionless after I left grad school early for financial reasons--I'm jobless and clueless. How can I redirect myself and get back on track?
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on May 6, 2013 -
14 answers
I chose a degree path that ended up being much different than I expected, and regularly beat myself up for not choosing a certain other one four years ago. In all honesty, the "other" choice would have definitely come with its own problems, and may have even been worse. However, I constantly get tempted into thinking "what could have been". How do I accept that both choices probably sucked equally, and that you never know what life is going to throw at you, good or bad?
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posted by Seeking Direction
on Apr 27, 2013 -
18 answers
After three and half years as a university staff member, I'm trying to figure out my next step. Tell me about your college staff career and help me decide whether the field is right for me, longterm.
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posted by serialcomma
on Apr 11, 2013 -
10 answers
This is a followup to
this question from almost five years ago. I am about to graduate from a not-very-well-known State University in the southwest with a BA in History. My problem is that I am now rudderless, with a great deal of debt and virtually no real job prospects. I am staring down the barrel of paycheck-to-paycheck poverty, forever. Please help.
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posted by Avenger
on Apr 4, 2013 -
43 answers
My friends are all prepping for careers, and I'm wondering how I'll balance mine with the many things I want to do that are (probably) mutually exclusive. Looking for insight.
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posted by Urban Winter
on Jan 27, 2013 -
10 answers
I'm a PhD student, and I'd like to do more academic networking over email. How does this work, and what should the emails sound like?
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posted by anonymous
on May 16, 2012 -
14 answers
What are the options for going back to university once you already have a degree?
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posted by Jehan
on Apr 2, 2012 -
9 answers
Tell me your stories about/examples of people that either started college later in life (after 21) or returned to college after dropping out, and went on to become famous or wildly successful (or both!) in academia or their chosen careers.
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posted by Seiten Taisei
on Feb 27, 2012 -
16 answers
What kinds of careers/fields of study should my music- and animal-loving STEM-student son consider?
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posted by headnsouth
on Feb 19, 2012 -
6 answers
What skills should I be developing while in university as to work as an ecologist, environmental scientist, something similar in the future?
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posted by snowysoul
on Oct 27, 2011 -
18 answers
After years of mulling about, I've come to realize that I want to to go to university and gain a proper liberal arts education. For the first time in what feels like eons, I feel enthusiastic and motivated. Trouble is, my first attempt at doing so was three years ago and under much different and more trying circumstances. It seems that the consequences of my halfhearted younger self have severely damaged my future possibilities. What can this 21-year-old do to demonstrate his new-found ardor for all pursuits academic?
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posted by shoebox
on Oct 5, 2011 -
13 answers
I've failed college and I don't feel like returning, at all. In fact, every single day I stay here seems like a waste. So, I might as well do what I was planning on graduation: Get as far away as possible and start over. Question is, where?
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posted by shoebox
on Jul 12, 2011 -
31 answers
Asking for my friend. My friend is finishing her associate's degree in a creative field in May, but is not sure of whether she should look for a job right away, or accept her admittance to a prestigious and high-profile exchange program at a foreign university. Oh, and she knows about the flipping-a-coin trick so that won't work.
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posted by tickingclock
on Apr 15, 2011 -
1 answer
What is the most gracious way for me to back out of the undergraduate research I said I would take up for the upcoming fall semester, given that I've spent two semesters working in the lab already? I don't want the people I worked with to have a bad impression of me because of the fact that I demonstrated so much interest in and commitment to their field only to quit prematurely.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 15, 2011 -
12 answers
Interdisciplinary career advice. What are some examples of the tenure requirements in humanities/social science departments in the US - number of articles, book(s), etc.? There are complications ...
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posted by life moves pretty fast
on Jan 21, 2011 -
13 answers
A generalist grad school program: Does such a thing exist? And can you recommend something like it to a listless journalist?
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posted by bicyclefish
on Nov 2, 2010 -
21 answers
Finishing a BSc in physics. What are my job prospects? Do I need to study some more?
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posted by ye#ara
on Jun 19, 2010 -
8 answers
I am considering returning to University at the age of 42, and would appreciate some feedback on how it was for you as a mature student.
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posted by cleo
on Jun 10, 2010 -
26 answers
[Help-me-plan-my-life filter] Q1: What should I do with my life? Q2: Which College should I attend? {intl relief/dev or photography related}
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posted by hasna
on Jan 8, 2010 -
7 answers
What kind of job can I get with this business degree that would let me have a degree of autonomy over my work, interact with my coworkers, and provide a measure of stability in this unhappy economic climate?
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posted by Phire
on Jun 22, 2009 -
5 answers
I need a good overview in recent Secondary Educational theory. Whatever is currently in fashion in Academia. Any books to recommend? Any journals that are especially helpful? I'm new to this field and not sure where to start.
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posted by pywacket
on Aug 29, 2008 -
2 answers
What can I do with a degree in Physics? What doors and pathways will it open for me? How long will I need to study before I am able to call my self a Physicist and make a meaningful contribution in my field?
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posted by shoebox
on May 17, 2008 -
29 answers
Who in history (or in your life) has flunked/failed in school or university, but has gone on to great success?
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posted by divabat
on Nov 15, 2007 -
46 answers
What can I do in social work and/or education that doesn't require a social work/education degree?
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posted by divabat
on Apr 17, 2007 -
13 answers
Please help me to wisely assist my reluctant teenage son choose his future and take action to achieve his goals.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 3, 2006 -
17 answers
What should I wear to work in a higher education student services setting? Interview attire is one thing - I'm all set with that. But once I get the job, what should I wear to work? I want to build up my professional wardrobe and I want to do it right.
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posted by srah
on Sep 23, 2005 -
15 answers
What can I write in the personal statement on my CV that makes me sound interesting and funny yet responsible and sensible, and like someone who would be an asset to the company that would take me on (without being boring)?
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posted by angryjellybean
on Sep 21, 2005 -
20 answers
I am considering a career change, and need advice. I am thinking of going back to college to study osteopathy. Am I making the right choice? What sort of financial arrangements can I make to avoid massive debt?
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posted by ajp
on Jun 27, 2005 -
7 answers
A young woman that I am helping has recently left her home country (a totalitarian regime by any account) and is going to be attending undergraduate university in the U.S. in the fall. The school has given her a full ride as her family lives in extreme poverty. After she is done with school, she'll probably want to stay in the U.S., what sort of major should she choose so that she'll have the best chance of getting a job after that will provide her with a visa? I know some will say to choose what she loves, but she needs to be strategic.
posted by k8t
on Jun 24, 2005 -
22 answers
