Getting graduate degree while working 40+ hours?

kwtortoise
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:19:52 +0000

I wouldn’t plan on taking more than one class at a time. See how that goes, and think about adding in another one. Nine credits is full time for graduate I believe. Especially if you have to commute a ways, or the class meets several times a week, it can get very time consuming, very quickly.

You also might want to think about getting used to your job first as well, as starting a new job can be stressful on its own.

I was thinking about doing this myself (so have some info). Also, a few of my friends are doing their Master’s while working full time.

The two that are taking online classes feel the most stressed usually because they inevitably wait until the last minute to write all their papers. The other few that take classroom-based courses are generally doing fine. They take 1-2 courses at at time, and luckily here they meet once a week for 3 hours or less, and don’t have as much homework as could be possible.

Personally, I’m going to adjust to my job first, and then think about it. I could see myself taking a couple classes in an area of interest of my career choice, but maybe not going for a Master’s right away as I am rather burnt out.