Bachelors - Work - Masters? (8 Viewers)

Hambon

Lion of the Desert
Apr 22, 2005
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#22
It's going on, bro...

I finished studying half of the material and the exams are coming closer and closer.

Sometimes, I'm wondering why I got to studying again!!!

25 days to the exams.

Allah ye 3enak habeeby...

your avatar says it all :D
 
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HelterSkelter

HelterSkelter

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Apr 15, 2005
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    Well thats what Auditors around here do.Make companies sweat:D.You'd probably make lots of CEO's take inspiration from your avatar;)
     
    Apr 15, 2006
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    #26
    i just graduated, nad im working in HP. as i've been told, working for some time before doing ur masters is a good option. the experience will definitely count... and the money u get.... well, you know... :eyebrows:
     

    Alex66

    Senior Member
    Jul 14, 2006
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    #27
    I have a Masters degree in Marketing- so Master, cause here in "eastern" Europe everybody wants master (Bachelor isnt taken so highly)
     

    d.nico

    Senior Member
    Apr 23, 2003
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    #30
    i just graduated, nad im working in HP. as i've been told, working for some time before doing ur masters is a good option. the experience will definitely count... and the money u get.... well, you know... :eyebrows:
    Yup, i agree. i continued my master after i graduated bachelor. but i don't think it's a good decision.
     

    Martin

    Senior Member
    Dec 31, 2000
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    #33
    It's a good idea to work for a while after you get your bachelor. It's also a way to clear up your priorities and find out what you want to do. If it turns out you love your job maybe there's not much point in going back to school. Or maybe you find out like I did that after a while you get bored because you'd like to be working at a higher level with more difficult problems to solve. (Although I always knew I wanted to get a masters).

    In any case, it's a useful breather from school. Also, if you have any debt in student loans and stuff like that you can stabilize your financial situation before you spend another period of time spending money and making any.

    But like others have said, I'm sure it depends on your field. I did engineering, your managerial stuff might be quite different.
     

    swag

    L'autista
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    Sep 23, 2003
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    #36
    It's a good idea to work for a while after you get your bachelor. It's also a way to clear up your priorities and find out what you want to do. If it turns out you love your job maybe there's not much point in going back to school. Or maybe you find out like I did that after a while you get bored because you'd like to be working at a higher level with more difficult problems to solve. (Although I always knew I wanted to get a masters).

    In any case, it's a useful breather from school. Also, if you have any debt in student loans and stuff like that you can stabilize your financial situation before you spend another period of time spending money and making any.

    But like others have said, I'm sure it depends on your field. I did engineering, your managerial stuff might be quite different.
    I have to agree with some of what Martin said here, and not just because I worked for a couple of years between my bachelor's and grad school.

    Unless you plan to go into teaching, you can spend so much time in consecutive years in academia that you can become wholly disconnected to what you actually might do with that education in the end. A break of real work experience gives you a chance to look around and re-assess before diving in for a few more years.

    However, I would also recommend a couple of other things:

    * If you have any thoughts on going to grad school later, take your qualification exams as soon as you can. The exams can be weighted towards stuff you take your freshman and sophomore years, and you will forget a lot of it quickly. (The exams also have an expiration date, so you have to time it with the timing you expect to be in the "real world" before returning to grad school.)

    * Don't plan on going back to grad school too much later. It's not just the exams. It gets a lot harder to get back to the rhythm of schoolwork and the impact to your social life and financial lifestyle the longer you're out.

    * If/when you do apply for grad school, consider applying for a PhD program instead of a Master's degree. Why? You can still wind up with your masters (most programs give you an out to cut out "early") and PhD candidates get a lot more funding options.
     

    sateeh

    Day Walker
    Jul 28, 2003
    8,020
    #38
    Bachelors In Business Administration.I picked HR as my major.What was your major Rebel?

    Ive received different answers to this question btw,like everything else.Getting a straight answer out of this world is impossible::confused:.Anyway,there are people who've said that if you work after doing your Masters,you go into the industry with more knowledge,but with less experience.And people who look at it differently have said that gaining some experience before you do your masters is more beneficial.So basically its an opporunity cost betweene experience and knowledge.

    PS.Dont major universities in Europe and the US prefer candidates with some sort of work experience over candidates with no work experience when it comes to MBA?
    i will find myself in the same situation in year's time, so good question.

    After discussions with many people from work in here the recommendation is that
    to always continue on with you're masters if you could. Because if you start working you will simply not find the time and eventually give it up.

    So go for it i guess. But consider the certification part that Rebel mentioned as well.

    about the MBA, most universities would want require 1 year experience so you can enrol.However it is different for other post graduate courses that do no have that requirement.

    EDIT: the best situation would be working in company while doing your masters either part time or full time
     

    Turdhead

    Chickenegro no funny
    Jan 14, 2005
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    #39
    I recommend you don't seek advice about your future on a forum full of idiots.

    It depends entirely on the job you are going for etc. Look into what you need. 9 times out of 10 you are better going for experience. Unless your job requires the extra qualifications, don't waste your time.

    Douche.
     

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