I am currently in the middle of a Public Policy masters program and…don’t think I can go on. I am so bored I can barely function, with classes because I am not interested enough in the material, and an assistantship where I do absolutely nothing 99% of the time – really, nothing. I can’t go on like this. I also do not want the jobs that come with this degree. I thought I did, but I’ve done some serious soul-searching and was thinking even before I started grad school that I would be better suited, as far as what I actually do at work, for something like web/graphic design/development. I could still work for the same non-profits or other organizations, just doing that instead of policy work.
I've been feeling this way since I started the program and it hasn't gotten better, so I am seriously thinking about leaving after next semester to pursue this path. The plan is to take design courses either at a local university or community college to get some sort of credential/degree that would make me employable. I could always pursue a different graduate degree later on.
This is definitely a gut-wrenching decision to make, and I am pretty sure I have already made it, I just would like to know if I'm nuts because it's been keeping me up at night. I also haven't really told anyone(at least, anyone who has given me useful feedback).
Anyway, it feels good to have this in writing, floating around cyberspace...
another day...
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Hi,
I am currently in the middle of a Public Policy masters program and…don’t think I can go on. I am so bored I can barely function, with classes because I am not interested enough in the material, and an assistantship where I do absolutely nothing 99% of the time – really, nothing. I can’t go on like this. I also do not want the jobs that come with this degree. I thought I did, but I’ve done some serious soul-searching and was thinking even before I started grad school that I would be better suited, as far as what I actually do at work, for something like web/graphic design/development. I could still work for the same non-profits or other organizations, just doing that instead of policy work.
I've been feeling this way since I started the program and it hasn't gotten better, so I am seriously thinking about leaving after next semester to pursue this path. The plan is to take design courses either at a local university or community college to get some sort of credential/degree that would make me employable. I could always pursue a different graduate degree later on.
This is definitely a gut-wrenching decision to make, and I am pretty sure I have already made it, I just would like to know if I'm nuts because it's been keeping me up at night. I also haven't really told anyone(at least, anyone who has given me useful feedback).
Anyway, it feels good to have this in writing, floating around cyberspace...
Thanks for reading.