Graduate Study Challenges And Strategies For Success Paper
Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Success
Casey Mitchell
AJS/501 – Intro into graduate study in Criminal Justice and Security
November 24, 2014
Bradley Rinehimer
Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Success
Going to college for any degree is a huge decision. For me, my bachelor 's degree was much easier because I was single and worked part time with hardly any responsibilities. Now that I 'm older, with many more responsibilities it is going to be completely different. Going for my graduate degree is going to be a huge challenge for me. There are many challenges you face when trying to complete your graduate studies program. For me personally my three biggest challenges will be the added stress of college life, balancing time with my family and staying motivated.
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I am going to have to set expectations for myself that are reasonable and manageable for having two children, a full time job, a dog and a husband. “Decide on a reasonable timeline for graduation and budget carefully to balance family with grad school.” (Garner, 2013). I do not want to take time away from what little family time we have. I am going to have to work on doing homework during football practice or ballet while I’m sitting there waiting for it to end. Now if it 's a game or recital my children will obviously have my fulltime attention. I am going to have to figure out ways to get assignments done before my husband gets home or wait to do them when he is on the night shift and the children are already in bed. Time with family is precious and you cannot get it back so finding little breaks in the day/night to get homework completed is a must. Children and husbands take naps, go to work/school, have different work schedules, etc. I just have to make that time, search for it and utilize it the best and most efficient way that I
Casey Mitchell
AJS/501 – Intro into graduate study in Criminal Justice and Security
November 24, 2014
Bradley Rinehimer
Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Success
Going to college for any degree is a huge decision. For me, my bachelor 's degree was much easier because I was single and worked part time with hardly any responsibilities. Now that I 'm older, with many more responsibilities it is going to be completely different. Going for my graduate degree is going to be a huge challenge for me. There are many challenges you face when trying to complete your graduate studies program. For me personally my three biggest challenges will be the added stress of college life, balancing time with my family and staying motivated.
Stress …show more content…
I am going to have to set expectations for myself that are reasonable and manageable for having two children, a full time job, a dog and a husband. “Decide on a reasonable timeline for graduation and budget carefully to balance family with grad school.” (Garner, 2013). I do not want to take time away from what little family time we have. I am going to have to work on doing homework during football practice or ballet while I’m sitting there waiting for it to end. Now if it 's a game or recital my children will obviously have my fulltime attention. I am going to have to figure out ways to get assignments done before my husband gets home or wait to do them when he is on the night shift and the children are already in bed. Time with family is precious and you cannot get it back so finding little breaks in the day/night to get homework completed is a must. Children and husbands take naps, go to work/school, have different work schedules, etc. I just have to make that time, search for it and utilize it the best and most efficient way that I