I Got Work Experience Before Applying For Grad School- HERE'S WHY
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- I took some time off after college before applying for my Master's. Here's why.
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Me tomé un tiempo libre después de la universidad antes de solicitar mi maestría. Este es el por qué.
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This video is a beacon of hope for the next generation of students and professionals.
Thank you so much!!!
Hey Kat! Thank you for being so transparent and real about your experiences. It’s so nice seeing someone with a similar background as me share your journey and see you overcome every obstacle 🥺🤎
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Im currently a senior and im indecisive about what to do after graduation. This really helped me look at it in more than one way ❤️
Thank you for sharing. Feels good to know I wasn’t alone. A lot of what you shared I felt the same way. Wasn’t sure if I was making the right decision and now that I start looking into grad school, I wish I had that “oh this is it.” Experience with my job. I love it but I know there’s more i want to do.
Couldn’t have related with this more! I graduated this May and the pressure from family and others of pursuing grad school is already settling 😅 but during my internship in undergrad, my boss always talked about the value of going to industry before deciding to go to gradschool. And I am so glad I listened! There are so many degrees to get, and it’s really hard to choose one for me. So I think the “real-life” industry is very helpful with that decision.
May I ask, how did you go about learning/asking if your employer would cover your tuition? I mean I know NASA is huge, so it may be different from other companies. But what was your experience like regarding that? Would love to know 😊
Thank you Kat for this video! And best of luck next year while pursuing your masters!
I feel you, the pressure about your next steps is stressful! Like I mentioned, many people tried to get into my head!
I genuinely do agree with the value of industry before the Master’s. I’m so glad I did it too! My employer actually let me know of the tuition coverage programs they have when I received my offer. I do know it’s common practice with many companies, but it does depend on their size. I would ask your boss if he is aware of any existing programs currently available, if they exist they’re usually pretty straightforward.
Heeeyy! Love this video! I also graduated from UCLA but in 2015 lol looonnnggg time ago 😂
Hi Kat, this was a great video! Thank you for sharing your reasons.
If you're able and willing, could I ask you for some advice?
I graduated from undergrad 6 months ago and was working in the naval industry before I got my first space industry job. My degree was in aerospace electronics, so half of my degree consisted of electronics classes while the other half was aero related courses.
I'm currently working as a space systems design engineer, however I would like to have more hands on experience - with software, but especially hardware. That's one of the reasons I follow you... because I adore what you do! :)
I was thinking of doing a masters that involved more hardware design...likely in a couple of years as I'm also still processing what happened during undergrad. I'm worried that I won't be prepared or be able to keep up if my masters degree isn't within the same realm as my current job; and how hard it would be to make a career switch from space systems into space hardware. Is it hard to break into the hardware scene if I don't have a lot of prior HW experience, especially in the space industry?
If you have any insight or advice for me, I'd really appreciate it!!
Thank you for taking the time to read this :)
Hi! Thank you so much (:
I find this question very interesting and from my own personal experience I find that most of the skills that make a "space industry job" different than any other industry are learned on the job. As an Electrical Engineer I came in with programming knowledge and electronics design/ testing knowledge and experience, but everything else I was able to pick up as I worked on more projects. Many companies and organizations have their own rules and ways of doing things that you aren't exposed to until you are in the job.
The thing about us engineers is that we're experts at learning new things! If it's what you're truly interested in I wouldn't be afraid of the switch, rather I'd start doing some small weekend projects to get my feet wet and get back into it(:
You must have really loved EE if you chose to pursue a master's even after getting a job.
😆 It’s definitely one of my favorite things to learn, read about, and do.
@@KatVoltage How many hours would you study per day on average,and what was the percentage of classes that you actually enjoyed ?
@@andreas3850 I studied about 4 hours on days I had school and work and about 6 on days I only had school. On weekends it was about 8☺️ I liked almost all of my classes, I’d say the ones I liked the least were the ones not related to my major😆 There were probably about 3 or 4 I absolutely despised (one being the engineering statistics course)
I’m currently in my third year of Undergrad and planning to pursuing a Master’s degree, and you explaining your experience really opened a whole different perspective.
I have a few questions, hopefully by next spring I’m planning to graduate w/ a BA in Economics & minor in Math (from UCR). Let’s say, although my BA is in Economics, am I able to pursue a MS (or MA) in Computer Science? Or something related to that field.
My other question is, do you have to have a certain concentration(emphasis) when it comes to both bachelors & masters?
Hi Jesus, it depends on the requirements for each school, but yes you can! Typically if you do not already have a degree in that particular field they will ask you to take some required classes. Again it depends on the school, some require it as part of their application requirements so if that’s your plan you can maybe start looking into taking them now.
My undergrad was made up of a set of required classes all EE’s needed to take and then after that you could concentrate for your upper divs. As far as the Master’s, from my research during the application process it’s been interesting to see how many different types there are! They range from a general Master’s which lightly touches on a lot of different topics to a more specialized Master’s which is the type I am doing.
Hey Kat, I also would love to go back to grad school part time while I work full time, but my local UC does not offer part time school at the moment. Are you also experiencing this issue?
I know the UC’s are a bit late in the game but UCLA definitely has a part time online program and USC does as well. I’m prioritizing online programs for their flexibility, but some programs have this other cool hybrid type where the class is taught in person and is being broadcast so you can tune in online if you can’t make it to class. The online format is worth considering especially because of their flexibility and in that case you don’t have to limit yourself to your local area! I’m applying to schools out of state like JHU, Purdue, etc.
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