# Ask the guy who applied to grad school **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787 "2014-03-28T20:49:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/1 "2014-03-28T20:49:19Z")
I know most Dopers could’ve created this thread. Anyway: I applied to the M.Ed program at the college I’m about to receive my BA from. Aspire to teach Social Studies or Civics. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/2 "2014-03-28T21:15:21Z")
Um. Did you fill out the application by hand or was it online, or did you type it? How many pages was the application? If you printed by hand do you do all capital letters or do you mix in some lower cases to keep it fresh? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/3 "2014-03-28T21:37:52Z")
How has your father affected your decision to delay grad school until age 36? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/4 "2014-03-28T22:02:51Z")
Bob-Filled it out by hand after printing. Did have to include personal statement. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/5 "2014-03-28T22:13:21Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Bob-Filled it out by hand after printing. Did have to include personal statement. Blue or black ink? (A friend wanted to know, I’m just passing the question along). ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/6 "2014-03-28T22:15:23Z")
Blue. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/7 "2014-03-28T22:26:23Z")
Next thread: Ask the guy who scratched his balls before getting out of bed. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/8 "2014-03-28T22:32:16Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Next thread: Ask the guy who scratched his balls before getting out of bed. Please start that thread! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/9 "2014-03-28T22:33:31Z")
Did you have to take the GRE for your application? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/10 "2014-03-28T23:00:20Z")
Surprisingly, no GRE. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/11 "2014-03-29T00:41:10Z")
Why was my question ignored? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/12 "2014-03-29T00:43:04Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Why was my question ignored? Probably because it was obnoxious. If you want to pick a fight with someone, go do it in the Pit. **twickster** , MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/13 "2014-03-29T00:48:37Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Probably because it was obnoxious. If you want to pick a fight with someone, go do it in the Pit. > > **twickster** , MPSIMS moderator Pick a fight? Hardly. Hijacking, _maybe_ but pick a fight?? Please. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/14 "2014-03-29T00:53:16Z")
By what method did you return it? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/15 "2014-03-29T02:28:16Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Aspire to teach Social Studies or Civics. At what level? Do you anticipate that the investment in the grad degree will pay off? ETA: Maybe not relevant, but the PhD vs Master’s investment often crops up in certain professions, so Bachelors vs Master’s might be similar. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/16 "2014-03-29T02:38:04Z")
Bob- Dropped it at Office of Grad Admissions. I hope to teach middle or high school. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/17 "2014-03-29T04:31:19Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > At what level? Do you anticipate that the investment in the grad degree will pay off? > ETA: Maybe not relevant, but the PhD vs Master’s investment often crops up in certain professions, so Bachelors vs Master’s might be similar. [Two thirds of US states require Master’s degrees to teach elementary or high school.](http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/State-Teacher-Requirements-Licensing-Trends-SLP.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/18 "2014-03-29T04:36:09Z")
I know. I’ll be getting my Masters. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/19 "2014-03-29T05:33:35Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Next thread: Ask the guy who scratched his balls before getting out of bed. > [@etv78](#): > > Please start that thread! 😃 i’ve been itching for a thread like that. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787/20 "2014-03-29T06:43:22Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Blue. I prefer blue myself, but I often find that some things require black ink, which irritates me. Do you have a particular type of pen you like? I like to use a medium ballpoint because it seems to write much more smoothly than a fine point. Good luck in grad school! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-applied-to-grad-school/684787.md?page=2)