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still can't decide on what university qualification i want
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i have to decide on whether i want to do the 3 year course or 4 year masters course when i go back for my 3rd year in september
i still cannot decide and theres so many differences between the 2 in structure etc etc and i cant work out what to do thats best for me in terms of potential overall grade and what i want to do afterwards, of which im unsure still
im not even sure i want to continue with chemistry with maths and jsut go back to plain chemistry to give myself more options
arghh im going to go mad
i still cannot decide and theres so many differences between the 2 in structure etc etc and i cant work out what to do thats best for me in terms of potential overall grade and what i want to do afterwards, of which im unsure still
im not even sure i want to continue with chemistry with maths and jsut go back to plain chemistry to give myself more options
arghh im going to go mad
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I'd go for the masters if you've found the first two years relatively easy, got yourself a good 2:1 and you're not itching to get into the real world and earn some money (I was 2 years in). Only accumulating debt would put me off a masters if I liked the subject and saw a career in it.
He's going back for his third year...
i got an average 2:2 so far and improving
if i do 3 years next year will be worth 60% so i need a high 2:1 to get a 2:1 or in the 4years ill do better as its 40:40 for the next 2 years and that 2:2 will only be worth 20% but ill have less choice in what i want to do
such a hard balance
If you are unsure what you want to do after you graduate I would also still do the extra year as a) you will have a better qualification and b) you can have that extra year to think about what you want to go for.
Have a think about your career goals and if you wanna go into something that just needs you to be a graduate in an unspecified subject then I wouldn't do it as it won't be that useful and will waste more time/money of getting experience. If you want to work in the Chemistry side then I would probably do it.
i dont want to do a PHD after which you need to do, to get a job in chemical industry, i just want to teach it for A Level or something now so atm theres no need for a masters - i know i could probably get into high end financial work if i do a masters and get a 2:1 but i wont sell my soul sadly