MS...A touch of Mad Streak???
Gone are the days when people revered you for having an engineering degree..."So you doing your MS??" is the next question they mouth ... With every Tom, Dick and Harry running after a masters degree in today's competitive scenario, there's lot of peer pressure on youngsters to prove themselves, or rather identify themselves with their lot...Your area of specialization, field of interest, aptitude for the subject- everything becomes secondary...doing MS is all that matters... Another driving force for this MS craze is the expectations of your kith and kin....Who would'nt love to see a proud parent boasting to the neighbour..."know what, my daughter is going to States..for her higher studies!" Ofcourse, there is always the charm of going abroad to study which fuels the already brilliantly glowing fire! Also an MS degree definitely acts as an incentive while filling your resume for matrimonial column...Handsomely earning, US settled, green card holder seeks fair, slim, beautiful, homely girl, preferably with an MS degree.... So with the masters degree bestowing one with so many advantages, it comes as no surprise to see college kids flocking the VISA office everyday...
The preperation that goes behind writing GRE and TOEFEL needs a special mention...Suddenly friends who used to call you show-off when spoken to in english are seen opening a conversation along the lines of "Man, was'nt Gandhi an altruistic person!"...While you gape open-mouthed at your friend for making such a totally irrelevant statement, you would be bowled over by what comes next..."Dont you think Bush is cantenkerous by nature???"
Recco, Apping, Aid...well, these are some words you cant dodge hearing when in your final year...People take a double take when you tell them you are not writing GRE..."But how can you not?? everybody in your batch are writing!" ..Not immediately- These are the only keywords that can satisfy them...It's something like an inevitable- you are bound to do it later, if not today...
Going along with the tide, students seldom pause to think if doing MS is really their cup of tea...is it the ultimatum?? I dont think so....Getting a masters degree maybe the in-thing but it definitely is not the only thing....I am not saying that no one does MS because of the love for the subject..There are people who truly and justifiably deserve it...But the ratio still looks bad....So next time before rushing off to buy the Barrons or Word Power Made Easy, stop.... if you feel you would truly enjoy doing it, then hit the road! else back off...After all, people would look up at you with veneration for being yourself than treading on someone else's footsteps!
posted by jananikalyan at 2:05 AM
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Me too in the same boat. Nevertheless the world is wide open with different solutions to different problems. Mabbe I have fwded 1 step towards my solution
Interesting! I find most of the youngsters today to be doing something for their parents, relatives or friends. By the time they realize that it is their life that is at stake, it might be too late. Hopefully, this MS craze dies down soon!
Hi, tagged u!! :)
...hmmm nice post.... but doesnt it sound too ideal... for probably a kid born to intellectual folks and having gone to those ivy league schools in the country???? anyways if the firm stance of doing something different continues to persist.... i wish u very good luck... sorry stumbled upon ur profile on orkut... truely a nice post though
Very True. I had a similar opinion, but have been thinking of MS recently. I completely do not agree that you should stop and think before doing MS. But I would definitely say, give yourself sometime to do something MS, MBA, Civils etc. For one cannot stop with a Bachelors.
I agree you can learn a lot through industry. But when it is supplemented with theory , it would mean tons.
One would really find a lot of time to experiment when he is studying and in college. In the industry, you are bound to follow the principles and methods established.
Think before the leap is what i take from here.
Great post and you got me reThink.
Well said! I'm a Masters student and I see most people around me with genuine interest for learning things. A few exceptions though! I would not ask everyone to fly to US for their Masters, but it definitely depends in what University or college we pursue our higher studies.
And with Bachelor's degree we do get chance to work on interesting problems, but not always we end up working in the area of our interest. With Masters, we can demand our employers to make us a part of what we are interested in. Which is one reason why I ended up here.
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