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- Nov 07, 2020
Graduate Degree Quotes
Ambition, study, and life after the degree
These graduate degree quotes trace winding academic paths, from family expectations of flawless grades to a late-in-life return to creative study.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Creative Writing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I took my first creative writing class when I was 24, then went onto to get a graduate degree in poetry. I've sort of never looked back from there.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life. It was too abstract, too far removed from human concerns.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a graduate degree from Penn State. I studied at Penn State under a noted Hemingway scholar, Philip Young. I had an interest in thrillers, and it occurred to me that Hemingway wrote many action scenes: the war scenes in 'A Farewell to Arms' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' come to mind. But the scenes don't feel pulpy.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I moved to New York in '92 and got my graduate degree in acting from NYU - they have a great acting program. I graduated in '95.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I decided I wanted more education and I had to make a choice between starting law school, which was interesting to me, and going for a graduate degree in engineering.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I finally chose the graduate degree in engineering primarily because it only took one year and law school took three years, and I felt the pressure of being a little behind - although I was just 22.
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- Nov 07, 2020