http://ackermangruber.com/2008/04/just-say-no-to-grad-school/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:07:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ackermangruber.com/2008/04/just-say-no-to-grad-school/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Further education? « The Singapore Photojournalist Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:37:48 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=459#comment-136 [...] Gruber, in his blog post titled “Just say no to grad school?“, contemplates why sometimes, staying in school for a while more can be beneficial. His [...] [...] Gruber, in his blog post titled “Just say no to grad school?“, contemplates why sometimes, staying in school for a while more can be beneficial. His [...]

]]> http://ackermangruber.com/2008/04/just-say-no-to-grad-school/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Mike Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:08:52 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=459#comment-135 Tim, As a fellow grad I would have to agree with most of everything you stated with one exception. I think with some time working at a newspaper, your experience will be greater then if you came straight out of an undergrad program. If you can compare your time at a newspaper to the "intense and fertile environment" of grad school, I think the experience will be much more productive. Grad school is not for everyone. You have to be in the right state of mind for it to be beneficial. We have been fortunate to be in such a program. Mike Tim, As a fellow grad I would have to agree with most of everything you stated with one exception. I think with some time working at a newspaper, your experience will be greater then if you came straight out of an undergrad program. If you can compare your time at a newspaper to the “intense and fertile environment” of grad school, I think the experience will be much more productive. Grad school is not for everyone. You have to be in the right state of mind for it to be beneficial. We have been fortunate to be in such a program. Mike

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