I have a real dilemma. I have a day job that pays well but it an hour's drive away. I also have a part-time job that pays about half but is ten miles from home.
I'm a Senior at a University and am thinking about Graduate school. I need TIME to study for the GRE, my Classes, my research project, etc. I also need the money. Do I pick having money now over academic success later? I have to do something and soon! Can anyone help?
2007-08-28 03:50:37 · 9 answers · asked by marfaud 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Well, if your good paying DAY job won't let you MANAGE the place without a 4 year degree, that tells you something.
ASK THEM.
ASK them if they even consider you for managment with just 3 years of college.
Then you have to decide your fate. If you get passed over in favor of an outsider with NO experience but a BA degree, then you'll kick yourself in the back side forever.
2007-08-28 05:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was in such a hurry to get out of school when I was in undergrad. I left and went to work for a year. Then I decided I needed to go back to school to get my masters which is what I am currently doing. I think if you have the desire and luxury to be able to continue school you should. The older you get and longer you are away from school the more difficult it will be to go back. I would go with the part time job and start studying for the GRE. Good luck!
2007-08-28 03:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by Tara 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyday you turn on the news and they say that a college degree is what one needs to make enough money to live on these days and in the near future. It seems to me your deal is time and the truth is your going to have to sacrifice either way you go. My opinion would be go for graduate school or start looking for a job that will send you to graduate school. In the end you have to go with the option thats going to make you the happiest, cause no matter how much a job pays it sucks to go to it if you hate it.
2007-08-28 04:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by J P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, you will have to make the decision, but I'd keep the part time job and finish my bachelor's degree. Unless things have changed, you really can't study for the GRE. When I took it, it had three questions that could fit into my major. Take time off between your bachelor's and the start of grad school, but finish your bachelor's.
2007-08-28 03:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't leave for the job unless it's a unique opportunity. I didn't go to graduate school to get in on something from the ground up. It worked out for me as my name is getting pretty big in the industry. But if it's a common industry, it won't work out the same for you. You'll just disappear into a nothing job.
Think carefully before you take it. The paydays will come!
2007-08-28 03:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by Master C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask yourself this:
Which decision would make you the most sucessful in the long run?
I'd say be poor for a little while, finish out your schooling, do the best you can, get a good job and advance in that job.
You want mobility.
2007-08-28 03:58:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anthony 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should do both. Going to school and working but job you have while your in school will more than likely have to be part-time, but at least your going to grad school knowing that the outcome will be greater then instead of going out into the workforce now.
2007-08-28 04:59:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can live on your part time job do both (education/work)
Also, keep in mind you can always go back to college or u.
I had to stop because I needed a job to support my family.
Now I am back to school again.
Good luck!
2007-08-28 03:55:40 · answer #8 · answered by Sabine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The longer you prolong your education, the more difficult it will become. In my opinion, you should focus on school rather than work, an find ways to budget better.
2007-08-28 03:57:12 · answer #9 · answered by RZA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋