Choosing Postgraduate Life
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Bachelor’s Degree Are you thinking of going straight into academia right after hanging up your graduation robes? Wondering where the differences start between working life and postgraduate life? postgradasia is here to help you with your train of thoughts.
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ou browse social media and realise that everyone has gone their own way right after graduation. Some got married, some started the business they couldn’t stop talking about throughout their final year, and a couple or two just… fell off the grid. But surely, most of your coursemates and friends jumped right into the working world because it seems to be the most sensible option for fresh graduates. Most, but not all. Not you, at least. Because the academic field seems more appealing to you. Perhaps you feel like there’s more to be unveiled within the world of academia and that your growth will be imminent there. So, what’s stopping you?
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A great jumpstart If you think academia is only suitable for “people who have their lives completely sorted out”, may I invite you to think again? Academia does not exclude fresh graduates like you. Your lack of experience does not disqualify you from the pursuit of a postgraduate. Everyone has to start somewhere. Everybody started with inadequate knowledge at one point. That is the whole purpose of studying, no? In fact, starting postgraduate right after your bachelor’s degree saves a lot of your time as you are fast-tracking yourself into the next level of education. As you progress through your postgraduate classes, your vision will eventually be clearer. Is academia for you? Are you more interested to work in a corporate setting for a change? The deeper you dig into your research, the more situations you overcome, the clearer your vision will be. Who knows, you might even start that humanitarian project you’ve always dreamt about.
