Top 7 grad programs that interest me

[desh]

Top 7 grad programs that interest me. In approximate order of how interested I am. As I've said for awhile, I'll probably try for one just as soon as I'm interested enough in one that it rises above the others. Which could be years and years away, and that's fine.

1. MBA, probably specializing in logistics or some other less common specialty. (Edit: Non-profit management? Do good and be not-poor at the same time? Do they even have that specialty?)
2. Masters in Linguistics
3. Masters in Library Science
4. Law school
5. Professional baseball umpiring school
6. Whatever sort of degree you need nowadays to teach high school
7. Some sort of Ph.D. in communications, sociology, linguistics, or some combination thereof, studying internet communication

Yes, math is not on there at all. I've come to terms with this.

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re: 2

[noames.livejournal.com]

Not that I'm advocating against an MA in Linguistics or anything (people in glass houses shouldn't call the kettle black, and all that) but just keep in mind that it's not a very useful degree. There are some jobs for computational linguists (which is, I'm guessing, what you're interested in) but not a whole lot of 'em, as far as I know.

That being said, if you DO go back for linguistics, I expect to hear all about it. My brain may be atrophying from all the TV I'm watching, but I've still got enough left to mooch the learning from other people.

Re: 2

[desh]

Yeah, computational linguistics. I have a theory that you should get your undergrad degree in whatever field you enjoy, and then a grad degree in something that leads to a good career; one that, hopefully, you also happen to like. I'm well aware that a grad degree in linguistics kind of goes against that. (Not to knock your job or anything; I just don't think it's for me.) But linguistics is really really cool, so it's tempting anyway. Maybe.

And re TV: I've definitely gotten dumber since college. It's a shame. But West Wing is so cool. My ReplayTV is simultaneously the best and worst thing to ever happen to me.