1. Why did you go to grad school?

- I was teaching grade 2 in a private school for pennies, my mind was turning to gelatin, I was involved in campus/community radio and the radio folk would hang out in the grad student pub on campus. The grad students seemed to be having fun.

2. When did you go to grad school?

- I was 28 when I started.

2. What is a good reason to go to grad school?

- passion for your topic, need more intellectual challenges, you like the university environment, personal growth

3. What is a bad reason to go to grad school?

- to please your parents

4. What is the best state of mind to start grad school?

- I'm not sure you can choose your state of mind. You just do it. At the beginning of the program, it looked completely impossible to do, then you do it one step at a time. People are there to help you along the way, mostly, because they went through it. Sometimes you have to bleed..

5. What obvious and not so obvious things should I look for when choosing a program?

- funding funding funding...scholarship programs, grants, loans, jobs on campus. The grad school program that I am teaching in offers some funding to every student, these include TAships, research jobs, etc.

6. How on earth am I supposed to generate income?

- I guess the way you always have