<p>My sister is starting grad school on Monday at the same school she was at for undergrad. She was on a full scholarship, graduated with a 4.0 in Journalism-PR and was much loved by the department. She has been given a grad assistantship, and thought she was going to be working with students, but will actually be in charge of camera/equipment checkout and making sure that another department doesn't take away the old chemical darkroom area. She isn't happy with the assignment, and has already made several of her professors mad because of it. She has a bad outlook about her classes and is just being an all-around not-nice person.<br>
At this point, would it be okay to suggest taking a gap semester and going some place else for her masters in the spring? Our mom and I think this would be the best option for her at this point, but we aren't sure how to suggest it, or if this would even be a viable option.
Thanks!</p>
<p>The problem with moving to another program at this point is that if she has already made her department mad, she isn't likely to get very good recommendations from them, thereby greatly lowering her chances of getting into another program.</p>
<p>No offense, but your sister needs to get a grip. She should be happy she is in a program with funding, esp. for masters. She also should have found out what the assistanship involved before committing, so she could have declined graciously (although I still think that would have been crazy). What she needs to do is make nice with everyone and perform above the pack for the rest of the year. She may decide she likes it after all - after all, no students means no grading and more time to do well in her classes. Or if she wants to go elsewhere, she can get good letters. As a masters student, though, she probably shouldn't have expected to work that closely with other students - that is generally for PhD students, although there are exceptions.</p>