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BrattyMeg

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I saw you had your PhD

what is it in? I could go to school forever but hubby would rather me work lol
 
hehe... you asked for it! LOL

I have a BS in Biochemistry, MS in Biology and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology - the study of how drugs work and how they effect their targets. I did research on liver and heart systems for my dissertation. Bench science is soooo life consuming and it can be so disappointing to work for months or even years to answer one single question. You could do everything right and still not get the answer you wanted or an answer at all! To me it was just really frustrating even though the knowledge of the stuff and the actual technical stuff was pretty cool.

Needless to say, I didn't want to continue on in research science, so when I was trying to get pregnant I took a part time job teaching Anatomy and Physiology at a private university. I got pregnant during that semester, so after that I became a SAHM. It was a difficult transition...and still is sometimes. I went to school for so many years and now I don't "use" it, yk?

I had a minor in Psychology and almost went to graduate school for that and now of course I wish I had! If I do go back to work in the future it will probably be to teach science on some level or maybe I could find a design type job! That would be the best! Or maybe I can just keep designing here forever!!! :)

The worst part is that after all that work, I've been called "Dr." maybe once in a serious situation! For awhile my Mom would address mail to me as Dr. Heather Roselli, but now after 6+ years even she doesn't do that anymore! Maybe I should change my user name??!! LOL

What would you want to go to school for to earn a Ph.D.? Teresa is working on hers in Neurobiology I believe!
 
Not sure I wanted my Ph.D per say..I wanted to go to Pharmacy school when I first started college but quickly learned I was more of a math and business mind. I have my MBA finished it when I was pregnant with Ryleigh. I acually use mine part time still so I guess it's paying off..but I LOVED being a student..I really could keep learning forever in a college environment

I think it's interesting hearing the schooling others have...
 
I have two degrees - medical technology and nursing and am both licensed on the two fields. I want to pursue masters for nursing in the future. Before I started a family, I wanted to become an MD but quickly realized I would never get my other dream of having a big family of five kids if I pursued it, otherwise DH needs to be the one having babies, LOL.

Heather, BS Pharmacy was my second choice from Med.Tech but I chose to study Med Tech because I want to draw blood and see yucky things using a microscope. LOL. My best friends in HS went to pharmacy and now are MDs :D
 
I'd so love to go back to school and get a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education. I feel like I'm too old to do the schoolwork now:(
 
mormishmom said:
I'd so love to go back to school and get a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education. I feel like I'm too old to do the schoolwork now:(
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You are never too old!

My dh is 47 and is starting his Masters Degree in the Fall. He's studying European History, with the ultimate goal of getting a Ph. D. So, right now I'm the working girl and he's the SAHD.

I wish my first husband had let me pursue my dream of a Ph. D. in Economics. I had a place waiting for me at Texas A&M (one of my college profs was a graduate), but he wanted me working, not going to school. Oh well! I'm glad I have my degree (Business Finance). I sort of use it in my career, but not the way I thought I would. :)
 
I'm forever making noise about going back and getting more degrees, but it seems kinda silly now. It's not like I'd go out and get a job or anything. :p I just want it for the personal satisfaction, and that's an expensive bit of satisfaction. LOL
 
I was going to ask you about this too, Heather. I got my Ph.D. in Psychology in 2005. I have a tenure-track faculty position right now. I'll be applying for tenure in 2 years.

I can imagine it was hard to make the transition to being a SAHM after going through so much training, but I definitely understand how your work could be all-consuming. I struggle with that too. I've had more free time this year though because of maternity leave. :)
 
My BF is wrapping up his first year for his M.B.A. He also wants to begin the three year process of becoming a C.F.A. (Certified Financial Analyst) and might start as early as this fall! He is the nerd above all nerds. :)

Going back to school seems pretty ridiculous to me at this point since I am relatively debt-free and ultimately want to stay home and have babies, but if I were to suddenly win the lottery or meet a sugardaddy (the aforementioned nerd might be my sugardaddy one day, but right now, he's broke as a stone! *lol*)... I would go back to school and get a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy. A little seminary in the area offers that program, and I would so enjoy listening to other people's stories and trying to help them work out their problems.
 
i wish i loved school as much as some of you! i am starting classes in the fall to finish my preeq's for the nursing program and i am looking forward to that about as much as i am looking forward to my first liver spots on my hands!
 
lizzyfizzy said:
i wish i loved school as much as some of you! i am starting classes in the fall to finish my preeq's for the nursing program and i am looking forward to that about as much as i am looking forward to my first liver spots on my hands!
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Me too! I love to learn new things, I just don't like the structured school environment. Which is odd now that I think about it, because I'm really a very structure minded person. hmmmm LOL
 
I have a degree in Math education but new I just wanted to be a SAHM. I graduated when I was pregnant with my first, so I've never even taught. I have tutored some. If I ever need to work, I will probably just tutor... well, assuming I don't need to live off the money I make. :)

I'd love to take a lot of classes just for fun some day.
 
Heather Roselli said:
I have a BS in Biochemistry, MS in Biology and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology - the study of how drugs work and how they effect their targets. I did research on liver and heart systems for my dissertation.
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Uhhh....I was in high honors science in 8th grade and took AP Bio my senior year of high school. :thumbup: That's good, right Dr. Heather?! :)
 
Hahahahaha those smilies cracked me up Mikkel!

That's dang impressive Heather. I hated chemistry, lol.

I have my BS and it makes me giggle :p I've thought about going back for my masters or for an MBA, but that would require going back to school. And I was pretty burnt out after my 4 years of undergrad, lol.
 
I didn't go to college, I am still on my "year off to figure out what I want to do" LOL.

I was accepted into pharmacy, and another time, accepted into engineering, yet here I sit, all my smartness wasted. I have considered going back to school when we move, because we'll be near the college, and we aren't right now. But I'm not even sure what I'd want to do at this point, I've been a SAHM for so long, I'm not even sure what I LIKE anymore!
 
I started out wanting to be an architect. Now I build bridges, lol.

You can always go and take a few prereqs so you have time to think about what you'd like to do. :)

ETA: Also thinking about things that have been in your life for forever that you enjoy. I was a lego FREAK as a kid (I even wrote to the lego to complain that they only showed boys in their commercials, and they responded by sending me a coupon for the girls lego's that were pink and purple! LOL!) I loved drafting in high school, was always a math kid, etc. There are usually little clues like that when you think about it. :)
 
You know after I got my Masters, I realized that I'd been in school 75% of my life....and I swore that I was done with it. A year later, now I'm contemplating of getting a CPA license, which is another $2000 down the drain if I wanna sign up for review classes. What is wrong with me???:confused:
 
I'm in my last year of Ph.D studies in clinical neuroscience. I use functional imaging to look at differences in how the brain processes emotion in healthy people vs. those with major depression. I'm really enjoying unraveling the story that's appearing in our analyses (this year will be spent mostly writing/publishing and preparing to defend my thesis), but I'm also looking forward to what's next. There are so many possibilities and it's pretty exciting. :)

Rochelle- If you have time, I'd really like to talk to you about your tenure-track position. I did my undergrad in psychology/biology and one of my advisors is a psychologist, so it's still my "first love". :) I'm originally from the upper Midwest and hope to move back there next year!
 
all of you Psychology people. makes me jealous.
i'm in year five of college. i only do like, one class a semester (money gets tight). i was majoring in psychology for three and a half of those years. and then switched to graphic design. cause i thought 'it's easier'.
but, someday, when i'm old and gray, i'll go back and do my psychology degree. i want to be a guidance counselor. -nods- dunno if it will happen, but, i can dream, right?
 
Teresa said:
I'm in my last year of Ph.D studies in clinical neuroscience. I use functional imaging to look at differences in how the brain processes emotion in healthy people vs. those with major depression. I'm really enjoying unraveling the story that's appearing in our analyses (this year will be spent mostly writing/publishing and preparing to defend my thesis), but I'm also looking forward to what's next. There are so many possibilities and it's pretty exciting. :)

Rochelle- If you have time, I'd really like to talk to you about your tenure-track position. I did my undergrad in psychology/biology and one of my advisors is a psychologist, so it's still my "first love". :) I'm originally from the upper Midwest and hope to move back there next year!
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Absolutely! I'd be happy to answer any questions. A few years ago I was on the job market and had interviews for postdocs and faculty positions in several different states. I got a few different offers for great postdocs at great schools (WA, KY, SC, NY, etc...), but ended up taking the tenure-track position at a smaller state school near my hometown. There's something about raising your children where you grew up yourself, so I couldn't pass it up. And I'm in the upper midwest, too! I generally love my job (despite the paper from a student that smelled of marijuana - yep, that really happened once), but I do often wonder "what if" when it comes to those great postdoc positions I gave up.
 
I decided to go an unusual route for my education. I started out college planning to major in Psychology or Math - but the math program at my school was not the best, and I was frightened off of Psychology by the biological side of the studies. So I got my BA in International Studies with concentrations in Chinese and Religion. Oh, yeah. Really useful in the job market, LOL.
So I went back and got my Masters - one in Business, another in Professional Accounting. A lot more practical - but still I wish I had stuck with Psychology and become a clinical psychologist. I would go back to school, but with my hubby out of work, I have to bring home the bacon....

Heather, my Dad was uncomfortable with the title of Dr. after he finally finished his PhD. He was a bit too old to go seek a professorship after earning it (he retired from teaching high school a couple years later), so I think he felt it was pretentious for him to use the "Dr" title if he wasn't going to be a professor.
 
What a lot of smart babes we have!

I have my BS in Education and will be in my last summer of my Masters program for Art Education this summer. That's it. I'm not into writing and researching so I think this will be it for me!

Hubby on the other hand, has his MAT and would like to get and MBA or go to Med school (he has a BS in Environmental Biology) or get a Masters in Engineering - especially in alternative energies - we'll see what happens!
 
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