a little question to all the native english speakers:

what exactly is the affiliation of the term "grad student"? if someone says he is a grad student, do you think of him as a phd student or rather as a guy pursuing a masters degree? I know wikipedia says it can mean both, but what comes to your head first when hearing "grad student"?

when I posted some pages ago, i actually meant that im a phd student in statistics.

[Agony]x90

United States853 Posts

July 07 2011 19:40 GMT

#402

I want to do building, but the engineering end. There's difference IMO between engineering buildings, site planning, environmental (civil engineering) and the architecture of those same things, even though they very often have to work with one another. For this reason, i said "
"Engineering and Related Technologies"

Skilledblob

Germany3392 Posts

July 07 2011 19:50 GMT

#403

On July 08 2011 04:39 Black Gun wrote:
a little question to all the native english speakers:

what exactly is the affiliation of the term "grad student"? if someone says he is a grad student, do you think of him as a phd student or rather as a guy pursuing a masters degree? I know wikipedia says it can mean both, but what comes to your head first when hearing "grad student"?

when I posted some pages ago, i actually meant that im a phd student in statistics.

undergrad = our bachlor
graduate school = our master
PhD = our doctor degree

link0

United States1071 Posts

July 07 2011 19:51 GMT

#404

On July 08 2011 00:48 nceuphoria wrote:
I'm currently attending law school in Michigan, which means two things 1. I hardly have time to play any SC2, and 2. I hardly have any time at all.

I notice it wasn't on the polls, perhaps it's not a common field for the gamer crowd, I don't know.
I'll be happy if I can even find a job once I'm done with the current economy

Going to UMich Law didn't stop me from mass gaming.

Battleaxe

United States843 Posts

July 07 2011 19:54 GMT

#405

Just got hired as a Help Desk Technician for a healthcare company in Philly. Hoping to eventually work my way to system admin or become a programmer in some fashion, whether it be in the company I'll be working for or another opportunity in the future

Rokusha

United States207 Posts

July 07 2011 19:59 GMT

#406

On July 08 2011 04:51 link0 wrote:

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Going to UMich Law didn't stop me from mass gaming.

Just curious, I am thinking about going to law school after college. How hard is it really to find a job afterwards? I am just nervous because there seems to be a lot of negativity saying that there are too many lawyers in the country and unless you are top of your class in a top law school you won't find a good paying job afterwards.

TallMax

United States131 Posts

July 07 2011 20:05 GMT

#407

On July 08 2011 04:28 Patat0r wrote:
Making my PhD in Image Processing.

What kind of Image Processing? Microscopy? Astronomy? Or video? I've had to delve into it a bit, and it's pretty damn cool what you can do there. Good luck!

Turo

Canada333 Posts

July 07 2011 20:17 GMT

#408

I'm working as a carpenter.

In school, majoring in mathematics.

EDIT: Apparently I'm the only carpenter on TL. Win.

Keitzer

United States2509 Posts

July 07 2011 20:18 GMT

#409

Anyone know OpenGL ES or any good references I could use to learn it faster? Cuz even though I plan on going into Computer Science, I wanna learn OpenGL ES so i can start programming iPhone games like yesterday (aka, ASAP)

Raisauce

Canada864 Posts

July 07 2011 20:40 GMT

#410

First thing that comes to my mind is a person pursuing their master's degree. People pursuing their phd are docorate students.

Edit: I forgot to tell you guys what I do! I work at a small company as an IT consultant. I graduated in April with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Finance.

Vulcano

United States147 Posts

July 07 2011 20:48 GMT

#411

grad student means someone who has graduated from college, and is returning as a student. typically you arent a grad student unless you have a bachelors degree and are heading for your masters.

PhD is yet another level, in which most ppl just say, im working on my doctorate

edit: OOPS sry Raisauce i pretty much paraphrased what you just said 8 min ago

howLiN

Portugal1676 Posts

July 07 2011 20:51 GMT

#412

On July 07 2011 13:05 Defacer wrote:

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Do Grad school were you want to find work/live. It will give you the opportunity to network and build relationships with leaders in the field.

And be nice to your profs. You never know who they know. I have the job I have right now because my old dean recommended me for it.

Yes, I'm planning on finishing it here. I was just thinking of enhancing my curriculum in some way because it can help when searching for employment.

Intox

Norway62 Posts

July 08 2011 08:12 GMT

#413

On July 08 2011 02:31 PolSC2 wrote:
Security Site Manager for a Secret Level Classified facility. Sorry, I can't tell you anything else. Lol

Area 51!

NoodleFish

South Africa198 Posts

July 08 2011 09:36 GMT

#414

I aspire to be a TL.net moderator!

Lol jokes aside, I too am studying towards being a Chemical Engineer. Currently in my 3rd year (officially - kinda failed a year) of studies and hopefully only 1 more til I get my degree. Also hoping jobs aren't too difficult to come by, although here in SA its depends on where u apply to. I'm hoping to be able to pay off my study loan as quickly as possible so I can focus on having a kickass life.

link0

United States1071 Posts

July 08 2011 20:47 GMT

#415

On July 08 2011 04:59 Rokusha wrote:

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Back when I graduated, if you get into a top14 law school, then you need to be top 50% or lower (depending on school) to have a good chance of landing a big law firm job that pays 175k starting. It should be somewhat more competitive now not but hopefully the economy will recover by the time you graduate.

Big law firm work sucks dick though, and is arguably not worth the high salary, IMO.

CFRD119

United States97 Posts

July 08 2011 20:55 GMT

#416

I'm a firefighter/paramedic. I'm certified in ACLS (advanced cardiac life support), ITLS Advanced Provider (International Trauma Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support). I'm transfer drug certified, as well as EVOC (emergency vehicle operator certified.) At some point I plan on taking the CONTOMS course to get certified as a tactical paramedic, as well as a CCEMT-P class, so I'll be a critical care paramedic.

Beorning

United States243 Posts

July 08 2011 21:06 GMT

#417

I clean carpets right now, but plan on starting my trek through college next year, for history or maybe archaeology.

Samba

Germany452 Posts

July 08 2011 21:17 GMT

#418

I´m studying sports economy in Cologne and work in a gym as a trainer. I should get my bachelor next year. ^^

EpiK

Korea (South)5757 Posts

July 08 2011 21:22 GMT

#419

I work part-time at an apple store but I'm currently studying in undergrad to become a UX engineer or web designer some day.

really not surprised by the poll results haha

Roeder

Denmark735 Posts

July 08 2011 22:00 GMT

#420

Currently working as a co-manager of a clothes shop - until September where I'll start my studies as multimedia designer. And after those studies I'm starting my own firm. The co-manager job is solely to be able to pay my bills.

Providing clients with basic services as webpage creation, maintenance, support, etc.
Currently I'm doing it freelance(ish) for friends and projects I support. For free, since it's hard to get bigger clients without being officially educated under it.

However, I am with 2 others (another designer and a programmer) starting to set up a competitive eSports homepage/tournament located in Denmark whether it's going to be live or not, is still unknown.
And after studies I'd like to get more into that. More seriously.