As Seen On MSNBC, Fox News DC, The Wall Street Journal, and Good Morning America
Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Category: Graduate School

Student Loan Forgiveness Is Here:  Income Based Repayment Program

Student Loan Forgiveness Is Here: Income Based Repayment Program

Forget the witty commentary at this point, you just want the details.

 
What is Income Based Repayment (IBR) ?
Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is a new way to make your federal student loan payments more manageable.  And if you’re a teacher or work in government or at a nonprofit (501(c)(3)) organization, you might qualify for a new type of public service [...]

Too Educated For Entry Level? Why Having A Master’s Degree May Be To Your Detriment

The Washington Post published the article Too Educated For Entry Level, and I was actually excited to see that they’d taken on this issue, especially here in the DC Metro area. With more women going to college and then going on to obtain master’s degrees, this is a relevant article for so many of [...]

Transitioning From Working Girl to Lowly Intern

Transitioning From Working Girl to Lowly Intern

photo credit: Jessica DeWinter
Today will make two weeks since I quit my job. And while it was necessary to accommodate my busy schedule and to allocate more time to coursework, this involved revisiting our budget as we made the transition from a 2-income household to a one-income household.
This should be more of a [...]

Vent:  My Disillusionment and Resentment with Graduate Education

Vent: My Disillusionment and Resentment with Graduate Education

photo credit: base2wave
I’ve spent the last few days or so thinking about my current career path, especially after this post where I noted my lack of a commitment to my career at this point in time. This brought about a slew of conflicting thoughts and feelings and I spent some time processing [...]