Applying for a next education. Advice while working.

On 08/02/07, Joel Bryan Juliano <joelbryan.julianogmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a half a year on completing my college degree, and
I'm thinking
> of applying for a masters degree. I like to know more
about computers
> and programming, it's my very interests. The second
choice I have is
> MBA, but the cost of education is not cheap and I'm not
rich though,
> and would likely to work after college, I'm thinking of
working while
> studying masters degree, and I want to ask the
experiences of people
> with similar situations, that are currently applying or
successfully
> completed their masters or PhD while working and
studying. How did
> you manage both of your time for school and work?

> Does studying masters
>  really require all of your time? Is it worth it? Can
you give me your most
> helpful advice on this matters. I apologize I have to
send this to Sounder,
> I really don't have lot's of contacts to talk about
this matters... 

My personal opinion is: If your masters is worth pursuing
then it's
going to be difficult to manage a FULL time masters AND a
FULL time
job -- your graduate studies should be challenging enough to
demand
your full attention, and then some (I worked 50-60+ hour
weeks --
research-based MSc (2 years)).

You're also going to find some masters that are worthless
and some
that are fantastic. My advice is to ask the school whether
they can
put you in touch with a few students who are currently in
the program,
preferably people in your situation: i.e. you're still an
undergrad (I
presume you're in an American "college" (i.e.
university/degree
granting institution)) so you should be speaking to students
who
jumped from their undergraduate degree to graduate studies
without a
break.

Ask them what they think about their program(s) and see if
it's for
you. You're going to spend two years of your life on this so
make sure
it's the right decision for you.

Eric.

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