Study or work?

This is one question i’d like to post to those recently graduated (read: less than 10 yrs) from any institution of higher learnings & just joined the workforce: Do you feel like going back to your student days, where everything was less hectic and less stressful? :) I have always thought of ditching work, and go back to school. But then again, i won’t have the cash to fund my life if i’m not working.

I have given the thought of getting a Masters degree together with work, but I have promised myself when I graduated that I won’t be studying while working – i would only work or study, but not both at the same time. I’ve seen the trouble some of my colleagues went thru while studying part-time – coping with assignments, tests, exams – those things makes me think many times when I had the thought of going back to school.

I have this thought – why not i just take 1-2 yrs off work, and go abroad like Australia or UK to further my studies? If some people can just do that, why can I? Then again, those people who can afford to that have families to support them financially, while I have to finance myself if I were to ever think of furthering my studies. Unless, of course, I struck lottery and become filthy rich…. ehehe :)

For now, the only means of studying would be through reading the management books. I guessed I’ll hang out at Borders more often :)

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2 Responses to “Study or work?”

anucia February 25th, 2007 at 10:41 pm

Study definitely!

I never thought i’d say this, but there’s nothing quite like a student’s life.

I share the same as you-honestly, working part time at a book cafe in Aussie can earn you almost the same as you do here…so i really dont know what is stopping this plan from materialising. Fear of the unknown i guess.

Good luck, hope it all falls into place.

ashotiwoth February 25th, 2007 at 11:40 pm

anucia – that’s what I thot – studying time definitely rocks (with exception of the tests and exams lah!)… my cousin who used to study in aussie too says the same thing – she works part-time in a cafe and she’s able to fund her Europe trip! i definitely would want to re-think about work :P

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