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Post by bluesatinsashes on Jun 16, 2015 18:12:41 GMT
bluesatinsashes, I loved that mRNA joke - hilarious! had me giggling for like 5 seconds! As for research, yes i have done the long stints in the lab - coming in at all sorts of weird and wonderful hours (although most of my timecourse experiments I managed to organise so I wasn't in at 2am (more like midnight and 6 am), but lots of weekend work with checking animals etc so it can be full on at times. But now with a husband and 3 kids, I can't work those sorts of hours and due to that and the incredible LACK of funding which makes finding and keeping a job next to impossible, i've ditched the research career and I'm doing a teaching diploma (almost finished) so I'll do high school science teaching (years 7-12). After my first teaching placement about 1 month ago, I have a new found respect for teachers and the amount of work they do and also the quantity of knowledge they have to have (as well as all that classroom discipline thing of working with disinterested teenagers) - much harder work than I ever experienced while being a researcher! Yeah, I've heard about realities of research...you spend more time writing up grants. Like this guy:  Best of luck with your teaching! It sounds like a very tough job to do. I would imagine each experience is vastly different depending on the school you're assigned to. I have considered going into teaching especially since I have the science-French combo. In Canada, these teachers are highly sought after so that they can teach science in French to Anglophone students in a special program called "French Immersion". Not all students take part in French immersion. Anyhow, there are so many teacher graduates out there who can't even get a substitute teacher position which is why I'm not going to take that route. Just wondering, since you have a PhD, have you thought about teaching in a college or university? I know that in some Canadian universities, they hire people with PhDs to teach only. They're considered as lecturers and not professors because they don't do research. |
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Post by bluesatinsashes on Jun 16, 2015 18:22:53 GMT
I love a good science joke! bluesatinsashes said: I had a few rotten professors as well...definitely blaming my horrible calculus grade on the professor! I do still practice law. But I'm down to about two or three days a week as I have three little kids! I work at the family law firm and one nice thing about it is telling the boss, my dad, what my schedule is. My grandfather started it and my dad and oldest brother and sister are all there with me. (My other brother went rogue and is a dentist  You would think I'd be well suited to patent law or intellectual property, especially in a scientific field, but I have never done any of that! Mostly because in my city I would have to work for one of the big law firms downtown and sleep in my office to meet hourly billing requirements and never see my family and pray I made partner before I burned out. My sister and I handle most of the family law situations. Adoptions are always a favorite because everyone is usually happy. So what is next adventure for you? I'm going to travel a bit this summer. I took part in cooperative education (co-op) during undergrad where you work full-time during alternating semesters. I did four work terms as a co-op student so I'm going to get in touch with my former employers and see if I can get a job with them! I know that the job market hasn't been looking good for years, especially with cutbacks everywhere, so I'm a bit scared about my future. Most of my friends are continuing on in school pursuing either a MSc, MBA, MD, or a PharmD within the country and out of the country. I'm probably the only one who has had enough of school and want to dive into the working world. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2015 21:53:56 GMT
bluesatinsashes, no as teaching positions in universities are even harder to find than researching jobs (well in Sydney anyway)
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Post by augiesannie on Jun 19, 2015 0:42:47 GMT
I must say that when I started out, I did not expect to find TSOM fans so intellectually intimidating! I'm impressed!
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Post by Sorcha on Dec 30, 2015 8:49:57 GMT
I agree augiesannie....I'm still in school. Last year. Geography, Physics and Chemistry, hope to study Geography at uni. That's all there really is to my academic/career thingy. I work part time in retail on the weekends at the perfume (chemical warfare as my brother puts it) counter in a department store. |
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Post by bluesatinsashes on Dec 31, 2015 4:48:22 GMT
I agree augiesannie ....I'm still in school. Last year. Geography, Physics and Chemistry, hope to study Geography at uni. That's all there really is to my academic/career thingy. I work part time in retail on the weekends at the perfume (chemical warfare as my brother puts it) counter in a department store. Awesome! Good luck in your last year of studies! Enjoy it as much as you can |
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Post by augiesannie on Jan 2, 2016 22:17:19 GMT
I agree augiesannie....I'm still in school. Last year. Geography, Physics and Chemistry, hope to study Geography at uni. That's all there really is to my academic/career thingy. I work part time in retail on the weekends at the perfume (chemical warfare as my brother puts it) counter in a department store. Geography is cool!!! |
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Post by Sorcha on Jan 3, 2016 8:20:26 GMT
Geography is really really really cool |
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Post by bloghey131313 on Jan 13, 2016 4:20:24 GMT
haha i'm still in school too...as far as work/career/internships go, I was selected to be one out of two high schoolers to work with the head of the dept of neurosurgery at the University here in his lab this spring/summer/fall. I'm so excited because I'm so passionate about neuroscience/surgery. And then I love music as well - I just graduated from a Royal Conservatory of Canada in partnership with Carnegie Hall program with first class honors for violin/theory assessments. too bad schools don't offer TSOM courses, am i right? I think a lot of people on this site would have PhDs  |
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Post by bluesatinsashes on Jan 13, 2016 23:35:23 GMT
haha i'm still in school too...as far as work/career/internships go, I was selected to be one out of two high schoolers to work with the head of the dept of neurosurgery at the University here in his lab this spring/summer/fall. I'm so excited because I'm so passionate about neuroscience/surgery. And then I love music as well - I just graduated from a Royal Conservatory of Canada in partnership with Carnegie Hall program with first class honors for violin/theory assessments. too bad schools don't offer TSOM courses, am i right? I think a lot of people on this site would have PhDs First of all, congratulations on being selected! I see you're already heading down the road to med school. I believe we have at least two MD's on this forum. Whoa, I didn't know that Americans can take part in Royal Conservatory exams...you meant Royal Conservatory of Music, right? And when you meant that you graduated, did you get your ARCT? I (I'm from Canada btw) played the piano and got as far as my grade 9 practical exam (First Class Honours with Distinction) as well as the accompanying theory exams (same standing too). You're quite accomplished for a high school student! LOL yeah I too thought about TSOM courses. What if universities offered a BA in The Sound of Music Studies? Imagine that! |
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Post by bloghey131313 on Jan 13, 2016 23:56:17 GMT
Yeah, I meant Royal Conservatory of Music. I guess they do come down and administer tests to the U.S., but I'm in Minnesota so maybe it's just that we're so close to you guys compared to other states. I meant graduated as in passed (ha) Level 9 as well. That's so cool that you did the piano assessment for it! Wow, first class honors with distinction, I'm really impressed! (:
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Post by indigoblue on Jan 14, 2016 0:02:55 GMT
I know! WE will offer a BA in The Sound of Music Studies! Or even better, a PhD! Bags I be first to take it!
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Post by laurynvi on Jan 16, 2016 1:11:18 GMT
bloghey131313 when you said "Royal Conservatory of Canada", I automatically assumed you were from Canada.  My university was beside the Royal Conservatory building, and it was heartbreaking (I was Royal Conservatory piano too, back in the day) when they changed the name to "Telus Centre for performing arts" - those darn telecom sponsors. Also - neurosurgery is awesome!!
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