If you didn't know, I'm about to graduate next month with a Master of Science in Sociology. I specialized in quantitative research in gender and sexuality, with an emphasis on STDs and HIV. My thesis is on behavioral outcomes and identity conflicts within racial and gender groups. Health research on heterosexual populations isn't always what it appears to be.
While I'm disappointed to be out of school, mostly I'm relieved. I know that sounds like I'm trying to be positive about the whole thing but it's the truth. No more running from work to class or putting in a ten hour day to go home and work on a paper. "Wait, I get to read this book for fun and don't have to cite it in my thesis?" I've been running nonstop for the last few years. It took me about the same amount of time to get two degrees that it is now taking the average student to get one. Plus I have two degrees more than over half the population. Go me!
Hopefully I'll be starting a new career. I'm averaging four to five resumes a week right now, holding all other variables constant (statistical humor). The goal is to have a full time, Monday thru Friday, this time next year. So... shameless plug, anyone hiring in market research or Analytics?
To sum it up. No PhD right now, stop asking. I have no idea what I'm doing with my life, but that's ok. Seriously happy to be done with school and can't wait to start a career. More time to read, write, and paint.
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