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self-funding postgrads

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  • 01-06-2013 11:32am
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    missdisco
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭


    When i tried to discuss with my supervisor the matter of working, she laughed and said it was impossible that i would ever be able to do that.

    So, self-funding people, how and what are you doing to pay for fees and living?


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    chocksaway
    Registered Users Posts: 608 ✭✭✭chocksaway


    missdisco wrote: »
    When i tried to discuss with my supervisor the matter of working, she laughed and said it was impossible that i would ever be able to do that.

    So, self-funding people, how and what are you doing to pay for fees and living?
    Really depends in what postgraduate course you're doing to be honest. I did a self funded thought masters last year in science. I was able to work weekends while I was doing it. But no way in hell would I be able to do it with a PhD in the area. There's not enough hours in the day to get the research done and work part time


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    Viva La Gloria
    Registered Users Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Viva La Gloria


    I'm doing an MSc in Marketing full time and worked 20 hours a week throughout semester 1 and 2 to help pay back my loan. It was very tough, especially because I'm aiming for a first. But I live at home so only pay my parents a very small amount of money each week.

    At the moment I'm doing about 25 hours a week in work because of people taking time off for holidays. It's crap because I have little time for anything else and my dissertation is stressing me out a lot at the moment, which doesn't help. But I have to work, I need the money to pay back my loan. :confused:


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    darragh16
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    It really depends on the course you're doing, amount of hours and your aim (1.1 etc.).

    I've just after finishing my postgrad, I didn't work myself but I had a few friends who worked. One worked around 4 nights a week and found it though. Anything more than 20 hours would be pushing it. The University and our course coordinator recommended no more than 16 hours as well.


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