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Good day. I'm 28F and I've been struggling with finding work. I am considering going back to university to do a Masters degree in Economics (I have an undergraduate in Economics and Statistics).
I'm not even sure if I'll get in, but if I do, I'm really worried about keeping up with the coursework and research. During my final year at my undergraduate, we had a 'mini thesis' research project to give us an idea of what a real thesis would look like. I had a terrible experience. Firstly, I think I was just not smart enough and I was under a lot of stress (my anxiety and depression was at an all time high) and my supervisor wasn't really nice. He gave lots of constructive criticism, which is good, but he wouldn't advise me on how I could make it better. For instance, he would tell me that my writing wasn't 'scientific enough' and when I asked how I could improve, or if there was a course or something I could take to learn, he would just say it wasn't necessary.
The main thing I didn't like about university is that they just expect you to know how to do everything and I obviously didn't. I struggled a lot that year, and I still struggled to find work. I know that if I get in, I would be able to have access to applications that they don't usually put on public job posts, and that it might help in me finding better work. However, how will I manage if I struggled so much before? Any advice is much appreciated.
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I'm not even sure if I'll get in, but if I do, I'm really worried about keeping up with the coursework and research. During my final year at my undergraduate, we had a 'mini thesis' research project to give us an idea of what a real thesis would look like. I had a terrible experience. Firstly, I think I was just not smart enough and I was under a lot of stress (my anxiety and depression was at an all time high) and my supervisor wasn't really nice. He gave lots of constructive criticism, which is good, but he wouldn't advise me on how I could make it better. For instance, he would tell me that my writing wasn't 'scientific enough' and when I asked how I could improve, or if there was a course or something I could take to learn, he would just say it wasn't necessary.
The main thing I didn't like about university is that they just expect you to know how to do everything and I obviously didn't. I struggled a lot that year, and I still struggled to find work. I know that if I get in, I would be able to have access to applications that they don't usually put on public job posts, and that it might help in me finding better work. However, how will I manage if I struggled so much before? Any advice is much appreciated.
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