EDAD Graduate Assistant Experiences Two
David Merriman
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10/31/2016
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EDAD graduate assistants talk about their experiences.
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- [00:00:00.893]Hello everyone, my name is Jeff Beavers,
- [00:00:02.877]PhD student in the EDAD program and I'm here to talk to you
- [00:00:04.984]a little bit about why you might want to consider
- [00:00:07.069]being a graduate assistant in our program.
- [00:00:09.331]Just to give you a little bit of background,
- [00:00:11.272]when I began as a PhD student, I had a 2 year old
- [00:00:14.387]and then we had our second child during my first semester
- [00:00:17.987]and it was very overwhelming trying to balance
- [00:00:20.003]both work and school.
- [00:00:21.125]So if you're able to consider it, here's a few reasons why.
- [00:00:24.449]One, you're able to focus a lot more on the program.
- [00:00:28.535]When you're able to be a full time student
- [00:00:30.795]and work as part time as a GA, it really helps you
- [00:00:34.193]to just wrap your mind around what's going on
- [00:00:37.275]in your classes and kind of take more hold
- [00:00:39.211]of what's going on in school.
- [00:00:40.428]Another reason is being closer to the department.
- [00:00:42.871]You get to know our faculty a lot better.
- [00:00:44.547]You learn a lot more about what classes to take
- [00:00:46.609]and why to take them and how to strategize
- [00:00:48.588]to get through the program.
- [00:00:49.872]And the last reason that I have
- [00:00:51.671]is that you have a strong support network.
- [00:00:53.431]It's great having other grad assistants
- [00:00:55.249]to be able to talk to and visit with
- [00:00:57.022]and it just really helps push you through the program
- [00:01:00.145]on those moments when you're having doubts,
- [00:01:02.609]but then you turn around at the end of the semester
- [00:01:05.184]and you're really proud of what you've done.
- [00:01:06.785]I really think it's been a lot easier for me
- [00:01:08.631]to get through the program by being a GA.
- [00:01:12.428]And also it's been a much more enjoyable experience.
- [00:01:14.668]I haven't focused so much on just getting done,
- [00:01:16.727]I've really focused a lot on the journey
- [00:01:18.345]and all the things that go along with it.
- [00:01:20.551]So please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
- [00:01:23.127]If it's not an option for you,
- [00:01:24.427]we're here for you as resource.
- [00:01:25.809]And best of luck to you.
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