The first day...

Originally posted by New Faith
Personally I'd rather have good pay and survive in life then chase after an unsure dream.

Maybe that just my logic talking though.

What are you even talking about? Plenty of good jobs out there pay as well or better than a headhunter without having to work 90+. Plus having an MA makes "surviving" financially pretty damn easy.

Your "logic" is going to put you in an early grave while your widow remarries to some other dude that gets to enjoy your money.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
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.

Originally posted by clap
Long, long hours. I know a dude that's a headhunter that puts in 90+ per week. Screw that.

Who says every head hunter has to put in 90 hours a week anyway.

My Aunt does recruiting and she works 35-45 hours a week and brings home six figures after she had gotten some experience in the industry.

Good luck with it.

Though...do not complain about how much college costs, because it's WAAAAAAY more here in the US.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
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.

Money is not as valuable as passion.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
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.

What is preventing you from doing both? You're awfully close to finishing, so I think you could give school a brake for a while. If the money is right, then just about anything is worth it.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
I heard Unis in Canda are not expencive 😮

Best of Luck lil! 😊

Hit those books hard!

Thanks all.

I did an induction day, and from what I saw, the work is really hard. I need 180 credits by the end of this year, however, they say that the study time should be 10 hours per credit. So...that would make it 1 800 hours of study.

Its alot.

VVD - I was thinking of doing that - both things at once, however from what I have been told today, such might be an option only i I do the MA part-time, as opposed to full time.
Which might happen.

If I ind a job in my field, then it is possible they will fund me, and let me have the days off.

I need to look at my options carefully, I guess.

Thanks for the support all.

Don't give up on your masters, lil. If you can get this job now, without it, imagine the kind of job you can get with it. Just stick it out and, like Krunk'd said, work to do what you love.

Well, I don't know you well, but I wish you well, and good luck. 😕
😛 😉

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