GRE Advice?

I did before going back to get my master's, yep. I remember being VERY worried before taking it, VERY busy and unable to prepare much, and then finding the actual test rather anticlimactic. As in, not nearly as hard as I expected. You're smart, I don't think you need to worry.

Meanwhile, congrats on this new direction... can you tell me more? Will you be in school full-time, or working too? What are you going for (both degree and in terms of career/ work)?

Well, I'm going to try to be a secondary math teacher. I miss my math, sitting here in this cubicle writing applications for travel agents. And I'm starting to feel like I could make a contribution to some poor math-hating or underencouraged kids.

I've been talking to a local college with a good reputation about a masters degree in teaching, and it looks like a very good program. (Meaning I think that they try to make good teachers, not just teachers.) The thing is that I don't know if I'll be a good math teacher, but I guess I'm going to try anyway. If that doesn't work out but if my scores are good enough, I may just try to go all the way through phd in math and see what happens.

Excellent! I was wondering if that's what it would be.

I still remember my 7th and 8th grade math teacher, Donna. I was a math whiz back then but then stalled in H.S. with my stupid (male) math teacher. Which is not to say that all male math teachers are horrible and all female ones are wonderful, at all. I do think there is something important for girls about having a female math teacher, though.

I think you'd be really, really good at it.

Have you looked into the financial aid opportunities available to math teachers? I think female math teachers get extra goodies.

I did, FreeDuck. The only thing that saved me was the verbal part. Math was my failing point. Got admitted, however, and ended up with a 4.0 average. Good luck, gal.

I wouldn't sweat it, if someone as retarded as I am did well with zero prep I'm sure you will do well.

Good going, Letty! That is encouraging.

Dys, there you go pretending to be retarded again.

Thanks for that. All of my good math teachers in middle and high school were women. I had three excellent male ones at the college level, though. So I know what you mean.


We have the HOPE scholarship here for high demand subjects -- Math being one of those. I can probably get all tuition paid for but won't be able to work for a year, so that's where the real cost comes in. I'm hoping that if my scores are good I can start shopping for scholarships or fellowships or whatever you call them at that level.