Blog by Jordan Brooks Howdy! I’m a Texas transplant who’s been a high school mathematics teacher for 8 years now. I came into the field in a roundabout way – my undergraduate degree was in geography and I originally planned to teach high school social studies. Well, I quickly learned that in Texas, you’d
Posts Categorized: Graduate School – general
Benefits of Graduate Study in Computer Science at U of M-Flint
Blog by Tsenguun Tsogbadrakh I’m an international student who just finished the first year of my master’s degree. There were many factors I considered when choosing this school, but there are some things that I had to experience myself in order to appreciate. While I was researching graduate computer science programs, what our school
Summer in Michigan – Blog from a MASS (Master of Art in Social Sciences) Student
Blog by Holly Kopeski Summer in Michigan is a wonderful thing. Growing up, a hot day meant a day at a lake. And Michigan just happens to be the best place on Earth for lakes. I would guess that every campus of the university is within a very short drive of at least one
Finding a Balance between Life and Grad School
Blog By Katelyn Harvey Deciding to start a graduate program is a big and often intimidating decision, especially when you have a family to support or need to work to support yourself. However, excelling in a graduate program while maintaining a healthy balance between school, work, and family is possible. I am currently a second-year
Being Involved as a Graduate Student
Blog By Cody Chapman All throughout my undergraduate years, I was heavily involved in activities on and around campus. Being a part of the university to me meant being more than just a student. I wanted to contribute to the growth and success of the university, other students, and to myself. Being an active member
Masters of English Language and Literature Graduate Program
by James O’Dea I honestly cannot imagine a better way to enter the summer months. After two semesters of full-time graduate courses in the Masters of English Language and Literature (MAELL) program, I have enjoyed much more than just the relaxed schedule of spring. To start, I was asked to be the new editor-in-chief of
Coincidental Timing
Blog By Derek Ochodnicky As in most things in life, timing is everything. That has been the story of my life the last two years. I seem to have been in the right place at the right time. That’s how I got into the MBA program, started career and met my girlfriend. I am getting
Graduate Student Internship – UM-Flint MPH program
Blog By Shirley-Ann Osei Onomah Two years of a program is actually much shorter than you’d like to think. For some, the thought of moving up the corporate ladder with their newly earned qualification is extremely exciting, whereas for the rest of the populace with no idea how or where to proceed, the concluding days
No One is Too Old
Grad Blog By Angela Repke, MA in English Language & Literature Graduate Student Making the decision to spring into another grad degree as a stay-at-home-mother in my mid-thirties was a bit daunting. I resigned from teaching high school English to tackle the kids for a couple years, but I needed more. So, before entering
Single Parent Encouragement
By DaMesha Jackson Single Parent Encouragement After getting divorced in 2012, I knew that I wanted and needed to finish my bachelor’s degree. I continued through my BSW program at the University of Michigan-Flint, and ultimately completed in 2014. After that, I wanted to get my Masters in Social Work to counsel people, specifically families