The week of March 10 was Stockton College's Spring Break. And although some college students spent it relaxing and maybe even going away on a tropical vacation, most students in the MSDC program spent it catching up and trying their best to get ahead of the tons of work this semester still holds. As for me, it was the latter, spending hours at the library and working at the Graduate Studies Office, trying to make the best of my ten days off from class.
I know this doesn't sound like a very glamorous spring break, but it was actually extremely efficient and rewarding. I was able to get ahead of the work that is coming up and prepare myself to my best ability for this week and next week, which are going to be two of the hardest weeks of the semester. On top of two presentations, a research paper and another midterm, it's just about time to figure out information for summer classes.
So far, this semester has been challenging with the amount of work, but again, it is "do-able" (mostly because you dont' have the choice to not do it, and you just get it done) The week right before break was extremely difficult because of our Neurology Midterm and many other assignments for every other class. The summer will be equally as busy with three classes and two jobs.
Word of advice for prospective and current graduate students ..
Be sure to take into account your summer classes when accepting financial aid. Unfortunately, FASFA doesn't offer summer financial aid to students, so you need to plan out how much you will need for the entire year as well as what you want to keep/return/spend of your refunds before you make a final decision on how much you want to accept from FASFA. For this program you will be taking at least 1 class during your first summer and can possibly be taking up to 3 classes (including an elective and a clinic). So it can go from costing not soooo much, to being quite expensive.
Don't forget to file your FASFA for 2014-2015! The links and deadlines are all posted on the Financial Aid Website!
Stockton College Financial Aid Website
Good luck with your semester !!
- Kaitlyn
