Working during grad school
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:25 pm
Is anyone considering picking up a part time job of any sort during grad school? I'm considering getting a one night per week gig as a barback. Good idea? Bad idea?
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IF I'm accepted to the place I'm interviewing at tonight then I'll be taking quals this August before I even start.the_sheath wrote:Guess it depends. Some schools may allow it, others don't.
I forget which of the five schools' websites I read it from (since I was in a stressed out haze of waiting for results), but it said somewhere that they do not allow for over 50% employment, i.e. no more than part time, which is often covered by TA duties anyway.
A barback though? Don't you need those nights to study for quals?
Well damn. Good luck!dasgut wrote:IF I'm accepted to the place I'm interviewing at tonight then I'll be taking quals this August before I even start.the_sheath wrote:Guess it depends. Some schools may allow it, others don't.
I forget which of the five schools' websites I read it from (since I was in a stressed out haze of waiting for results), but it said somewhere that they do not allow for over 50% employment, i.e. no more than part time, which is often covered by TA duties anyway.
A barback though? Don't you need those nights to study for quals?
Ha. It's not impressive. I've already got an MS so I've taken the classes. I just need to study.the_sheath wrote:Well damn. Good luck!dasgut wrote:IF I'm accepted to the place I'm interviewing at tonight then I'll be taking quals this August before I even start.the_sheath wrote:Guess it depends. Some schools may allow it, others don't.
I forget which of the five schools' websites I read it from (since I was in a stressed out haze of waiting for results), but it said somewhere that they do not allow for over 50% employment, i.e. no more than part time, which is often covered by TA duties anyway.
A barback though? Don't you need those nights to study for quals?
(I did not know we were allowed to do that!)