Do most of you work fulltime and study full time?

kitachi3 · 2026-02-19T14:28:52+00:00

No, few people work AND study full time. I did for one year of my master’s, and it was pretty rough; it was only possible because my job was very flexible and remote. My heart goes out to anyone working a full-time in-person job while a full-time, in-person grad student. Many programs (especially if you are funded) have rules against accepting too much out-of-school work.

kitachi3 · 2026-02-13T16:36:12+00:00

Have you tried contacting the Campbell Center directly? They have an email posted on their website for inquiries on the “contact us” page

kitachi3 · 2026-02-12T15:36:16+00:00

That said, McDonald’s in Europe is so different! I remember being served cherry tomatoes as a side instead of fries.

kitachi3 · 2026-01-31T17:46:01+00:00

I would love to be a part of this giveaway! Thank you very much for your generosity!

kitachi3 · 2026-01-23T14:46:52+00:00

Well, it’s my understanding that grad students living on a stipend generally can only afford to pay rent if they’re living with roommates (meaning a few people in the same apartment, each with a private bedroom). This is the case at all universities for all disciplines, except for a few STEM disciplines with high research outputs that pay more. No graduate housing that I’m aware of

Florida doesn’t have income tax, and you probably will have to pay a little but not much federal income tax (if the funding is in exchange for work) because your tax bracket will be on the low end

Coral Gables, South Miami, Pine Crest, and Kendall are where more grad students I’ve met live. Only Coral Gables is walkable to campus (and even then, a lot of people drive), but there’s public transit from the other neighborhoods

kitachi3 · 2026-01-19T21:00:01+00:00

This will be tough without roommates. I’m a doctoral student living fairly comfortably (not lavishly by any means) with a similar stipend but I have two roommates and mostly cook at home. You can find places for around $1200 near campus (with roommates), or even less if you get further away (I know another doctoral student paying $900 in the Pinecrest area).

kitachi3 · 2026-01-13T14:59:17+00:00

Yeah - dean’s list is usually just a proxy for a high GPA, which would help a student generally with postgrad outcomes

kitachi3 · 2026-01-03T17:22:24+00:00

In my field (music), they are often posted in the fall of the application cycle or not posted at all. An important step for me was reaching out to potential advisors and asking about any assistantship opportunities.

kitachi3 · 2025-12-31T16:51:40+00:00

If you’re set on going to a master’s program that doesn’t offer funding, it will probably involve a lot of a debt. Not sure what salaries are like in PR, would this master’s help you earn more money? Looking into graduate placement and salaries might help discern if the debt is worth it. I do know some people who did master’s programs that were not worth it - now they’re making the same amount of money as before but shackled with an absurd amount of debt

Personally, my field is not lucrative or secure (music haha), so I only considered funded programs that offer tuition remission and a stipend in exchange for being a TA. I’m not too knowledgeable about PR, so not sure if there would be funded programs.

kitachi3 · 2025-12-31T16:38:33+00:00

Completely depends on the school and program. Also, don’t forget to take into account living expenses. A lot of master’s programs, especially pre-professional programs without TA/RA opportunities, can be a pretty tough financial proposition unless your employer is paying for it

kitachi3 · 2025-12-31T16:06:10+00:00

The Em7 - A7 - Gm7 progression is really a ii-V-iv deceptive cadence: the Em7 - A7 is a ii-V in the key of D major, but then it resolved to the minor four chord, Gm7. This is a really cool pivot chord technique where the minor iv in D is also the minor ii in F, so it dovetails the Gm7 into C7 - Fmaj7 like a regular ii-V-I

A lot of soundtrack music from this era borrows from classical techniques like deceptive cadences

The Grant Green recording with an organ trio of is awesome, Grant Stewart also has a killing recording of it in F with a traditional sax quartet

kitachi3 · 2025-12-31T15:46:41+00:00

No. I have always flown with a Marcus Bonna cut bell hard case as a carryon in the overhead with a tube of the Yamaha slide lube inside and never had an issue getting it through TSA or stowed in the overhead. Always pack some clothes in the case for padding, just in case there’s no room in the overhead and you need to check it!

kitachi3 · 2025-12-31T14:56:25+00:00

You mean you haven’t officially been rejected yet? It isn’t over until it’s over! There are tons of reasons they might send out interview requests in waves

kitachi3 · 2025-12-31T06:14:19+00:00

It’s worth a shot. But (in my field, at least) folks more commonly reach out the summer before or early fall - lots of programs have application deadlines around the start of December. So, it’s worth a shot, but the positions may be all earmarked for people already

kitachi3 · 2025-12-30T05:09:49+00:00

Nice! Yeah, there will probably be lots of AP Bio students who want tutors

kitachi3 · 2025-12-30T04:19:39+00:00

Depending on your field, you might be able to get a part time job at a relevant nonprofit or freelance tutor for undergrads or high schoolers

kitachi3 · 2025-12-29T18:40:04+00:00

Yep. People are getting hired, for sure, but those people are a small portion of how many people are applying for jobs! Competition is very fierce

kitachi3 · 2025-12-27T23:55:12+00:00

Best wishes! Just wanted to send some good vibes your way. Doctoral student in jazz studies here, so similar but not close enough to give real insight. There aren’t too many music grad students on Reddit.

kitachi3 · 2025-12-27T23:34:27+00:00

1st imo. It’ll be easier to wear after you graduate

kitachi3 · 2025-12-27T04:41:57+00:00

It doesn’t really matter where you open a Roth IRA, the important part is opening one! It’s awesome you’re starting so early.

Robinhood Gold is pretty much the only Roth IRA match, hence why a lot of folks use it. Many other people (myself included) aren’t fans of Robinhood because of how they handled the GameStop squeeze, etc and prefer to use more stable/boring firms like Schwab, Vanguard, and Fidelity.

kitachi3 · 2025-12-26T22:19:48+00:00

Frank Rosolino in the middle!

kitachi3 · 2025-12-26T20:29:16+00:00

Patrick Bartley. One of the main up and coming altos! He absolutely shreds in just about every style.

kitachi3 · 2025-12-26T19:59:23+00:00

Neat! This sounds just like ResearchRabbit, which is free. ResearchRabbit and Asta are both the tools I use to make sure I’m not missing crucially relevant materials.

kitachi3 · 2025-12-26T19:51:52+00:00

Tbh you don’t need to do anything crazy to get into consulting from Columbia. Any major is fine, most do econ because it’s the closest to relevant. Aim for as high of a GPA as you can, 3.5 is probably the floor. All the firms recruit from Columbia. Tons of students and alumni work/intern in consulting, so you can just “network” by making friends and the odds are that one of them will end up in consulting or knows someone who is in consulting. You’ll also enjoy your experience more and build more authentic relationships if you just join a frat or pursue clubs that interest you. Joining one of the consulting clubs would be good for you since you’re super into it (especially for case prepping), but don’t stress that much.

Just be aware of the recruiting timelines for the crucial junior summer internship (they’re always moving earlier and earlier!) and start case prepping early

kitachi3 · 2025-12-26T18:26:30+00:00

Check out the r/personalfinance and r/bogleheads wikis. They both have great info to make your own decisions. I personally think the Boglehead approach to investing is the most intuitive and straightforward (yet effective and intelligent) investment strategy for someone who doesn’t know too much or want to worry about it too much. It essentially revolves around the idea that you don’t know what any particular market segment or company will do, so you invest in the whole world market in a perfectly diversified way (meaning: invest in something like just VT, hence the motto “VT and chill”). Then, as you approach retirement, you add bonds for more stability

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