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I would appericate it if someone here could look over my essay and post some comments.
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It's suppose to be MLA and I left off the works cited page and title page
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The things to look for are:
Varied wording
Grammer and spelling
Good sentence structure
Good paragraphs
Verb tense
Anything else that you find wrong with the paper.
It's suppose to be MLA and I left off the works cited page and title page
Deciding on Graduate School
Getting a graduate level degree can have a lasting positive for anyone who wants to get ahead in his or her career. One of the biggest decisions for people who are planning to go to graduate school is when to go to graduate school. It is better to keep going after four years of undergraduate work or is it better to spend some time working and then move on to higher education. For most people the best choice is to get a few years of experience working before heading off to graduate school.
In order to make an informed decision it is important to look at both the reasons for going directly to graduate school and for getting some experience prior to more school. One reason for staying in school is students have spent the last four years gaining momentum. After four years of undergraduate work, students are totally primed and ready to take on the challenges of higher education. Taking a few years off will break a student’s old routine of studying and doing homework. Secondly, some jobs require an advanced degree to start at an entry-level position. One source says, “A Ph.D. degree in mathematics usually is the minimum education needed for prospective mathematicians, except in the Federal Government. In the Federal Government, entry-level job candidates usually must have a 4-year degree with a major in mathematics or a 4-year degree with the equivalent of a mathematics major—24 semester hours of mathematics courses” (U.S. Department of Labor). Clearly, for anyone who wants to work in the private sector as a mathematician, having an advanced degree is required. One more reason is that most traditional students are still relatively free of burdens. After a few years of living in the real world many people will get married and have kids and other that can interfere with his or her education.
There are many benefits to getting a job and working for a few years before taking the dive into advanced degree work. First, after sixteen years of school most people are ready for a break from education. College classes cover a very broad spectrum of a specific discipline. Most jobs require you to be an expert in just one small area and they expect you to know how to do that job well. Getting a feel for the kind work a student will help him or her decide on the graduate program that best fits the line of work he or she is interested in doing. After all some people might discover that they do not need a graduate degree, “The business-school placement director, who also has a career counseling business, said an M.B.A. is a good move if you want to advance at Fortune 500 companies. Otherwise, he said, it might not be worth your while” (Sahadi). It is vitally important for a student to know if going to graduate school is the right thing for him or her. To put it another way, “…if you’re Not sure it will pay off-however you define “pay off”- then those are valuable years you won’t get back” (Sahadi).
Secondly, there are those graduate programs, which actually require applicants to have some work experience before being eligible for the program. In this case, the decision is decided for the student and the only thing he or she needs to worry about is where to work. According to the University of Indiana, admissions department, “Some programs (e.g., higher education and special education) require work experience prior to admission” (Graduate Admissions).
If a student does decide to take the opportunity to get some experience, he or she will have matured and so he or she will have a better perspective on work and education.
After having personally spent eight years working in the Navy, I soon realized what a difference having a degree could have on my life. The time I spent working showed me that to get ahead in life I need more education. Most people realize that they need more education when the need arises. This realization can help motive people to succeed in an advanced degree.
Another very important aspect of getting a job after college is that many companies offer a “tuition assistance program,” that could be used to pay for more school. A quick look around the web reveals hundreds of companies that offer a tuition reimbursement program. Apparently this is an underutilized benefit, “However, despite the availability of such benefits for working professionals, only a small percentage of employees take advantage of TAP (Tuition Assistance Programs.)” Four years of undergraduate course-work is expensive, let alone the cost up to four or possibly more years of graduate school. It only makes sense to look for better way of financing education.
Making the right decision is not easy and it really comes down to each individual. For some people the answer is easy since he or she does not have a choice in the matter. For others it comes down to what works best for him or her. There are benefits to going straight on to graduate school, such as the fact that you will have already spent the last four or more years preparing for it. Then there are the benefits of getting some experience first. For most people the best choice is to get a few years of experience working in their field before heading off to graduate school.
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