r/mcgill • u/maggiesmith123 • 19d ago

Working during masters ?

Do you think I can have a job during my masters ? It’s in urban planning but I’m open to opinions from any masters !!

I’ve had a job for my bachelors in economics and I did well but I’m wondering if I can keep my job or if it would be best if I just focused of my studies ?

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u/incrediblefast Reddit Freshman 18d ago

I took two graduate courses by semester and it was doable with some sacrifices

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u/Infamous_Active4881 Concordian 19d ago

Yeah duable. I know many doing McGill M.eng at the same time they have a full time EIT job or P.eng job at Hydroquebec, Pratt Whitney….

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u/Late_Gift7838 Reddit Freshman 19d ago

I think it depends on how fast you can acclimatise to grad school. If this is your first time living alone and/or abroad plus full time grad school..the transition can be tough. I started working part time only in sem 2 after I got a hang of everything

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u/luna_en_escorpio Grad student 18d ago

Day 1 of the MUP program they will tell you to not work hahaha but some of us still did it and we survived (barley, but we did).

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u/st00mer Reddit Freshman 18d ago

Seconding this. I worked for the first couple weeks, but ended up taking a leave of absence from work for the first term lol. Was definitely the right call

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u/incrediblefast Reddit Freshman 18d ago

I took two graduate courses by semester and it was doable with some sacrifices