To take a year off, or not?

fencingchemist
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:26:29 +0000

That was a handy article, belevitt. I can understand wanting to take a break, too. I’m in my third year of undergrad and have been in my research lab since my freshman year; I feel a desperate need to switch labs my senior year before I commit to a graduate program. I feel myself burning out already and I’m haven’t even reached graduate school!

I was thinking about getting a masters degree at the University of Helsinki because there is a historical fencing school in Helsinki with a teacher who I find rather amazing. An additional masters couldn’t hurt my chances of getting a Ph.D. vs my chances of getting one based only on my undergrad credentials, right?