subject: Balancing One's Personal Life with Post-Graduate Studies [print this page] Balancing One's Personal Life with Post-Graduate Studies
Possible motivation for post-graduate studies Decision to continue one's study after graduation from college or university is praiseworthy. Disregarding the pre-conditions of this decision and the person's goals, it will improve the professional skills of a young specialist. Abilities vary. Some people dream of graduating from college as soon as possible, while others consider their degree to be insufficient. Another reason to continue one's studies is to procrastinate the beginning of one's career. Advantages of post-graduate studies Decision to continue one's education after graduation from college is beneficial for further professional growth. Due to the fact that the professional skills of such specialists are better developed, their salaries are higher. Really, post graduate studies provide opportunities to enhance one's proficiency and to research the most interesting issues of the subjects. Conducting researches in one's professional fields a person improves one's skills required for the further professional activity. The main advantages of post-graduate studies are higher salaries of specialists receiving a better degree; professional skills that are developed better than after graduation from a college; opportunity to research a certain field of study and implement the received results in future professional activity; opportunity to make a contribution in scientific knowledge. Disadvantages of prolonged studies Despite all benefits of post-graduate education, it cuts both ways and has got some disadvantages at the same time. Continuing one's studies a person is deprived of opportunity to start one's career early. While others start their professional activity and polish up their professional skills a researcher is induced to devote all time to learning, reviewing literature and researching. Practice is said to be the best of instructors. It is possible that working in the sphere could be more helpful for enhancing one's proficiency. Another consequence of post-graduate studies is procrastination of person's financial independence. The problem is that studying full day learners need financial support and cannot marry before finishing their studies.
