Is it worth doing the Masters?

Question

I'm currently in my final year of Aerospace engineering and the grades aren't looking up, maybe 2:2 or pass would be the final grade due to my own fault in committing too much in sports...
As it's quite difficult to find a job in aerospace in such a narrow industry and with lower grades, I've started doing a masters (MSc) in design and management as what's what I've come to realise I enjoy throughout the course.
Is it worth it for me to actually do a course in MSc or just start job hunting in aerospace engineering anyway?
Would a MSc in Managment and Science help me to get a job easier?

Also, would my extra curricular activities actually help on the CV? There are myths that it doesnt realy help if you have low grades anyway...

sori,i havent started the msc.
i meant i've started to consider doing a msc...my bad

Answer 1

if you are willing to live in a major city then yes

or if you live in one

you will sell for a high dollar on the market

the masters can sell in alot of areas besides your field

Answer 2

It very much depends on your original degree subject area, and the type of work you want to do. Some Master's degrees, as said before, are best suited to people who have a few years experience of work first, as they will draw on that experience. Someone has mentioned the MBA as one which falls into that category. A Master's degree in Education is also like that, and many specificially require you to be a practising teacher while you study for your master's degree (which of course you then complete as a part-time student). On that note, studying for an MA/MSc etc on a part-time basis while you are working sounds like a very tough undertaking, but it's now an option many people go for. As well as allowing you to draw on your work experience, it also means that after student life, you can start earning, which is important for most new graduates. Also, if the qualification is directly related to your job, and will benefit your employer, it may be possible to get both financial and time incentives from your employer which make the whole thing more affordable, and more manageable. My advice is: if you can find a job without the M-level qualification, go for it, and take the Master's part-time at a later date, and even consider going on to doctoral study (once again, many can be financially amd time supported by employers). And yes, as a previous poster said - go for the highest level of education you can - it will never be wasted! Good Luck

Answer 3

Perspective ! That's what you want. Perspective...

Go with what you enjoy of course in balance with the practical.

That is just the way of America: all boils down to practicality first, and appearances second. That is perhaps why grades are of such a focus.

You have a dilemma, yes? torn between two appearances.
What you want to arrive at is evidence.

Till such time as you can really choose which path resonates with you -- which will be felt in the Heart, not the Mind -- you will do best to go to those who know the reality, which is to say, those whose experience centers on helping you with the practical side: recruiters in the human resource departments of corporations; also see the counselors who specialize in aerospace engineering, for example.

You will want to do informational interviews with these types of professionals, and you will do justice to come up with creative ideas as to how to go about doing this, which actually is not difficult. 'Just requires a little moxie and perspective.

Again, the practical is the grounding element that you need. You certainly do not want speculation from loose sources but rather very specific sources. Reading won't do it, listening to the appeal won't do it.

Just hold your ground and own it ! And be silent about the inner stirrings... Save that -- the inner-- for those who know.

So provide your Mind ammo, something it can chew on. Meanwhile, drop all the rhetorical aspects and fears and just go knock on some professor's door or corporate engineer's door and find out just what is the likelihoods of it all. Also, look into the Design and Management aspect as well, for you may find that this is or is not what you conceived of it to be and the engineering may be most favorable after all -- regardless of your supposed gpa...

When the mind is given things to chew on, it does not get in the way of the workings of the Heart; and through this means of displacing the Mind, you will find your answer: that we can guarantee you.

The mind's result is always a merry-go-round if you use it as the pathway to resolve of your dilemma. It seldom if ever works but only gives the impression that you are moving forward and accomplishing what you set out to do, while in fact you are only going in circles that display differing events on the same theme.

Illusion, all of it.

If the true reason why your gpa of 2.2 is due to too much focus on Sports, then simply don't do sports. Salvage that energy you would otherwise put into Sports by placing your energy on creating ways to provide yourself with the answers on whether to do the engineering routine or the design and managment routine... See?

If there is another reason, however, and you find that Design and Managment is truly what you want, then do that. Just be honest. Once you decide, entrust your decision only with those with whom you can entrust it, see?, those who ' hear ' you and allow you to have space and even make a few mistakes, for that is okay, too. Lighten up !

Now, don't go out and talk alot to those who have no direct experience with what you face here, see?, for this will defeat your purpose. You would only get all anxious and confused on it and all this sort of thing, for the outcome would be but an old trick of the mind wanting to get attention...and validity.

Pay it none... Just relax and set out to knock on a door or two, those in both fields of AeroSpace Engineering and that of Design and Management...

In either case -- and I know that this might sound a little like that of platitudes -- you will be importing to the field into which you plan to endeavor. People make 'it' happen: 'it' does not make people.

To talk with those who know is extremely practical and dimensional, and above all human. You will get intriguing insights that you would not otherwise simply by idle chatter or reading volumes on the subject. The active way here will help you burn off the anxiety and residual apprehension and fears and confusion; and by this, things will become as clear as the day, and the answer will become more and more clear.

Answer 4

Definitely to the MSc, to be honest if you want to continue in Aerospace Engineering, you really don't have much choice.

But its not too late to put everything into your B.Eng...you'd e surprised how much really hard work from now until finals can pay off.

But enjoy it and embrace it. With a decent masters and all of your sporting activities any empolyer would be seriously interested in you.

Good luck.

xSx

Answer 5

Hi lovegirl,

Yes it is worth it, You will probably need a 2.2 at least to be accepted on an MSc programme.

Concentrate on getting the best possible degree at the moment. you have plenty of time to think about a masters.

If you do a masters it will give you an edge. The universities are churning out graduates like there is no tomorrow.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

Answer 6

Would a MSc in Managment and Science help me to get a job easier?
my answer....can i join the mile high club with you?

Answer 7

A lot of Masters courses won't accept you with anything less than a 2:1

Answer 8

I would say continue with your masters and give it 100% of sweat, hard work and effort. Get a good grade then you're sorted. It'd be a shame to quit now, just give it everytrhing you've got to make sure you get 2.2.

You can do it so make it happen.

Answer 9

I would say do it, because if you like school, stay in it as long as possible. Once you get out of schoo, chances are, you will not find the energy to go back.