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To: John Carragher who wrote (117370)	5/31/2005 12:17:51 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793778

It's worth going to graduate school in a lot of the sciences, not just if you want to go into academia. The federal government will jump you ahead several steps if you have an advanced degree. My husband's very job is the result of having a BS in chemical engineering and a MS in environmental science -- he got his job immediately upon getting his MS. And many of the large corporations are very impressed by Ph.D.s. Stopping at a Master's isn't much use in many sciences unless you want to teach high school, then it gets you a lot more money than just a BS. On the other hand, an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) is all you need to go to work in a museum, and a Master's in Urban Design is all you need to get a job in urban planning. It all depends on the career path. Some careers don't even need high school, e.g., I have no idea whether Emeril Lagasse graduated high school, but these days most executive chefs do go to cooking school, like CIA (Culinary Institute.) My sister is a career nurse who is working on a Master's degree in nursing so she can advance in administration.