Would I be mad to do another Masters?

[J77]

Good. Thanks honey.
A decision will be made in due course.
Maybe.

So you just wanted someone to tell you it would be OK to do another masters...

...should've stuck this in the n&s forum for that kind of reply

 

[tastebud]

So you just wanted someone to tell you it would be OK to do another masters...

...should've stuck this in the n&s forum for that kind of reply

Nooooooooo, it's cos she's my mate irl.
And I saw her last night but don't really feel that I'm at the stage where I want to start talking about thinking about doing another masters.
I'm very grateful to the replies on this thread actually - starting a thread here means that I really *am* torn.
I agree with a lot of what people say on this thread, but the main trouble is that I agree with both the for & against arguments.

 

[Hollis]

I think people should do whatever they want really.

Who's gonna stack the shelves in Morrisons then?

 

[tastebud]

Who's gonna stack the shelves in Morrisons then?

masters students?

 

[zenie]

Nooooooooo, it's cos she's my mate irl.
And I saw her last night but don't really feel that I'm at the stage where I want to start talking about thinking about doing another masters.
I'm very grateful to the replies on this thread actually - starting a thread here means that I really *am* torn.
I agree with a lot of what people say on this thread, but the main trouble is that I agree with both the for & against arguments.

Just put yes and no in a hat

 

[Pingu]

Just put yes and no in a hat

aye

become a balo cultist and live life by a series of random decisions...

would certainly be more fun (although could also be a bit more dangerous too)

 

[Relahni]

ohhh... please stop telling me i should do a phd

do a phd.

blag a university to pay you £10,000 a year to do it as well.

Earn money and study.

 

[zenie]

aye

become a balo cultist and live life by a series of random decisions...

would certainly be more fun (although could also be a bit more dangerous too)

A what?

I quite like the idea of living life like that

 

[SubZeroCat]

Would you be mad? No

Are you already mad so it doesn't actually make a difference? Yes

Seriously though, do it if you really want to - you clearly have the learning bug and if you don't do *something* you'll resent your job, kill your colleagues and hate life (or something). Just have a good think about what is available and what you would enjoy best, consider your choices etc

 

[tastebud]

do a phd.

blag a university to pay you £10,000 a year to do it as well.

Earn money and study.

I got more than that when I did my last Masters & it still didn't feel like enough to live on.

But anyway... PhDs are miserable. Utterly miserable. I think I'd be better off doing a more vocational type masters.
You don't *study* as such when you do a PhD anyway... just rsrch the same miserable thing for three miserable years!
The *study* side of a masters is what appeals to me the most - lessons & that.

Seriously though, do it if you really want to - you clearly have the learning bug and if you don't do *something* you'll resent your job, kill your colleagues and hate life (or something). Just have a good think about what is available and what you would enjoy best, consider your choices etc

It's kind of a tough one, I was talking about this to BA last night & most of what I ended up saying was that a lot of the time I absolutely love my job, & often leave work feeling really happy.
But I guess I'm not overly enthused by the *specific* industry that I'm in, iyswim. The individual projects are cool, but I think I'd like to end up doing something, that as a whole, really motivates me.
I'm still really undecided.
Another thing that came up last night was the fact that I'd probably have to work + study. Not much fun.

Thanks btw W. xx

(*Waits for hollis to come over & say & pull your socks up*. )

 

[D]

Sorry it took forever to respond:

MPA = Master of Public Administration

I don't know how the degree is regarded in the UK, but in the US there are some really well respected MPA programs in a variety of fields.