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[nikobelia]

I keep telling myself to update this more, because I made this journal in order to make some kind of a record of my mental processes and interests and worries and fears and enthusiasms about life. So far, I've failed at that, I think because I have the idea it's only worth writing long things and little notes are a waste of time

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[theviciouspixie]

If you plan to continue studying at Cambridge (or defect to Oxford), you should probably apply for postgrad courses there now. Otherwise, I would strongly recommend that you take a year or two out and get some work experience before you take a Masters, because if you decide that career academia isn't your thing you might find it difficult to get a more standard job without work experience. I say this based on my own personal experience - bear in mind that neither of my degrees is from Oxbridge, and that really does make a difference.

[nikobelia]

Thankyou thankyou for advice on such matters! I have spent quite a while havering about whether or not I think I'll actually enjoy doing another year or more or academic study, so it's useful to hear that there's potential downsides to staying in uni. I've been told "no you should make sure you stay there otherwise it's hard to get back in", but not by anyone who's been making those decisions recently and with the economy like it is now...

Also, I kinda want to try and get rid of some of the first pile of student debt I've acquired before I go about adding to it. So methinks I'll have a think about what kind of Actual Real World Paid Jobs I'd be wanting to get myself... The majority of my friends seem to be finding employment soul-crushing and dull, which isn't inspiring. Ah well, I've hopefull got at least a term's worth of thinking time before I really need to get my head down and CV-write!

In any case, I hope you're enjoying life and feeling well :)

[theviciouspixie]

Happy to help! I'm also happy to discuss this with you a bit more if you'd like that.

[nikobelia]

I might take you up on that! Thank'ee, kind Clouds :)

Although, not at the moment, because I'm planning on making myself wait on any decision-making until I've gone back uni-wards and remembered what it's really like. Now I've decided that I probably don't want to rush myself off my feet trying to apply for improbably prestigious American grad courses this year, I'm going to conserve all my worries for more immediate things... like the fact that, having learnt to drive mostly from scratch this summer, I booked a test for just before I go back to uni and somehow that's suddenly less than two weeks! *shakes fist at time and its tendency to fly*