Where to next?

This post was written by Rach on January 25, 2009
Posted Under: Uni

Seeing as I’m nearly half-way through my Masters, I guess it’s time I figure out what I want to after I’ve finished. At the moment I’m trying to decide between staying at Birmingham to do a PhD (as my current project supervisor has offered a PhD to me) or going to Warwick to do a PGCE.

So to help me choose I’ve been writing a pro and con list for both courses in the hope that it will help me choose

PhD pros

  • funding that will pay my fees and give a stipend for the length of the PhD
  • being able to continue on the project I’m currently working on
  • getting to stay with my current project supervior
  • being a student for another 3 years

PhD cons

  • having to commute to Birmingham for another 3 years which won’t be fun if the West Coast main line breaks every January
  • the potential that I may hate the project I’m working on by the time I reach my 3rd year

PGCE pros

  • I’d get funding (about £6000) as I’d be a science teacher
  • the course is only a year
  • Warwick is closer to where I live
  • the chance to get kids interested in scince

PGCE cons

  • I’ve never had any experience of working in a school
  • dealing with kids that aren’t interested in learning
  • standing up in front of a classroom and teaching

Ugh, equal number of pros but PhD has fewer cons.

Is a coin flip an acceptable method of choosing? :)

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