81. Is Grad School Worth It? How to Decide If It's Right for You

03/07/2025 29 min Episodio 81
81. Is Grad School Worth It? How to Decide If It's Right for You

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Grad school can be a terrific way to gain industry knowledge, career advancement and a financial bump. But it’s also expensive, time-consuming, and not always necessary.In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I share a unique framework (the WNC Framework) for deciding whether graduate school is the right option for you. We also discuss alternatives to grad school that might still get you exactly what you want.What You'll LearnThe benefits of graduate programsThe drawbacks of graduate programsWhat the WNC Framework is and how to use it to decide if grad school is worth itReal-life scenarios and examples of people who went to grad school and a) loved it, and b) regretted itAlternatives to grad school that still get you what you want🔗 Resources + Episodes Mentioned:Episode website   (with transcript)SchoolHabits University (Parents, go here)SchoolHabits University (Students, go here)Episode 71: Task Management and Grad School OverwhelmEpisode 57: 20 Tips for Balancing School and a Part-Time JobCGS ReportAACSB ReportInvestopedia ReportNever stop learning.✏️Get my $47 Note-Taking Course: collegenotetakingsystem.com Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here.Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!!LET'S CONNECTSign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.Subscribe on YouTube(@LearnAndWorkSmarter)Connect on Instagram (@SchoolHabits)Connect on Facebook (SchoolHabitsKatie)

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