a little bit of long-awaited freedom!
I turned in my thesis paper! For the first time in 13 months, I have no homework, no reading, nothing when I get home!!! (Except for the MPRE. grrr.) It's amazing to go to work, make a little progress on my interesting projects, then leave it all there and not have to think about it until I go back the next day. I'm rediscovering these things called "friends" that I haven't seen in a while and becoming one with my maxed-out DVR.
Co-op is going well. I'm the only full-time intern, so I'm really treated as a regular employee. I have my own assignments, and work on some projects with attorneys or other interns. My main project is getting ready to leave the research and planning stage and enter the "so what are we going to about it?" phase. I'm actually enjoying health policy work than I thought I would. Not to say that there aren't days where I miss working in a courtroom and seeing actual clients and cases every day as in my last co-op, but this is a great experience thus far. I am getting to help with a little fact investigation on the litigation side of the office, which is a nice change of pace every once in a while. Tomorrow we're attending a legislative hearing, which should be interesting. Field trips are always fun, except for the "wearing a suit" part. But it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
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Hi Amy,
I'm a prospective student looking at the JD/MPH program here at Northeastern and Tufts. I'm glad to see that you are using some of your MPH knowledge in the work place. I was wondering if you could tell me more about what it would be like as a dual degree student, what kind of job careers JD/MPH students take on, as well as whether or not you think the dual degree is paying off? Thanks!
Posted by: Kristen | October 9, 2009 11:43 AM