earn my Ph.D.

I want to earn my PhD in Psychometrics. I am currently earning my Bacherlor’s in Psychology and I looked into what would get me the furthest from Clinical Pscyh. Psychometrics appeared before me like a ray of light!

It’s all about measurement and statistics and I’m really excited and nervous. It’s also a very needed field in psychology but not too many people go into it making one with a degree in Psychometrics very sought-after person. I crave financial stability so that is a BIG plus for me.

I’m almost there, just finish up coursework this semester, take comps and do internship this summer, then onto the dissertation.

I graduated with my BS in Psychology and now I’m working on my MA in Philosophy. I’d like to keep going and get my PhD (yes, in Philosophy…it’s what the P in PhD is for).

Well – I applied for my INDS PhD and was accepted. I’m now 2 classes into the PhD and things are going well. I’m having some problems because either an instructor won’t let me into a class or the class isn’t offered or my work is out of control but I’ve at least started it!

I was the quintessential fuck-up. I dropped out of high school and developed habits that need not be mentioned. My life took a downward spiral and I spent the rest of my teen years trying to survive. I began reading philosophy; it changed me.

I received my GED last summer and started college in the fall. I’m now 22-years-old and in my second semester of college. I fell in love with linguistics and languages. Hopefully I’ll be attending either UMass-Amherst or University of Arizona next year.

If there’s anything I want to obtain in life, it’s a PhD. I would love to become a professor. Maybe I’ll do some great research. Who knows. But that’s the great thing about getting an education: Your options aren’t limited anymore.

Preferably.

I am currently in a PhD program in business anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit. I plan to finish my coursework in December 2007. Business anthropology is an interesting program that has expanded my intellect and widened my view of the world. The process has been markedly different from completing my MBA at the University of Michigan. That was a functional degree, this is more cerebral.

I have been taking classes on a part-time basis non-stop since the summer of 2004. I am taking a break from classes this summer for a new baby (due any day now) and an upcoming wedding (in August). I hope I can maintain my focus while so many things are changing.

I have gotten my dissertation committee to sign off on my reading list. I have quite a few books to read during my “time off” so easing back into classes won’t be such a shock. I hope to take my qualification exams in December so 2008 can be focused on dissertation research.

I just graduated with my masters in teaching. For the first time in my life, I’m headed out to the career world. I don’t know what to do with myself! Sure, this is what I wanted…but I think eventually (maybe sooner than later) I’ll go back to school to finish a Ph.D program. Maybe I’ll focus on School Psychology. Maybe I’ll focus on teaching at-risk students. Who knows?!

I just finished my Master in Arts in Education degree and I’m already looking foward to continuing my education. We’ll see.