I’m thinking of pursuing a Master’s degree but I’m still on the fence about this… I don’t know what I want to do career-wise but I’m interested in teaching at university-level. However, it takes so much time to achieve that and I’d have to do a phd too. Not sure if I want to be going to school until I’m 28.. and have a huge load of debts too

But if I want to do an MA I will need a 2:1, so I really need to achieve this goal 2 weeks ago

I got 60 in two of my essays, which is not as good as I expected them to be but it’s still a 2:1. 5 months ago

Instead of starting to write my essays the night before the deadline, I got into the habit of starting them almost 3 weeks before the deadline. I suppose that is a progress. The downside of this is that the only reason why I do is because I literally have no life at the moment… I can’t remember the last time I had fun. I sit at home, watch online lectures, do reading, work on my essays, do chores all day…. I feel like I’m losing my mind and going insane. 7 months ago

• Learnt that Year 2 counts 30% towards the degree qualification and Year 3 counts 70%. If I go to the US in Semester 1 of Year 3 I’ll have to get really good grades. No eff-ups allowed.

• Got my first assignment and completed it successfully. That’s the first 10% for me, yay! Only 60% away from a first… ;)

• Shared essay/presentation deadlines with BF so he can kick my arse every time he notices I’m not doing work when I should be doing it. I’m sure he’ll be the perfect motivation for me! 7 months ago

• read the set texts
  (* re-read set texts if necessary)
• take notes while reading/write down questions
• go to pretty much all the lectures/seminars
• one-to-one tutorials
• take note of useful secondary texts the lecturer mentions
• do research
• start essays at least 2 weeks before the deadline
  (* be active in seminars) 9 months ago

I will be a 2nd year student at university, which means that from then on every assignment, every exam, every class I attend will count towards my final degree.

The job market looks miserable at the moment. Even people who studied humanities and graduated with 2:1s are unable to find a job they deserve.

I have many plans. I speak 4 different languages and I’m not afraid to travel far or leave home if living in a different country is what I need to do to find a well-paid, steady job. One of my plans is moving to the US or maybe even Australia. Taking CELTA will enable me to teach English worldwide too. So I do have some ideas where to get my money from. 9 months ago