Money conversations podcast episode with Danielle Hall
Are you considering graduate school and wondering if it’s worth it? We’ve got you covered!
In this episode of the money conversations podcast series, Making Waves financial services coordinators, Leticia (“Leti”) Perez and Briggitte (“Gigi”) Bolanos Vieyra, sat down with Danielle Hall, college success coach at Making Waves, for a candid conversation on the financial and career considerations around grad school decisions.
Danielle shared about her personal graduate school journey pursuing a Master of Science, or M.S., degree in college counseling and student development, covering topics like:
- Time, cost, and job considerations in deciding if graduate school is right for you
- How to align your graduate school degree with your career growth goals
- Choosing between public and private universities and different program options
- How to pay for graduate school and manage your college budget
- How to maximize the financial and career benefits of graduate school
“Honestly now that I’ve been through it, I think it was the best fit for me,” Danielle shared. “The program, the people, the connections, the jobs that I had, the assistantships, the traveling that I did – I don’t regret any of those experiences even though it cost me a lot of money.”