So I'm in a bit of trouble with my PhD, and I might not be able to continue, but if I'm proactive about it there's a good chance I'll be able to graduate.
However, the department offered me the opportunity to do a coursework-based MS in lieu of a PhD. It wouldn't be funded but I could apply for TAships and stuff.
I'm legitimately torn between these options because
1) I won't get to do a lot of coursework during my PhD, and will probably not learn as much. I don't think I know a lot about my field (not enough to get a good job), which is why I went to grad school in the first place.
2) The MS would take another two years, but the PhD would take much longer, and I'm kind of sick of this place honestly.
3) I kind of just wanted to get an MS in the first place, but my dad was like "no you should apply for PhD programs, and then if you want you can drop out later"
However,
1) If I got a PhD, I would have a PhD
2) which would give me more access to interesting work in the future
3) and during the PhD itself I would be working on interesting problems
What do you think I should do?
Thanks