9 Reasons to Enter Grad School

1. Higher starting salaries with an M.S. or Ph.D.

2. Advanced degree differentiates you.

3. The longer you wait, the more you forget.

4. Get a pay raise now: $19,500 + full tuition

    Get a pay cut later:   $19,500 - $65,000 = -$45,500

5. College is fun! Why end it now?

6. Future obligations conflict with graduate school

    Financial (mortgage, car payments, bills)

    Family (spouse, children, elderly parents)

    Social/Community activities and responsibilities

7. Work full-time, get degree part-time:

    Companies reimburse only 80%

    Must stay one to three years after, or pay back

    Normal work load is 40-60 hour/week

    Add your course load and research!

    Courses only offered during the day

    Could take four to six years to get your M.S.

    Only takes one year if you do it now!

    Imagine how long a Ph.D. would take.

8. The retirement age is 72 -

9. Do you really want to work ALL of the next 30-50 years of your life?