I got rejected from grad school

[optoman]

This sucks, no job, no school and no future. Just wanted to vent.

They had over 300 applicants and only accepted around 20 people. Economy goes bad and the applications go up. Two years ago you could practically walk in the front door. I wrote to the director of the school to see whos butt I could kiss to maybe get in later. Sigh, this just puts a kink into the works for the wife and me and the possibility of having a kid in the next two years.

 

[rh71]

There are other schools. Good luck.

 

[optoman]

Not in optical engineering. There are 2 or 3 and the only one that is possible to go to is in NY.

 

[StageLeft]

You have a wife and you have an undergrad degree. I'd hardly say you have no future 😀

 

[Spoooon]

Is optical engineering a must? Maybe you could apply somewhere else and get a masters in something close and then get your doctorate if you're so inclined.

 

[optoman]

I have a BS in optics. It is kind of wierd field to be in and is a cross between engineering and research. I'm not a typical engineer but we do all the same types of things an EE would do. Its very specialized and a BS gets you a nice job. I made 70K for my first job out of school. I should be able to get a job soon but we have decided to move out of the Boston area back to Rochester NY. Much cheaper to live there and we actaully are going to buy a house. We aren't going to leave before our lease is up in June becaue we can't get out of it. So I can't really get a job here and quit in three months because I would feel guilty and the optics community is very tight knit and everyone knows everyone else. Don't burn bridges.

This is were the MS degree would of been great. It only takes 9 months to get it and it'll get you a 10-20K pay raise. Would only cost my about $15K for tuition minus any grants and stipends I would get.

I guess things are not all that bad, but life would of been easier if I got in this year. I am going to try and see if I can take a class or two during the school year. Thats always a good way to get into a program, show them that you are up to snuff.

 

[SubZeroX]

you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

 

🙁

g/l to you though sir

 

[Aceshigh]

That sucks.

Good luck.

 

[ToiletBowl]

What was your GPA when you graduated?

 

[weirdichi]

Thirty schools? Holy crap! How much does it cost to apply to teh schools? You must've spent a fortune just to apply!

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

 

[ToiletBowl]

Originally posted by: weirdichi
Thirty schools? Holy crap! How much does it cost to apply to teh schools? You must've spent a fortune just to apply!

Yeah, really. That's a real bummer. 🙁 Getting INTO medical school is less than half the battle though, getting out and becoming M.D. is the other part. Takes years.

 

[ToiletBowl]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

f

I can imagine because a lot of people want to become doctors. It is a high paying, prestigious career. Especially surgeons.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: ToiletBowl

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

f

I can imagine because a lot of people want to become doctors. It is a high paying, prestigious career. Especially surgeons.

Being a doctor is not always high paying. Unless you're a surgeon, you probably would have a hard time even living in the bay area (CA) with your salary alone. And if you're a surgeon, expect to pay up to 150k/year in malpractice insurance and have a relatively short career due to stress and the cost of insurance.

Sounds like a pretty prestigious career to me.

 

[ToiletBowl]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: ToiletBowl

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

f

I can imagine because a lot of people want to become doctors. It is a high paying, prestigious career. Especially surgeons.

Being a doctor is not always high paying. Unless you're a surgeon, you probably would have a hard time even living in the bay area with your salary. And if you're a surgeon, expect to pay up to 150k/year in malpractice insurance and have a relatively short career due to stress and the cost of insurance.

Sounds like a pretty prestigious career to me.

It can't possibly be all that bad. People wouldn't spend 10+ years of their life trying to become a doctor or a surgeon if it was.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: ToiletBowl

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: ToiletBowl

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

f

I can imagine because a lot of people want to become doctors. It is a high paying, prestigious career. Especially surgeons.

Being a doctor is not always high paying. Unless you're a surgeon, you probably would have a hard time even living in the bay area with your salary. And if you're a surgeon, expect to pay up to 150k/year in malpractice insurance and have a relatively short career due to stress and the cost of insurance.

Sounds like a pretty prestigious career to me.

It can't possibly be all that bad. People wouldn't spend 10+ years of their life trying to become a doctor or a surgeon if it was.

It is that bad. People spend 10+ years to become a surgeon because they're in love with medicine, not because of employee perks.

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Enough?

 

[Ready]

send in your resume to Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Gruman/TRW, and Lockheed Martin, and maybe even Edward Airforce. They are all defense companies and they're all big on optics right now, at least those in california. GL and hope u have a US citizenship

 

[yellowperil]

Med school admissions is brutal. I know 4.0 people, valedictorians, etc. with pretty good test scores who got rejected. I'm glad I got out of pre-med when I did because there's no chance I would have gotten in now.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Quit crying. Everythings going to be fine. And if you really feel you have no future, then dont have a kid!!

 

[JaneJane]

how was your GRE or Gmat scores?

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: ToiletBowl

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: ToiletBowl

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

f

I can imagine because a lot of people want to become doctors. It is a high paying, prestigious career. Especially surgeons.

Being a doctor is not always high paying. Unless you're a surgeon, you probably would have a hard time even living in the bay area with your salary. And if you're a surgeon, expect to pay up to 150k/year in malpractice insurance and have a relatively short career due to stress and the cost of insurance.

Sounds like a pretty prestigious career to me.

It can't possibly be all that bad. People wouldn't spend 10+ years of their life trying to become a doctor or a surgeon if it was.

It is that bad. People spend 10+ years to become a surgeon because they're in love with medicine, not because of employee perks.

Need Proof?

Here's some more

Enough?

as with any career there are negative aspects. yes the medical malpractice in pennsylvania is crazy but it's only one of a few states without caps(which is why there's no way in hell i will be practicing there). and the WV surgeon thing was isn't a widespread phenomenon. i'm in med school, and all the doctors i've met love their job AND their lifestyle, and they wouldn't trade it for anything. it's true that being a doctor is not as lucrative any more so a lot of older doctors complain, but it's still an excellent way to make a living.

 

[wyvrn]

Well less than a 10% acceptance rate doesn't give you much chance, regardless of your grades. It sucks, but you can obviously do something else with your level of intelligence. At least you can understand engineering concepts 😱

 

[acidvoodoo]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

who pays?

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: ToiletBowl

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
you only got rejected by 1 school. Imagine how I felt when i got rejected by all 30 of the medical schools I applied to. See, it's not so bad.

Applying to med school sucks. You gotta pay for everything yourself and they treat you like sh!t. That's why I applied to grad school. Free tuition, 25k/year stipend, free food, free beer, and they treat you like royalty. 🙂

f

I can imagine because a lot of people want to become doctors. It is a high paying, prestigious career. Especially surgeons.

Being a doctor is not always high paying. Unless you're a surgeon, you probably would have a hard time even living in the bay area (CA) with your salary alone. And if you're a surgeon, expect to pay up to 150k/year in malpractice insurance and have a relatively short career due to stress and the cost of insurance.

Sounds like a pretty prestigious career to me.

well that's obviously an idiotic statement. if that were true then there would be no doctors in the bay area. you can live easily in the bay area with an engineer's salary, let alone any doctor's, even a family practice doc.