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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess words like "Winchester" and "Hagerstown" are dirty words among this crowd.

I would NOT go to grad school unless (1) you're not adding to your student debt and/or (2) you'll be assured or nearly so of increased salary. [/quote]

If she works in Fairfax or DC, she will put more than what she's saving on housing into her gas tank. And she'll spend hours in the car each day. It's not worth it, especially when you have small children. Employers in the far flung burbs also don't pay as much as the employers in the close in burbs or downtown. [/quote]

And the increase in pay you'd get in the close-in burbs is more than made up by an increase in rent and an increase in crowds to run daily errands (seriously, compare the crowds at the Winchester/Front Royal Targets to the crowd at the Potomac Yard Target). I'd rather make $9/hr in Winchester than $12/hr in Fairfax or $13/hr in DC. Now if OP can get a place in Frederick, that might work -- MARC access, good schools, reasonably vibrant scene. Not all of us get to live in Old Town, the hip parts of DC, or Bethesda, nor should we really.

Now the "no car' thing is a more serious consideration, but still ... why the need for grad school? It just seems too many folks go to grad school out of a "gee, I don't know what else to do" vibe instead of a "hey, this will really further my career" or "hey, this sounds really interesting" vibe.

It just seems the barriers to entry for Section 8 and the such serve more to dissuade honest folks that do need assistance than the grifters who have the time and will to rip off the system. [/quote]

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