Today is going to be my first day of my Masters course at uni. I am really excited, to meet 14 other people who are going to be doing an MA with me, but also really worried.
I have been offered a job with a great pay, but in a field which has nothing to do with my degree. If I decide to take the job, I will need to drop my MA course, BUT I will earn a lot of money, and have prospects to raise to the position of a Director within 5 years, which could take me up to £80,000 a year.
I really want to do my MA, and if I do my MA, I will have more prospects of doing something in my field (Criminology), and something I really truly like, but as I do not get a loan this year, I will struggle to pay my MA off.
I wish University was free. Or not as expencive. Like in Canada.
I am absolutely unsure what to do. It is my make or brake day, so....wish me luck all.
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"If your life is such that you're placing all your hopes in a politician, then may I humbly suggest you get yourself a crate of superlager and a cardboard box and stop wasting everyone's time''
congrats...is your MA more specialised than the broad blanket of criminology?...cause i know that encompases a fair bit of psychology and sociology as well
on the flip side you could do what i did....work for a few years to pay your university fees without the added stress of having to worry about them
I looked at my modules, and its heavely contrencated on theory and psychology. Which is cool, as I thought it will be all about Sociology again. I did sociological aspects or 3 years, so I guess this will be a welcome change.
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cool...i was never great at the psychology side of my initial course (forensic psychobiology) and so i left the psychology side behind and went purely for forensic science
good luck though...your thread also reminded me that i start back at uni on monday after 5 months of doing absolutely nothing
I think its the money which attracted me the most. Spending 3 years as a student, and then being offered a good paid job, sounded really good.
I am not sure if I would end up liking this job (its recruitment consultancy)
I would, eventually like to persue a career relating to my degree, which makes me think short term solution might not be the answer.
I really don't know, in all honesty.
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"If your life is such that you're placing all your hopes in a politician, then may I humbly suggest you get yourself a crate of superlager and a cardboard box and stop wasting everyone's time''
Most people change careers a few times in their life. Can you take a part time load of classes for your Masters and work? Honestly it sounds like you have an opportunity presented to you that not many other people get.
Though you could now go to school, with much more experience, and a genuine desire to learn, rather than being at the 'correct' age, but not necessarily the correct station.
I say do the MA if that's what your heart is set on. Otherwise, many people don't wind up working in their degree field, yet still have great quality of life. For example, I have a friend who used to be a civil engineer and now he's the leader of Iran.
long hours=loss of quality of life=no time to spend all that money on enjoying life
money doesn't make you happy. It just makes it easier to do the things you enjoy. But if you have no time to do the things you enjoy, where's the joy in money?
I'm all for making boatloads of cash but not at that cost. 90 hours/week is just excessive. You never see your kids grow up, you never eat dinner with your family, etc.
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