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Hey, everyone. I’m a junior at Stockton University, graduating Spring 28. If you haven’t seen the news about it, the university announced today they were laying off 21 staff positions (14 faculty, 7 professional staff) due to ongoing financial issues. They took out a 24.6 million dollar deficit for FY 27 and will run out of money in their operating accounts by FY 31, I believe, if they keep burning money at this rate. Anyways, it’s definitely been a huge concern on campus. A lot of people are going to worst case scenarios (myself included) and are preparing to get a degree from a university that closes which is another issue, but others are suggesting that since Stockton drives a lot of jobs in the area the state will force a merger with Rutgers or Rowan like they did with NJCU. What do you guys think? I’m in the camp that the state might just dissolve the university.

Hello, nurses. I’m a non-nurse but come from a relatively large nursing family. My mother is an NP and started in bedside in 2003. My grandmother worked as a nurse for 54 years and worked in either a hospital or surgery center the whole time (OR, post-op, ER, et cetera) from 1964 to 2018. My likely eventual sister-in-law is a new nurse as well, and I have some other relatives who have been in nursing since the 90s. While my relatives have stories dating back to the 1960s, I’ve noticed that the newer nurses I know seem to face these situations but amplified to an extreme due to lack of support, insane patients and family, overwork, and more. While every nurse in every timeframe faces insanity within their career, especially working bedside, it seems almost unmanageable now. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but why is bedside such an awful situation now in many places seemingly compared to the past?

I am a 20 year old incoming junior pursuing a degree in mathematics at a state university in NJ. I am currently on track to be a secondary school teacher, with the hope of one day becoming an administrator. While I love the classroom, and finding jobs as a secondary math teacher in my area is easier compared to finding many other roles, I’ve been considering pivoting my education to cater to roles that provide for my desired lifestyle while also, if possible, incorporate my love of mathematics.

My financial goals are to be able to eventually buy a home in Southern NJ fit for one to two people, and contribute approximately 5,000 to a Roth IRA each year while affording the necessities of life. I’d also like to travel overseas once a year at a moderate cost. I currently have no student debt and my family is supportive of me living at home until I am financially stable enough to move out.

What careers suit this lifestyle and align with a math major?

Hi, everyone. I’m a college student studying math and have been made aware of the alternate route teaching program. I’m in NJ and after looking into it saw that a lot of districts look down on it due to a lack of student teaching. For anyone that has done alternate route, have you found that it made finding a job as a math teacher more difficult?

Hello, everyone. I was hoping for a bit of advice on my situation.

For a bit of background, I’m almost 20 and just finished my sophomore year of college. I am currently a math major concentrated in education, and wanted to work in the public school system for a long time. This did not change after finishing my first round of student teaching and substituting, either. However, lately I’ve become interested in going to graduate school for math, and after speaking to advisors about how to make my application most competitive, I’ve come to the conclusion that I would need to switch my major to general math to complete necessary coursework.

This would mean that if I were not admitted to a graduate program, I wouldn’t have a fallback to being a teacher (which I would still be fine with), since licensure at my school is tied to the education concentration. This would leave me without an occupation for at least a year. While I have no doubt that I will be able to get a job as a math teacher in my state with a certification, I don’t know if I’m comfortable giving up the security of being able to job hunt right after graduation if things don’t go my way graduate school wise. I know I’ll also regret it if I don’t switch and lose my graduate school potential, as well. Do you think I should err towards the side of caution, or make the switch?

Hey, everyone. I’ve posted on here before but it’s been ages. I wanted to ask if anyone on here went the post-bacc or alternate route to become a math teacher with a general BS in mathematics? The reason I’m asking is because I’m considering switching from my education-focused math major to the general math major to keep more doors open, take more classes, but I’d lose the easy path to licensure if I did that (would have to go alt route or do a two-year post bacc to do observation). For reference, I’m in NJ. Wondered if anyone could chime in with advice?

Hello. I’m a 19 year old male going for a cardiology appointment in a month. I’ve been having on-and-off sharp, localized pains very sensitive to touch. I understand this is likely muscular rather than cardiac, but I am going to cardiologist to rule out anything concerning. I’m also a very anxious person, and am worried about becoming tachycardic during the EKG. If this happens, can the cardiologist still interpret it and what are some things I can do to prevent this from happening?