Reddit mentions of Don't Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything

Grad school wasn't something I had generally considered because I liked to learn "on the job" and did have a few roles where I was reimbursed for side classes. I didn't see the point of it for myself and the industries I was.

Then I got burnt out working, had no idea what I wanted to next, and read Don't Go Back To School which ironically, along with interviewing a bunch of alum from a specific program I had always admired convinced me to apply.

The costs are crazy even after I received some scholarships :( I'm still in it but it's taught me how to learn in a completely different way, the network is great, and at that point in my life I considered the it the best investment of time and money that I could make in myself. I should also say that I only applied to one program, it's at NYU$$$, and it's not a typical graduate program (it's very unstructured and play focused, like kindergarten for adults). Most importantly, I knew why I wanted to go and at a high level, what I wanted to get out of it.