Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Personal Finance and Graduate School
One of the things I have learned in one week as a graduate student is the importance of face time with other members of the class. The people I sit next to during lectures may one day be my boss, or a potential employer. Because of that fact, I treat each day as an interview. I realize they may watch every move I make. The drawback comes when they want to go out to dinner as a group or some other outing. For me, it is hard to decide if I can afford to do everything. I probably do not need to be at everything, but I do need to be at enough events so I can get to know my classmates. I guess the real question should be...how much debt should I go into for networking? Should I consider it along the same lines as tuition and books? Any thoughts and ideas y'all have would be great!
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You just need to take them home to meet the family and make them some chicken tiki masala ;)
ReplyDeletei think we should start a networking fund!!
ReplyDeleteThat chicken tiki masala sounds good :) "HOW MUCH debt to go into for networking" is a difficult question and I believe is determined on a personal basis, but I do believe that some is worthwhile. At the same time, there is some novelty and in not being at everthing...quality over quantity. Also, if you instigate some of the networking activities you can better anticipate and control the costs. Miss you bud! Grad School is awesome.
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