Benefits of finishing up grad school

[mtpeke]

1) I have started cooking homemade meals on a weeknight again
2) My teen daughter tells me she is happy to see me (I know, shocking)
3) Working less than 80 hours a week
4) More time to go to UNC and see FB and BB games in person

feel free to add to the list

 

[UNC '92]

Congrats 'peke! That's a great accomplishment to have. Somewhere on that list should be a party for you!

 

[nctransplant]

Nice pay increase for me plus every nine hours of grad classes after my masters another raise.

 

[mtpeke]

Nice pay increase for me plus every nine hours of grad classes after my masters another raise.

EXCELLENT!! I would never quit grad school if that was offered

 

[prlyles]

1) I have started cooking homemade meals on a weeknight again
2) My teen daughter tells me she is happy to see me (I know, shocking)
3) Working less than 80 hours a week
4) More time to go to UNC and see FB and BB games in person

feel free to add to the list

Congratulation, you should feel proud.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Congrats!

 

[coolwaterunc]

Congrats. I'd like to go through grad school someday, but man, I can't imagine going through college again, especially on top of a full time job, and I'm not even married or have kids. I don't know you do it, or at least keep your sanity. Maybe you didn't keep it - haha.

 

[mtpeke]

Nice pay increase for me plus every nine hours of grad classes after my masters another raise.

Congrats. I'd like to go through grad school someday, but man, I can't imagine going through college again, especially on top of a full-time job, and I'm not even married or have kids. I don't know you do it, or at least keep your sanity. Maybe you didn't keep it - haha.

I have done it twice. The first time, I went back for my accounting degree/ CPA license - married and no kids. It was 3 hard hears but doable. Now this masters degree while having a kid and owning my own CPA firm... was EXHAUSTING but in the end worth it. I don't even know how I did everything that I did do. Crazy hua.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Time to celebrate!

 

[BillyL]

Congratulations . . !

 

[Raising Heel]

I have done it twice. The first time, I went back for my accounting degree/ CPA license - married and no kids. It was 3 hard hears but doable. Now this masters degree while having a kid and owning my own CPA firm... was EXHAUSTING but in the end worth it. I don't even know how I did everything that I did do. Crazy hua.

If you don't mind me asking, what was the course of study for your masters degree? And yes, a hearty congratulations is in order!

 

[mtpeke]

If you don't mind me asking, what was the course of study for your masters degree? And yes, a hearty congratulations is in order!

Master of Entrepreneurship from Western Carolina University. I was going to get a Masters degree from UNC until I learned it would run me $100,000 plus books for the 2 year program. Yep, didnt happen.

 

[prlyles]

Master of Entrepreneurship from Western Carolina University. I was going to get a Masters degree from UNC until I learned it would run me $100,000 plus books for the 2 year program. Yep, didnt happen.

So you want to be an entrepreneur? Boy do I have a deal for you......

 

[mtpeke]

I am already an entrepreneur! I own and run my own CPA firm.

 

[marley3k]

 

[prlyles]

I am already an entrepreneur! I own and run my own CPA firm.

I have a brother who is a CPA.

 

[Raising Heel]

I have a brother who is a CPA.

I have a friend who is a CPA.

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

I have a brother who is a CPA.

I have a friend who is a CPA.

I have a friend, who's brother is a CPA.

 

[prlyles]

I have a friend, who's brother is a CPA.

I think my brother knows him.....

 

[HookUNC75]

Well, what can I say?

You might be a CPA if you think there are 5 seasons, the extra one being tax season.

 

[coryfly]

I got paid more. I didn't have to do the silly renewal stuff for my license. I felt a little better about my education because I know less idiots with grad degrees than with undergraduate degrees.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Master of Entrepreneurship from Western Carolina University. I was going to get a Masters degree from UNC until I learned it would run me $100,000 plus books for the 2 year program. Yep, didnt happen.

The online MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship?

Yeah, that's ridiculously expensive. The EMBA is also very costly.

 

[mtpeke]

I looked into the online MBA program at UNC - it was $100,000 before books I needed something where I could continue to work full time and be a mom/wife/girl scout leader. I checked many brick and mortar schools with night /weekend or online classes. The program at WCU was very affordable, was online, yet I still got to meet many of my professors as Cullowhee was only 1 hour away. I would have loved UNC but I could not acquire that kind of debt. I will be paying for undergrad for my daughter soon enough.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

That sounds like the EMBA, though both are offered online, or maybe the MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship is part of the EMBA. I don't know. I went to the the info session for the EMBA and was really interested until I learned how much it would cost.

Anyways. Congratulations. I'm sure it took a lot of hard work and commitment. And you already run a CPA firm - very impressive!

 

[mtpeke]

my degree is an "ME" degree - Master of Entrepreneurship offered through the Business School (which also offers an MBA). I didn't go for the MBA as it was classes I took as an undergrad plus all those classes required night school.

 

[coolwaterunc]

I know this dude on a message board who has a friend whose brother is a CPA.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

my degree is an "ME" degree - Master of Entrepreneurship offered through the Business School (which also offers an MBA). I didn't go for the MBA as it was classes I took as an undergrad plus all those classes required night school.

Yeah, I was talking about the Masters programs at UNC. I think we looked into the same one and had similar reactions - too expensive.