You can get any graduate degree, masters or Ph.D. in whatever you want. What do you choose?

    • @PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Umm.

      PhDs in things like engineering are typically fully funded. They paid me while I did mine. It’s not much, but it’s enough to live on.

      Art history, sure, you pay for yourself.

      In STEM, you would get an RA or at least a TA.

      • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]
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        29 months ago

        I don’t have a masters, just a bachelors. My school basically requires you to have a masters degree to get a PhD, which I would be 1000% willing to do if I had financial support. I think it is unlikely that I would get any kind of help from the school considering my GPA when I left (~2.8) and that I for certain pissed off instructors I would be working with. I had trouble the last few semesters because I was running out of money all the time and couldn’t really focus.

        Also, I literally don’t have the money to fill out the application for a masters degree. I literally have about $3. My parents won’t give me the money for that because they want me to get a job. I have applied for well over a hundred positions, and had zero offers and about four total interviews.

        Like I would be literally thrilled to go back to school, but I would be surprised if the school were interested in helping me. So as I write this out, I’m realizing that it’s not just a money issue…

        • @quicksand@lemm.ee
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          What’s your degree in? And general location? I might be able to help you out.

          Edit to add: Just keep spamming applications. It’s incredibly hard to get your foot in the door, but it’s a numbers game. Eventually you’ll get an interview, do well and get hired. Hang in there, friend

          • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]
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            19 months ago

            What’s your degree in? And general location? I might be able to help you out.

            Electrical Engineering in New Jersey.

            • @quicksand@lemm.ee
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              I don’t know of anything in New Jersey, but upstate NY, Arizona and Oregon are available as far as I know. I think there’s some positions near Austin as well. If you’re willing to relocate or just want to do someore targeted applications let me know.

    • @abbadon420@lemm.ee
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      I’d love learning about EE, but I’m not sure I’d want (or would be able to oull off) a career in it. Same goes for robotics Also, I’m scared of maths in school.